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Parenting is like trying to nail Jell-o to a wall–just when you think you’ve got it, something changes. The online platform Grown and Flown understands this all too well. With relatable posts, expert advice, and practical tips, it offers help on parenting tweens, teens, college students, and young adults. But we couldn’t possibly cover all that it offers, so we’ll focus here on the humorous insights it shares on its Instagram account. The content hilariously captures the chaos, triumphs, and surprises of raising older kids, blending humor with wisdom that provides a reason to laugh. Or a few!

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Despite all the struggles mentioned in the pictures, the vast majority of parents say their role is enjoyable most (58%)–or all (25%)–of the time, according to Pew Research Center findings from 2022.

Similarly, parents feel that raising kids is also rewarding most (44%)–or all (36%)–of the time.


Mothers and fathers are pretty much equally likely to say that being a parent is enjoyable and rewarding, but a larger share of mothers than fathers say parenting is tiring (47% vs. 34%) and stressful (33% vs. 24%), at least most of the time.

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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 51, some teenage lad walked past me a while back and complimented my trainers. I still don't know if he was being sarcastic or if I'm way cooler than I think.

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Grown and Flown was created by moms, wives, and friends Mary Dell Harrington and Lisa Endlich Heffernan.

Everything began while they were working alternate Tuesday mornings at their children’s school. After Mary Dell made the coffee and Lisa poured it, they bonded over the changes happening in their lives as their eldest sons were "on the threshold of walking out of [their] thresholds."

Now, they cover a wide range of issues related to parenting teens and college students, such as high school, college admissions, and lessons learned from other parents and grandparents.


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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the opposite side: I was home from college for a holiday break and my dad forgot I was in the house.

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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember when I carried my baby brother for the last time. He was 25 and 95kg. My mom, my wife and his wife won't allow me to carry him anymore.

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The two collaborators also published the book Grown and Flown: How to Support Your Teen, Stay Close as a Family, and Raise Independent Adults.

Mary Dell and Lisa jokingly said they speak in hushed tones when writing about their kids because, one day, they might retaliate by creating a website of their own.



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According to a recent survey conducted by the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, 66% of moms and dads feel the demands of parenthood sometimes, or frequently, leave them feeling isolated and lonely, while nearly 40% felt as though they have no one to support them in their parenting role.

"Loneliness has been shown to affect both your physical and mental health,” said Kate Gawlik, DNP, associate clinical professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, a researcher on parental burnout and the mother of four young children. “So anything from cardiovascular disease to depression, anxiety, cognitive decline, even your immune system can be affected when you're lonely."

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These humorous posts might not solve all your problems, but if they can help you connect with others and lighten the load, even just a little, then they’re definitely worth it.


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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My cousin and I came straight home after a concert when I was only 19 or 20, she was 21. Her mom asked why we were home so early and not at the bars and why I hadn’t found a fake ID by then 😂 Damn we were good kids. And this was after seeing Motörhead, Primus, Metallica, Cheap Trick, Eddie Money…ya know, all the crazy ones.

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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read the first tomato "to-mah-to" so it was very confusing... had to go back and re-read it as "to-may-to" and then it all made sense :)

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2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter teaches college classes. She’s always saying this. If half the class shows up, she considers herself lucky.

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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read the book before I saw the movie when I was about 10 years old. I’ve seen the movie at least 50 times. My husband bought me the book for my 50th birthday. I still haven’t reread it because I would like to go back into the ocean one day.

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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Hahahaha", said I, while staring at dried beet soup spots in my wall, in my TV and in (checks just in case) oh yeah, also the ceiling. And mine is only one year old! I'll paint the living room when he is old enough to help me.

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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One thing I find irritating about my dad is when there's something wrong with my clothes, he asks it as a question (e.g. "Is your shoe untied?") even when he knows it's true, so I just automatically assume the answer is no until proven otherwise.

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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is me, and I’m in my 30s. (To be fair, it’s how my mum’s and my sense of humour works.)

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Helena
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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well yeah, not like private school is preparing them for the entirety of the real world. Working the drive thru will definitely give you a different view.

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