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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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1 week 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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Rafael
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1 week 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.

Edda Kamphues
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I could do that with my 16-year-old, but if I picked him up, his feet would still on the ground.

Kari Panda
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I‘m not sure if a 16 yo would care, but there‘ll come a point where he‘ll appreciate the sentiment, feet on the ground or not :)

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Corbmi
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Dad still tries to carry me. I'm 46yo, 6"2, and 245lbs. He's 82. "You'll always be my little boy!" is apparently the war cry he needs to give him crazy Dad strength and he can still get my feet off the ground. Good effort old man.

Lsai Aeon
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son is all but 17 (US Thanksgiving day) I'm disabled, he carries me now

SweetCheesySpaghetti
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And now i'm going to go home and pick up my son and carry him around for a bit.

Subaru645
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1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now your sciatica’s all out of wack, isn’t it Emma?

StrangeOne
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i would be a pancake on the floor lol. There was a time and I think I told my kid when it would be the last time because I knew when she was starting to get too heavy.

Sue
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've thought about that a few times. So bittersweet.

Cindi Antrobus
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine is 17.5 and I can't pick her up anymore but we still snuggle in a chair or when we watch a movie. I wish I knew the last time was the last time

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1 week 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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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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1 week 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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1 week 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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Dee Rutherford
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1 week 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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Rafael
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1 week 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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Mason Kronol
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1 week 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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1 week 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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Lailu
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1 week 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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1 week 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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Geoffrey Scott
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

...or that joining HS competitive cheer costs about the same, but spread out over 3 years. And the shoes, Lord, the shoes.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hubby and I celebrated when the youngest started driving and we didn't have to pick him up after late band events!

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex-girlfriend that I also worked with telling me that I'm using the software at work wrong. I *wrote* the software at work.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

haha, I told my kids for years (as a joke) "Whatever you do, don't bring shame on the family name!" so well done sir!

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yes, and.. back then, we had to use a quarter. And we had a book for company.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son is only 3, but I have a feeling that this is true for both ages: If you ask so many questions at once, they will not be able to process any of it.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad worked on Caillou for about two weeks, and he hated every minute of it. So yes, even the people worked on Caillou don't like the little s**t.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter has had about 6 driving lessons now. Apparently, I don't even sit correctly, and everything goes downhill from there once we start moving.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So using periods at the end of sentences is "rude" because reasons, but also they're super into punctuality? One more reason, well two actually, to be happily childfree.

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