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Parenting can be tough, especially if you haven't done it before. Sure you can read about what to do in books, but sometimes what you really need is raw, undiluted advice from people who have been there and lived to tell the tale.

Take a look at this funny list of parenting tips compiled by Bored Panda to see what we mean. In it you'll find a whole host of useful information that you won't find in how-to books or YouTube tutorials. Don't forget to vote for your favorite!

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reclameshit2015 2016
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*Turns off internet and sees dishes to wash appear, clothes to laundry, floors to vacuum clean, tables to dust*.... *Turns on internet again 0.0;*

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, check if all insurance documents are complete, the vaccuum cleaner has a fresh bag, and repair equipment is at hand.

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Helen Frances
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My nieces are allowed to borrow as many books from the library that they can carry.

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do not think drunken kids will make your life easier. Quite the contrary. :P

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately, the same sentence from an adult's mouth increases the radius at least 2-fold.

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does that work? My easter experiences is that the particularly hard to find eggs will NOT be found by the children...and the adults will afterwards search them, fearing the rotting smell that would come after a few days. Well, socks do not rot, but I doubt this will win you time in the end...

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's only #MomWin until she realized dad has exploited the situation by handing sweats to all of them.

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It could be worse. Paint, super glue, matches...or not coming at all, just grabbing the stuff...

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Probably kids can use the "unplug Internet" pareting tip on you in turn.

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After all, it is daddy who faced the charges, not them. :D

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Parenting pro tip: do not put a naked toddle onto the couch without anything waterproof, disposable below.

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Parenting pro tip: do not do this if you want to get home before you are hungry.

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brandon sat
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that one can come back to bite you...because once they learn to skate...they are gone and your arm is no longer needed as a crutch.

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brandon sat
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hahaha, i do this with my 3yr old, but i suspect that she knows im lying sometimes ;-)

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unless you were J. R. R. Tolkien, in which case this was probably actually true.

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pro-pro-tip: never bribe your child, as the next bribe will at least doubled. Kids do not need to have had math in school to be street-smart in such regard...

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not if they have a tablet of their own...this tip has a clear age limit.

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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unless u were never told the story of a chubby man bringing gifts

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you define "soon" as 60 years, this is a realistic bet.

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Parenting pro tip: go to the fridge when they are finally in bed!

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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Parenting tip: plan a little bit in advance. It will save you transforming your home into a storage hall.

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Parenting pro tip: if your kids learn to read they will after a while cease bringing you the same book to read to them every single morning.

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MD
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's because you have to say "I wish the goblin king would come and take you away, right now".... I mean i haven't watch that move dozens of times...

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Catalina Ioan
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought not leaving her anywhere near scissors was pretty much parenting 101 to begin with :D

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Hans
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Parenting pro tip: rejoyed when you realize that even though they are soaked afterwards, a waterpark will keep children entertained for a long, long time.

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