Dad Creates Meme Page To Share Everything Parenting, And Here Are 50 Of The Most Hilariously Relatable Posts (New Pics)
Parenthood is an exhilarating rollercoaster of trials and triumphs, towering above all other endeavors in its colossal stature. From the euphoria that accompanies witnessing your offspring utter their inaugural words to the arduous task of eradicating spaghetti and meatball imprints from your ceiling, the mantle of nurturing another human being oscillates between captivating exhilaration and bone-deep exhaustion.
That's where the 'Parent Normal' Instagram page comes in. Chris Cate, a seasoned wordsmith and proud three-time father, holds the reins of this digital domain, imbuing its contents with authentic parental know-how. Also a lot of relatable parenting memes. It's no surprise then that a staggering congregation of 235,000 individuals eagerly await his meticulously selected offerings, which are based on no other than parenthood's ups and downs. Nothing can be more relatable than that.
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YES!!!! Health/illness isn't merit based and isn't fair to reward or penalize. But kindness, being a good person to peers, and helping others absolutely deserves recognition!
It's actually detrimental if perfect attendance means coming to the school with something contagious and passing it on. So yeah, don't go to school (or work!) while sick. As for what the OP believes deserves awards. I find that depressing. Baseline should be that no kid *needs* to share their lunch and ditto bullying. It shouldn't exist in the first place. :(
Load More Replies...One of the things about 90s culture that was just strange was the obsession with Cal Ripken's perfect attendance. Don't get me wrong: he was a great baseball player, and if he's anything other than a great guy, he sure hid his demons well. But as great as he was, he probably could have hit 50 points better and had ten more home runs per year if he took a day off when he needed to. This obsession with beating Lou Gehrig! Gehrig played the game every single day until he was so sick with ... well... Lou Gehrigs's disease, wherein your entire nervous system just falls apart one day until you're a brain trapped inside a 100% non-functioning body and then one day you can't even breathe anymore. And this guy called himself "the luckiest man on the face of the Earth," in gratitude of his wife, the fans and teammates which loved him. Whoever wrote "there's no crying in baseball" sure as hell has never been to Yankee Stadium on Lou Gehrig Day.
Agreed. But if Ripkin had taken a day off, it would have somehow been made to look like it was his manager being the bad guy. And in a way, Ripkin didn't take the record away from Lou Gehrig. Lou Gehrig's Disease took the record away from Lou Gehrig. If he had enjoyed normal health, he may have gone further on to set a record no one could ever equal.
Load More Replies...Teach children social, emotional, and communication skills so they can grow up and be WITH each other as healthy human beings.
My kids school has something like this. Word of the month awards like Compassion, Kindness, Polite, etc.
This is absolutely true, as a child, I love this and 100% agree with it. Being punctual doesn't deserve praise, being kind deserves praise
The school I taught at had the 'Belle Esprit' cup for Caring and Sharing. It was named after Peggy, the staff room tea lady and unofficial agony aunt.
True, true but maybe the prince has prosopagnosia? I’m face blind so I wouldn’t recognize my own husband if he changed his clothing and hair dramatically enough ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Load More Replies...And snow white with her friendly dwarves instead of a man that kissed her when he thought she was dead.
And Aurora with her fairy friends/family instead of the man that kissed her when she was in a coma.
Load More Replies...I'm actually surprised he attempted to put the slipper on her foot after witnessing how far her sisters would go to fit in their own feet. (The original story was a little bloody.)
I've said it once and will say every single time...I want to watch THAT movie!
Load More Replies...They were at a Ball at Midnight and he is the Prince you cannot tell me he wasn't drunk enough to not be able to recognize her the next day looking that different
to be fair......... the videos out there these days make you wonder what some women look like on default settings
A lot of people don't realize that the original character's name was "Ella". Cinders refer to the little burned pieces of wood that would fly out of the fireplace and burn Ella's clothing because she slept next to the fire with no blanket or pillow, and "Cinder Ella" was her stepsisters' name for her, used to shame her for living with them after the death of her father.
Dude she settled for that man to get out of living with her crazy step sisters and b!tch of a stepmom… the animals totally went with her though😊
The lunch ladies at my elementary school were awesome, they would always let me go for seconds and they would call me “Tony Soprano” too xD They were a bunch of sweethearts, I’ve got swell memories of them, and of my elementary school years overall, since I’ve graduated 5th grade 15 years ago I’ve thought about them a countless number of times. The school itself was one of the best in Brooklyn, kids didn’t pay for their lunch and we were blessed with amazing teachers and staff while receiving a proper top notch education. I’m certainly grateful for it all 🙏
Do you remember their names? It’s easy to reach out to people nowadays and let them know. I’m sure they’d love to get a thank you.
Load More Replies...I was a lunch lady in the early 2000's at an Elementary school. One little boys parents were going through a rough divorce everyday he would come to me & ask for a hug & wanted to stay in at lunch rather then go outside & play so I started a prize box & if the kids did something good they got a prize ( just a cheap trinket) he got a prize everyday just for drawing a picture . Then one day he said I wish you were my mom. Joey if you are out there I hope you are doing well, I think about you often.
Or even better, free lunches for all kids that need it.
Load More Replies...This actually brought tears to my eyes. Wishing You all the best from Cologne.
This would have been such a godsend. As it was I had to beg at the back door for 2 saltines with the least about of peanut butter you could use. Hungry and humiliated.
I remember in 2nd grade crying at the register at lunch because we were poor and even though we got free school lunches the lunch did not include a drink (milk). And the lunch lady wouldn't just give me one because I had to pay a quarter or something for it and my mom didn't believe me that it was not included and it was just so humiliating
Load More Replies...I worked at an elementary school for many years but I had playground duty instead of kitchen duty. Every morning when I stepped out on the playground I would stretch my arms out really wide and say "Hugs for anybody that wants one!" All the kids that needed that loving hug because they never got them at home came running up to me. We all joined in a big group hug and then they ran off to play with smiles on their faces. There were always a few who hung back a bit and came up for their hugs on a one on one basis, these were the little ones who needed the hugs the most, their hugs might have lasted a little longer but anyone, for any reason that wanted a hug, got a hug. And I know that those hugs helped put smiles on their faces and in their hearts at the start of each day.
The person who did this was a saint. But what angers me is kids shouldn't have to hope for an angel or a saint. Any school that would not have a contingency in place for kids, a contingency that does not shame them by putting them alone at a special table, or otherwise tries to "make an example" of them, should be ashamed.
Yeah, I was always 11 when kids 12 and under got in at a discounted rate somewhere.
Load More Replies...Why the hell should cops eat for free? Around here they make around 120k a year.
Cops often get free food because it attracts them to the place. And a police presence is a deterrent to crime. It's like hiring security only cheaper. And not every country has awful cops (heck I still believe not every US cop is bad either). In some countries they're respected not just feared.
Load More Replies...All your parents were teaching you to steal??? Wow thats pretty horrible.
Pretty sure we were all played in a similar fashion at some point in our childhood. For me it was being too young to wash the dishes, proved her wrong! Took ages for me to click I had been played.
I am convinced Mothers earn PhDs the moment they give birth. My mom had me believing that whenever I had a zit, a boy was in love with me. Grew up thinking I had so many secret admirers and don’t remember my acne!! 😂🤣🤣🥰
Still remember me and my brother breaking a window in our room while playing with a mini basketball and hoop that'd stick to the glass. He slam dunked it. The silent, slow motion of the glass falling from the second story window to the deck below. The thunderous crash as it shattered into a million pieces. The entire window fell out, and I desperately wanted to follow it
Yes, assuming it was pre-planned that's funny. It's only an issue if the cake face doesn't like it. Also why is this cruel? It's a funny memory from when they were kids that shows how strong their sibling bond is since they never ratted each other out. I swear people just want to be mad at everything these days.
Load More Replies...And conversely when mommy says don't make me get daddy, it's the parent version of a guard saying they're going to get the warden.
Shame the level of organisation in HMRC doesn't extend to other departments. Totally not mentioning any specific departments DWP... (Especially since they should be talking to each other)
Load More Replies...I don't understand this. we have tax rates. We have a calculator at the end of the form and it gives us an estimate. They then check it and send you out an invoice or refund.
In New Zealand the rules changed a few years ago so that now the Inland Revenue either sends you a bill or a rebate. This only applies to workers on "Pay As You Earn", but that's most employees.
I know this is used to bash on taxes, but who gave the kid the M&M in the first place?
So true! Our local fb SAHM’s groups were always arranging museum visits, nature walks, visits to the library and policeman talks about safety that my kids would never sit still for. Meanwhile the local SAHD’s groups were just having 10am breakfast BBQ’s on a Tuesday morning, sampling boutique beers from a local brewery while the kids and babies all wrestled in the sandpit. (Please note: the dad’s SAMPLED the beers, because they were all beer snobs, they were NOT downing can after can).
um.... can I join this dad group? sounds much more fun than any mom group i've seen or been invited to lol
Load More Replies...I love mom Facebook groups, the drama is entertaining. You haven't truly lived until you get kicked out one.
Of course, he is 17yo and came home drunk from a party, covered him self in oil and that caused him to slip on the stairs.
I was about to ask "do they mean fictitious?" as if there are actual real vampires out there, lol. I don't think literary is the correct word but I don't know what would be.
My son got married at 5 years old. A little older, I know, but they had commitment issues.
My (16 at the time) little brother (4 at the time) wanted to marry me and our other brother (14 at the time). We didn't have the heart to tell him it was wrong/illegal on so many levels and just said yes 😂
My sister (F7 at the time) said that I will always be her "Man!" and (me M14 at the time) always took that to heart. I'd kill for her. And still would! I'm 65 and she's now 58! LOL!
Load More Replies...When I worked daycare, a three year old boy got down on one knee, kissed my hand, and proposed. His mother laughed her head off. So when she picked up her son, I'd tell Mitchell that my mother-in-law was here. He'd just smile. Sweet, sweet kid.
I did that when I was 31! LOL! Stiff as a board, I tell ya! And like talking to a wall!
Load More Replies...Me (64 now) but when I was like 35, my neighbors daughter (F7) said I was her boyfriend and literally would snap at anyone who would tease her about it! Man, those puppy love things! When I was 10, my neighbor across the street had a daughter who was 17. Her name was Sarah... Long brown hair, always tied up in a bow... beautiful as all hell! (of course! LOL!) Talk about a young boy crush! LOL! And she was such a doll about it. If I was acting up, my mom or dad would tell me "I'm calling Sarah!" Ah, the puppy crush! LOL! She had 5 names and to this day I remember all 5!!! I'm 65 now so if she was still living she'd be like 72 or 73?? I will always remember you... Sarah Jane Nicoletta Marie Menna!
I proposed to two people when I was 4 and apparently the first one was so upset that I proposed to the second person that he cried
My then-fiance (now wife, ofc) confessed to me that she had previously been married to LInk Swinethrob from the Muppets when she was about four.
Wtf I’m 14 and I have to go to bed at 8:30 (and bedtime was 7:00 a few weeks ago)
I have to go to bed at 8 with my five year old sister and nine year old sister who both snore and we share a room and when my brother moves out our PROBLEMATIC NINE YEAR OLD GETS HER OWN ROOM
That sucks. The oldest should get their own room, if such an option exists.
Load More Replies...mine was 7:30 till i was about 8 then it was 8:00 and now it’s around 8:30 or 9:00 when im lucky
depends on what I have in plan the next day? Work: 8-9pm it is! Nothing it all: 2-3am, waking up at 10-11.
The best part about adult friendships is being able to say "sorry I don't feel like hanging out today" and have them not take it as a personal attack.
I just tell them my social battery is running low. Also, if adults have true friendships those friends should understand!
Load More Replies...I tried this one time and it backfired. My brother's girlfriend's creepy brother's asked me to prom ( I was a freshman, he a junior) our families were having dinner together. I said my mom probably wouldn't let me go. Turns out, girlfriend was down stairs asking my mom if I was allowed to go to prom in general and she was saying yes.
And it works both ways!!! So sorry we can't come to your birthday mother in law... little Jess is feeling ill today. or... Ahh nahh sorry man, i cant work late today, my kid needs me.
I've always done this. And a "pick me up" code: teenager texts me to ask how Grandma's dog is (Grandma doesn't have a dog). I then ring said kid & tell them I have to come & get them coz "Grandma's dog died & Grandma isn't doing well". Kid doesn't lose face, but is able to get out a situation they're uncomfortable with for whatever reason.
How many dogs has Grandma gone through in the last year or two? Gerbils might be more believable for quantity ... or goldfish?
Load More Replies...I think my daughter was 6 when i told her that I’d always be her excuse. Let them hate me. You stay cool ❤️ I’m happy to help
There is this comedian out there, Ismo Leikola; he is from Finland. He was telling how he got stuck in his apartment building's elevator. For five hours. With his neighbor. After four and a half hours he thought he has to say something to him. But he didn't.
Apparently you just surround yourself with slow men. Maybe move north.
Also, can't ask a question and tell them something in the same message. They'll either get what you tell them or answer the question but one will not register.
And don't ask either or questions, cuz the answer will be Yes. Keep all questions simple.
Yes and (as a teenager myself) a ton of sports stuff for us opens at 8:00am like what on earth
My ultimate team recently had a 9 am game and most of us didn't come/ were completely exhausted
Load More Replies...My mother’s group used to meet up at places for breakfast together with our kids (McDonalds’ with playgrounds, parks, homes etc) - it was the best use of time when we were up since 5 to get some social interaction and grounding in for the day.
I worked in recreation for many years. Most of people who will take low pay high energy output job are teens. Many teenagers don't get close to the amount of sleep their bodies need, and it's hard to get any of them to come in at the time the average toddler is ready to go. Yes, this a pretty difficult business model to manage.
But to keep some balance once they turn 22 they get ready to go out at 8pm
Oh wow, this is me. Two first hours of the day hyper mode and rest of the day Bored Banda.
I am the exact opposite!! XD I have to rev myself up with a few hours of Bored Panda first, then I realize how late it is and go into hyper mode for the few hours of remaining daylight XD
Load More Replies...In fairness we did buy a car because the guy had a saluki so we knew our greyhound would fit in it.
Your priorities are in order :) Greyhounds are the sweetest dogs btw!!
Load More Replies...I drive a Subaru because dogs love them according to the commercial. They were not lying, my 2 dogs whole heartedly approve
I have 3 of them! LOL! 2 Imprezzas and one Crosstrek! Dog and cat friendly! LOL!
Load More Replies...my dog chose the house we were buying (it was the only house with a fenced in yard)
Your dog would have preferred one with no fence. I know mine do. Bloody escape artists.
Load More Replies...My husband and I are the opposite. He was once flabbergasted that I bought a new electric toothbrush without researching every available model first.
Actually Hal's right: no matter how long Little Man lives, he's gonna' be hearing good ol' Dad's words in his head!
..or wake up, apparently after sleeping in an awkward position, and can't turn your head for 2 days
Yep. I vacuum-brushed the rugs in the room where the dog sleeps at night and I couldn’t turn my head or sleep on my back for a week :/ I’m only 41. Why is this happening already? XD
Load More Replies...Mentioning to my kids that I hurt my back & when they ask how, having to say "by sleeping."
Mixed emotions: You're at the playground when you hear your then-five-year-old with say, "I'm OK!" and he has a weird neurological condition so he doesn't necessarily feel pain when he should so you don't know for sure he's really OK until you look him over and make sure there's no battle axe sticking out of his liver (not that that's ever happened) but he's so damned cute with his confidence and this thumbs up smiling to make YOU feel better.
Sometimes my neck doesn't know how to neck and my back doesn't know how to back... after 8-9h of great sleep
I sneezed and dislocated a rib. The chiropractor putting it back in was worse.
I dislocated my shoulder folding towels once. My friends & family still give me sh*t about it.
One of my friends (early 40s) had to take three weeks off work after he put his back out... by wringing out his swimming trunks.
Also: Animals making chewing sounds 😍🥰🧡 People making chewing sounds 😭😡😫
Load More Replies...Kids and pets sleeping = a moment of peace. Spouse sleeping = I'm doing the housework alone! My wife and I have lived with her parents for close to 25 years. Her Mom is a very traditional Japanese woman who thinks men shouldn't do housework. She's learned to accept I wash dishes and clean the upstairs and fold laundry, but there are certain lines I'm not supposed to cross. Cooking for example. I love to cook, and she hates seeing me cook. Well, actually DOING laundry is one of those things. I try to explain I've been separating and doing laundry on my own since I was 10. Doesn't care. One night, my wife and her Mom were both asleep, and at least one of them was very sick, and I said to myself "I am NOT waking them up. This is ridiculous. I know to do this." I start hanging laundry, MiL walks in and is FURIOUS! She goes and wakes up my wife, who is inexplicably furious. They don't want to hear the "since I was 10 story". I still don't understand why they were upset.
That was me at night. The secondd image... Also, me in the morning... Afternoon... Evening... I'm basically resisting the urge to terrorise Japan...
Is it just me, or if this was about dads, would this be abusive, and If it's moms, is understand:(
Reminds me of my wife's I told you so smile after I emptied the junk drawer into the trash. A few days later I'm buying shelf clips for the kitchen cabinets after two snapped. Rubber bands, twist ties, etc. who knew the clips were in there? She did.
My dad did this over the weekend. He was so proud of himself. (edit: it's been there since 1997)
So now you need to replace it since you'll probably need it in another 15yrs!
My kids like to use them to play cooking/baking. Maybe that could be a good hobby for you?
Load More Replies...and me sitting here wishing I had kept all my wood scrapes so I can make the signs i need to for a craft fair....
I have the opposite problem, I know there is stuff put aside to use. But when I go to find it it's gone. Then I spend the next day or two wondering whether I used it and forgot, whether friends/family used it or whether someone has snuck in and stolen a 3 foot length of 2x2 from the garage.
I’d count how many times this has happened to me but… you know… numbers 🤦
Load More Replies...Can't believe in the old days we had dozens of phone numbers memorized.
Or just hold down on the number on the site and your phone gives the option to call the number
Doesn't help if you're on your computer not your phone :P
Load More Replies...Ah, but web bowsers have a History tab. Saves my overly-hasty butt just about every day.
I stuck a label on the shredder at work that said 'suggestion box'. Management were not amused
This one is hilarious but why is it on a list about parenting? 😂
Same process as santa’s list… must have been be inspired by dad experience !! Lol
Load More Replies...Happened to me on TikTok! Told what I thought was a really cute holiday story and 200k people apologized.
Reminds me of those time you'd tell your parent this really funny story and instead of laughing they lectured you about something.
I accidentally ended up having to share what was, eventually, a funny story. I say accidentally, because my parents were very curious as to how I knew what colour the electrical wires in the house were. So I had to explain that once when they were out, my brother had accidentally pulled one of the ceiling lights down. Genuine accident, caused by doing something only a little bit stupid. And we solved it - mostly via an educated guess as to how to match red and black wires to brown and blue ones. (I say we - he held a torch because it was dark). It was at least 10 years later they found out about it, and we'd clearly resolved the issue safely, so they were pretty chill about it. Hate to think how different it might have been if they'd found out at the time.
Load More Replies...I tried to share a poem I wrote but then I got sent to the school counselor
I got my tongue frozen to the bottom of our freezer one night.... my older brother poured boiling water on the bottom of the freezer to unstick me....
Plot twist, they do feed the cat but the cat is greedy. And that is how one of the barn cats on my parents' farm wound up moving in with the neighbors.
Load More Replies...Which should take no time at all without a lid. You'll never find the lid!
If your English wasn't that good, I'd think you are my husband
Load More Replies...My babies used to climb into bed for "mummy-cuddles". I HATE being touched in my sleep. I used to go to work looking like there'd been a zombie apocalypse, and I'd lost.
I used to spend a lot of weekends with my youngest brother's family when their three boys were growiing up. I still remember the Sunday morning my brother -- NOT a morning person -- got up really early. When my SIL asked why he wasn't still sleeping, he said, "I was, until Sideways Boy kicked me in the head." (That was his way of referring to their youngest, then about age 2, who often crawled into their bed in the early hours. And who usually tumbled around like he was trapped in a dryer set on high. LOL.) Sleeping with toddlers is dangerous!
I have been looking the the words to describe this and I have now found them.
My husband rolls over maybe once or twice during the night. When he gets up he pulls the covers up & it always looks like I've slept alone.
There's a lot to be said for swaddling your babies... until they are 10.
To my 8-year-old self: keep on telling people you love wolves. You will still love wolves at age 41 and will be delighted whenever someone gives you socks or a sticker with a wolf on it. XD
Awwwww I hope you get wolf socks and wolf stickers to your hearts content 🥰!! I follow a TikTok called Because We Matter. They're a non profit wolf sanctuary and go live like every day. It's so fun to see and learn about such amazing animals! I think they're also on Facebook and YouTube
Load More Replies...If I could give advice to my 8 yo self: STOP F*****G TALKING ABOUT CATS NOW ALL YOIR OLD FRIENDS ARE LIKE “ARE YOU STILL OBSESSED WITH CATS?”
Haha that's why I loved gifts from the people who "knew me" the least well- because for once they wouldn't be cat-themed (I still love cats, but I love LIVE cats not rando cat decorations, figurines, scarves, clothes, etc)
Similar story - saw that my DIL liked the black and white cows, I got her TOO MUCH of them. Didn't go over well. Live and learn.
My grandmother even gave me a roll of paper towels with owls on it for Christmas once.
So true. I used to be a fan of an NFL team when I was young and at least 15-20yrs ago stopped watching football all together. Still to this day I can count on getting at least 2 Green Bay Packers shirts. Socks. Etc. They are all still appreciated though. Thought that counts.
I just love how I pick up my 3yo at the nursery every day, and her pants are on the wrong way 😅 Al least she got dressed herself, wich is something I could never acieve with her at home.
Dad, can you put my socks on for me? Sure, but I don't think they'll fit me. I believe that I eventually learned to put my socks on so that I didn't have to hear the same joke every morning. Although I'd give anything to hear it one more time.
I saw this video where this old guy (actually not old; more my age...) standing there helplessly in his livingroom when his wife found him. She asked him what happened and he said that he ate a THC gummy, and when it didn't work he ate another one. Then the first one kicked in, and he got the munchies so he ate a third one. And now he can't move because his feet are on the wrong legs...
I used to have to do presentations every so often to groups ranging from 20 to 150 people. People used to say I was "lucky" because, unlike other speakers who were clearly nervous, I came across as confident, relaxed, and funny. Actually, my legs would be shaking so hard I could barely stand and I would have nightmares every night for about a week beforehand. It was all fake.
I think of it as playing a character… I’m still me, but a different version.
Exactly how to explain it. At work I play a different character at home.
Load More Replies...I used to have my goddaughter stay with me every weekend & one time she brought a friend for overnight. I thought we should do something fun so I asked if they wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese & the friend said, "We can't, my mom said they're only open in the summer." Oops! (The same kid insisted she hated pizza, but ordered bread sticks with cheese to dip in sauce, lol).
Oh gawd, I always felt like Chuck E. Cheese was the worst part of having a kid. Although they did have beer, which I have to say made it slightly more bearable. Maybe the only silver lining of the pandemic was their closure.
Load More Replies...50s: if I leave the lights off and don't answer the door they'll just go away without even visiting.
I am about to turn 50 this year and I just don't show up. I don't even try anymore.
I have a possessive, aggressive unexpected urge to scream at someone if they are in the kitchen at the same time I am. I do not know why. In the end, I think, I am just a sad, instinctive, silly animal with weird urges like to eat buttons, and a slow, underdeveloped reaction to those urges, which is there simply to make sure I don't do anything weird. Honestly, I think it's slacking off. That's why I want to scream at people in the kitchen.
Every time I cook, my husband comes in half way through and tries to change everything. He doesn't even like cooking. 🥴
my dad tells me i’m doing stuff wrong when i cook
Load More Replies...Our house has 3 cooking modes: he cooks (I leave him alone while he does his thing), we cook (he takes on this dish and I take on another simultaneously), I cook (honey, you need to cut it this way instead).
My husband thinks that the perfect time to mess with stuff in the kitchen is right as I am starting to make dinner. Our kitchen is easily the smallest room in our house. I want to scream at him every time.
My second youngest daughter and I worked at the same bar for a long time. When we’re in the kitchen together, everything is perfect. When it’s my wife and I? Definitely not smooth.
DO NOT come anywhere near me or my kitchen when I am in it! Go wash your hands, set the table, turn on the TV, whatever! Just stay out of my way! LOL!
Upvote for proper spelling of "damnit" and not the neutered "dammit"
Load More Replies...Having children, whether intended or not, is a commitment. You literally drop everything for 25 years, and then, when they're finally out of the house, and you have that glorious second where you can do ANYTHING you want, and it's all about YOU, you get to suffer crushing loneliness and depression because now your life feels like it doesn't mean anything anymore. Luckily, I realized that my adult children still need me.
Potato chips without salt taste like paper. My wife told me. I licked the salt off. She didnt laugh
To be fair, they ARE a lot smaller on the monitor than in real life...
I always wondered why women live longer and now I think I found the answer 😂
yes, but how much of those extra years do they spend worrying if they have forgotten their bag, water bottles, lip balm, hand sanitizer ...........
Load More Replies...But the second you leave the house together they need half your purse for their stuff
I have a folding tent, campstove, 12 different ways to make fire, a compass and a pair of binoculars in my pockets
What age men are we talking about? My high school students, as well as my son who is in his 30s, all seem to have reusable water bottles, extra layers, sometimes lip balm and hand sanitizer, as well as snacks and hats, in their bags.
And where are we talking about going? If I was going to work I'd carry a backpack with a novel, lunch, possibly a drink, ibuprofen, pens and a notepad, a fold up umbrella... If it's going out to dinner or hanging out with friends - wallet, keys and phone.
Load More Replies...Why women are stronger! They carry that damned handbag around everywhere! Do guys realize the weight of these things? I would be like us carrying around a truck battery everywhere! Wife says "honey, hold this!" and now I have to go on a search for a concrete block to balance myself or I'll tip over!
Stickers are a high value commodity to a young child… this one is worth a lot to their older sibling! Clearly loved at least 7 Paw Patrol stickers. That’s a lotta love right there!!!
All the while dad watching and saying, "just don't stick them on her eyes."
WHAT A CUTE BABY!!!!! Almost as cute as mine when they were that young. And almost as chubby as my oldest when she was that young. Babies are cute. And I'm glad that from now on I can just give back babies to their parents. The babies aren't mine anymore. :) now I just have a toddler and two teenage girls aged 4 and 6. (Does that phase ever go away? The teen-like thing that starts when they are 4 years old???)
"Oucheth. And verily, the fair princess didst happen upon a tower wherein dwelt a fearsome Dragon, who was guarding a stone whereupon lay a Sword which gave off an mysterious glow of light. Being wise and cunning, she- no thou mayst not partake of another snack! Thou has already brushed thy teeth! Dost thou wish to hear this story or not??"
Sadly, in Australia all the do-gooders would be losing their collective minds. Heaven forbid the little darlings might face a completely non-existent "RISK" ...
Load More Replies...In Australia, kids wrestling with freshwater crocs counts as 'nothing'. Now, if it was a saltwater croc...
Hmm.... you let the teacher post pics of your kid on instagram!?!? In my country there's a communication app between kindergarten/school and parents. You can write messages, photos etc. and it's safe as it's developed by the government so no ads or anyone trying to sell your info. Do they not have this in other countries? 😳
i once held a baby croc and pet a big one (mouths WERE binded shut!)
My partner had to have a colonoscopy about 3 years ago and my daughter asked what day his autopsy was scheduled. She was 16 at the time.
My dad was a driver for travel company, driving a coach all through europe for 1-2 weeks at a time, some times I was allowed to go with him. One year, shortly after Christmas, he had to bring a group of people to a place to unite them with another group a coworker of his was driving around. they called that "Zubringer", shuttle in English. I was allowed to go with him and asked at breakfast at what time we needed to pick up the "Zuhälter",pimps in english. I was like 12 at the time.
Load More Replies...When my son was little, he would call nipples hippos, i still joke around with him sometimes about it. He also called sushi squishy, so we still call it that now.
I called tin snipe EDIT: [snips tin snips] “danger scissors” and know another hundred people are have adopted the name
We get a survey to fill out at the end of each term at my work. Myself and at least one of my coworkers mentioned how bad the rostering was since it was taken over by someone new. Last few weeks rosters have come on time, via someone else, so I'm thinking that's a win!
one makes a bed, one lies. Unless you met him yesterday, how can you be surprised?
SIGH. Dads, take care of your kids. Feed them, bathe them, hold them, brush their hair, dress them. They're your children! It's not "work". You do it because you love them and want to spend those moments with them.
To be fair sometimes the kids just have to have mum do it. And often the mums get upset cos dad is "doing it wrong".
Load More Replies...Best laugh so far. And PLEASE stop giving me MINUS NUMBERS JUST BECUASE YOU DON"T AGREE WITH ME. That's what I thought these posts were for - to SHARE opinions, not get reviewed and 'judged' by idiots.
Sounds like my wife and I in the morning before work. Me: get dressed, heat and pack breakfast, pack lunch and spoons, pack drinks, set up cat video, pack battery, drive us to work. Her: get dressed, hit the remote start on the car dongle. To be fair, she is NOT a morning person and we have to take off around 5:30 AM.
Welp, he’s definitely having more fun, that’s for sure. The problem is that if she didn’t do it, nobody would.
Load More Replies...We rent from my kid's grandpa and whenever I say "don't do that in my house" my oldest (five the first time) says "its not your house it's papas!" 😡😡😡
Next time drop them off all sugared up and see how she likes that then 😏
She won't know the difference because sugar doesn't make people hyper
Load More Replies..."4 secods" she says... the milisecond you were out the door, the cake was out of the fridge
OP has stolen some of the joy her mom gets from being a normal grandma. Poor lady.
Sugar doesn't make your kids hyper. It's a fallacy like thinking you'll catch a cold if you're out in the cold
Going somewhere for the second time with my adult son he said you are not using GPS? Thats legendary LOL
How did you know this was here???? Life skills my boy
Load More Replies...Everyone could reach you because your name and address and phone number were in the phone book. Now we can't find anyone because they only have a cell phone.
No, you misunderstand Amaryllis: That phone book game them the power to try, not the power to succeed.
Load More Replies...In thst case then, that will be... Ah, also zero income to go with my three friends, disabilities and maybe my pc if I feel lonely on the day..
Load More Replies...we had 2 people on each side. plus my son as ring bearer and 2 nieces as the flower girls.
It gets worse. I’m 41 now and I’m positive my brain just stopped at 14 XD
Load More Replies...Sofas don't move much. And they're cushions can shape around things to hold them very well. In fact, you can put a glass full of liquid in between the corners of a couch cushion and it will remain there safely without spilling. Which is why there have been so many glasses of cheese found in my house while my son was little.
Remember The Simpsons Movie where the house was on fire and Marge ran back in to save the wedding video and just HAD to stop and clean the dish that was in the sink before running out again?
That would have been my dad. He once went back into the house to "get something," while we all sat in the car. After 15 minutes, my mom sent me in to see what he was doing. He was repainting the bathroom.
That's not TOXIC toxic, that's "kids these days need to eat mud pies to stimulate their immune system" toxic.
Just going outside does actuelly. I just meet my friends family or other friends, it ruined my favorit names. I am have no names left as I chosen the last for my cat 4 years ago.
Load More Replies...It can go the other way again just as quickly though! Don’t loose hope!
THIS DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH UPVOTES! Can someone please help?
Load More Replies...'I'm sorry, my family needs something'. Works well with headphones, even when not plugged in.
I watched Guardians of the Galaxy 3 last night and I LOVE how the villain starts explaining his evil plan and Quill is like "OKAY, I DON'T CARE!"
Ooh ooh I know stuff. This is a common thing for people with adhd and autism. Your brain recognises the pain but doesn’t register where. So like “ow hurt leg” then goes to tell somone and show them but your body doesn’t recognise which leg is in pain just that there’s pain and a lot of it. Also the same for rlly tired people that can’t think and r just being in pain lol
Visiting my parents is so stressful, I can't eat for a week. This year I've scheduled my annual visit right before bikini season...
my mother just passed away in front of my on Monday {its Friday now} so I would give anything for her to push my buttons again, as for my "birth" mother I wasn't with her long enough to have that happen
I'm so sorry 😞 I hope that you heal. It's awful to lose a loved one
Load More Replies...Ugh, my 10 year old started with the “deeznuts” thing. His timing is perfect, I’m both horrified and impressed. Parenting is learning how to explain why something is inappropriate while also supporting their linguistic abilities and comedic timing.
No, my left hand takes it all so my right hand can unlock the door!
For me, heavy stuff comes into a Backpack to be carried on my back: Kitty litter, a couple of bottles or tetra paks, on the back it goes.
Left hand heavy stuff right hand light stuff so it doesn't get smooshed! + keys
I have her...I hired her in December and she is my best employee! Dolly sent me a note, thanking me for keeping good 'old Jolene busy and away from her man!
My friend - has a actual car tissue box holder that sits on the dash and on for the parcel shelf Me - route around the floor, under seats and door pockets and hope you find a maccys napkin
Your way is how I live too XD Or, there are always TONS of napkins stuffed into every crevice until the moment you have to sneeze - then there is nothing even remotely resembling paper in the car.
Load More Replies...Until a few years ago, the pharmacy in my town was in the back of the hardware store. The next town over, they needed more space in the grocery dtore, so they moved the pharmacy snd the alcohol into its own store. Pick up your prescription and a bottle of vodka in one visit.
I used to work for a pharmacy chain in the US. Loved being able to get my meds and beer/wine after my shiftLast year on a road trip, I found that in some states, they sell hard alcohol. Felt cheated.
Load More Replies...I definitely told the nurse I changed my mind and she can stay as long as she wants. The nurse just laughed and told me to get back to pushing. Can’t wait for my daughter to have one.
I make no such promise. I get a funny, y'all getting it at 3:45, fresh and early with a cup of fckoffee!
I’m the huggy friend. I apologize on behalf of all huggy friends. XD (I’m actually full of crippling social anxiety; I just like to hug and be hugged, lol)
So if I turn up with a chainsaw for a hand and a shotgunnininsist on calling the BOOMstick, I'm going back in time.and becoming saviour of humanity. And possibly meeting my evil self for a musical 'little goody two-shoes' dance with extra slapping?
Just let them run around barefoot for the first few years, a couple septic splinters never hurt anybody
I definitely wasn’t ready for my daughter who cried and refused to wear a pair of jeans because she didn’t like how her butt looked. No idea where she got it, I had never been concerned about it myself until that moment.
I mean... Black and white photo and you and mistake them... But ten seconds in their company and you have slapped the fake tan of the one...
I dunno. They both look rather nice. Or is that a trick of those creatures named "Karen"?
We blame everything on Debra, the office receptionist that pissed me off one time like 10 years ago.
Load More Replies...This is where the phraise 'scape goat' comes from... Only they used a goat... Can I kick the person out of the village in the same way after?
My wife has practiced this for years with me as the target. Too hot outside? Your fault! Taxes too high? Your fault! The door lock sticks? Your fault!
We just did a field trip and for me it was $14 and him it was $8.50
I live in Canada, if I want $7 I need a five and a toonie but the ATM only gives out bills so I have to get 2 fives and then find a store that will exchange one of them or I have to buy a cheap chocolate bar.
I would have been the same. Can't wait to see what the chick will be like once she watches Dora
Seriously it’s mainly the parents forcing them seriously Ryan from Ryan’s Toy Review is 12 years old
Reasons not to have kids: You have to learn school subjects all over again
Truth! Also your savings account grows at a snails pace because those 7 practices cost you $500 a month + travel. The only solace I find is in the facts that it’s 1/3 of the cost I paid for day care when they were younger.
