Parenting is tough. Kids are great, the light of our lives, but sometimes they can really try our patience. That's why it's so important to have a sense of humor, because if you didn't they would literally drive you insane!
These parents have got humor by the bucketload and they use it in the best possible way. Sometimes it's just not enough to be able to laugh off kids bad behavior, many of these parents come up with genius and hilarious pranks to get a little subtle revenge on their offspring as well. From mastering the art of the embarrassing dad, to reminding your adult kids who is still boss, this list compiled by Bored Panda is a treasure trove of ideas for poking a little fun at those pesky kids.
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Thanks, Dad
Do me a favor.
I couldn't think of anything to write, so please pretend that you're reading something really touching, maybe even wipe away a tear, and then look at me and say, "that is so beautiful. I didn't know you could write like that." Then if anyone asks to see the card, refuse and tell them it was just too personal.
Thanks, I owe you one.
Dad Level Ultimate
Mom Dressed Up As Her Son For Halloween
Dad Slid This Under Her Door
If my dad did this, I would leave a note saying: CONGRATULATIONS! You've just lost your phone. To get it back, you will give me back mine and sign a contract never to take it again.
My Mother Made A Facebook Account And This Was Her First Message To Me:
How To Scare Your Kids This Holiday Season
Oh, Dad...
So My Brother, Richard, Is A Paraplegic And Has Been In A Wheelchair For About 25 Years. I'm Fairly Certain My Mom Didn't Much Care If He Was A Walking Dead Fan. She Just Thought This Was Freaking Hilarious, As Did The Rest Of Us
Those little ironies are beautiful. Like my weelchair is from 'Beenhakker', a last name that translated means; Leg butcher. Funny thing is my leg got butchered and shattered a year ago. I had a very good laugh at that in the hospital.
Mom Broke A Knife While Cooking And Sent Me This Picture
One Benefit Of Being A Little Person Is That You Can Drive Your Daughter Around In Her Barbie Jeep When She's Had Too Much To Drink
How In The World, Mom
Our Child Might Be The Reason You Drink
This Toddler Loves The Ads For A Local Personal Injury Lawyer So Much, His Mom Made It His Birthday Party Theme
We Decided To Embarrass Our Daughter At The Airport After 3 Months Away (We Don't Normally Dress This Way)
I Asked My Mom For A Cool Bookmark And This Is What She Gave Me (Yes, That Is My Mother)
Parents, Make A Secret Stash Of Inappropriate Photos To Give Their Child On Their 18th Bday
Decides To Spoof My Son's Facebook Profile Photo. How Did We Do?
Finally Found My Sons After Walking Past Them A Dozen Times. Decided To Join Them
When I Was 12, I Was Attacked By A Howler Monkey In Costa Rica. My Dad Runs A Tour And Travel Company Down There, And I Found This Postcard On His Rack
Son's Birthday Is Coming Up
My Friend's Daughter Just Flew By Herself For The First Time. This Was How He Greeted Her At The Airport
Coloring With My Sons
My Mom Always Finds A Way To Surprise Me On My Birthday
My Cousin Placed A Horse Mask On His Dog, His Son Didn't See The Humor In It
1) Get Your Child To Squash Up Against A Window 2) Take Photo 3) Set As Phone Background 4) Child Is 'Stuck In' Phone
Actual Photo Of Me Waiting For My Daughter To Finish Her Homework
omg, yes! Anything that could be done in 15 minutes takes a whole morning, starting with a good half hour chorus of 'but this will take sooooooooo long, there's soooooo much, I don't want to spend my whole weekend doing thiiiiiiiiiis'.
I Don't Always Get Packages From My Father, But When I Do
I Put Vanilla Pudding In A Mayonnaise Jar. My Kids Were Horrified As I Ate It While Watching Them Open Their Easter Presents
Our 2-Year-Old Daughter Fell Asleep Like This, We Added The Knife For Dramatic Effect
My Buddy And His Sister Refused To Go Do A Photo Shoot With Their Parents. Subsequently, Their Parents Decided Who Their Favorite Child Was That Day
My Jewish Mother Gave Me This As A Housewarming Gift
Today My Dad Finally Decided To Cash This Chip In, I'm 35
My Son's First Day At School Today. I Handled It Really Well
My Dad And I (Jokingly) Told My Mom We Would Leave The Apple Store Only After She Had Taken A "Selfie" On Every Single Device. Next Thing I Know Her Face Is All Over The Store
My Mom Is Selling My Brother's Iguana
I Think My Nephew Is Already Pissing Off His Mother
When Daycare, Completely Seriously, Asks My Friend To Answer Stupid Questions On Behalf Of His 11-Month-Old Daughter, It Is Inevitable That Stupid Answers Is What They'll Receive
People Kept Commenting On How Much Hair Our Baby Son Has, So Naturally This Was The Next Step
In 1980 I Got My Head Stuck In A Fence And Instead Of Helping Me My Parents Took This Photo
My Mom Sent This To Me For Easter. I Love My Mom
My Friend Was Running Late To Drop Off Her Daughter At School
My Son Started To Cry When He Saw Santa, So I Decided It'd Be A Good Idea If We All Joined To
My Family Is Pretty Odd. Tonight, My Mom Hired An Elvis Impersonator And Didn't Tell Anyone About It
A Friend's Son Got $1 From The Tooth Fairy A Couple Days Ago. He Wrote Her A Letter Asking To Upgrade His $1 To $5. This Was The Tooth Fairy's Response
Dear <...>,
My name is Dee Kay. My associate Tooth fairy told me about your letter and I have been assigned to your case #092208-5.
We have removed our Plaques from the wall, going 3 years EWI (extraction without incident), in order to focus and resolve your case. It looks as though we need to Brush Up on our extraction skills, and the going rate for teeth.
One thing we do agree on and have taken into consideration, it was very bold of you to ask for more money. Since all your teeth have been cavity free we decided to increase your TPO (tooth pay out) by $1 for future extractions. This is with the stipulation the tooth is cavity free. Should you place a cavity filled tooth under your pillow you will receive a bill to cover our costs of flight travel. We cannot take CFT's (cavity filled teeth) back with us. Our CTO (central tooth officer) S. Cary Gums, would shut down the DDD (Department of Dental Disturbance) if we even attempted to bring a CFT back, and that would mean no TPO's for children anywhere. I know you wouldn't want to be the cause of that.
Thank you for reading our response to your letter. I am filing this case as closed.
Stay strong and brush on!
Dee Kay
Director of DDD
This is so clever, but I wonder if the kid fully understands all this legal terminology, I mean look at his face... more like..."what???"
If I Ever Have A Son, I'm Making Him Wear This T-Shirt
My Dad Just Walked In And Taped This To My Door
ji just woke up. this is now part of my life. today looks like it's going to be very good indeed.
Gave My 11-Year-Old His New Meds This Morning. He Looked At It And Said I'm Not Putting A Big D In My Mouth. Took Every Bit Of Responsible Mom Power I Had Not To Scream That's What She Said
My Son Didn't React In The Video To His Grandma's Present, So I Just Screenshot Him Yawning And Send That
I Found A Horribly Fun Way To Disappoint My Kids In The Morning
My Dad Gave My Fiancé A Goat As Dowry For Our Recent Engagement As A Joke
Guy Says He's Made A Hobby Out Of Embarrassing His Daughter
I Asked For An Apple Watch For My Birthday. This Is What I Got
A Box Of Presents Just Arrived From Home. Instead Of A Card I Got This Wonderful Piece Of Advice From My Mother, In The Form Of An Embroidered Pillow (Which She Made Herself. I Love My Mom)
My 3-Year-Old Nephew Had Some Anatomy Questions For My Sister
A Quick Way To Destroy Your Kid's Faith
Friend Puts Fine Dining Menus In His Son's Lunch Box
Mom Went Couch Shopping. She Sent My Sister A Pic When We Noticed Something
A Friend Of Mine Just Dropped Out Of High School And This Is What His Dad Did
My Girlfriend's Mom Definitely Won This Round Of Cards Against Humanity. Totally Am A Black Guy. I Love Our Families
I Wanted To Know If I Am Her Real Dad
Came Home To This In My Drawer. Well Played, Mom
I Live In The Basement. I Told My Dad I Needed More Natural Light In My Bedroom, So He Bought Me This Mirror
People, please! Maybe he lives in the basement because it's bigger than the room he had upstairs! If he was that upset about it, I doubt he'd be posting jokes. Maybe I missed a post somewhere, but if not, loosen up!
My Dad Dressed Up As Buddy The Elf To Pick Me Up From The Airport
Got A Vasectomy. Parents Got Me A Gift
Larry David Takes His Daughter To Tour Every Civil War Battlefield
She looks so annoyed, but I hope she treasures this photo, it's perfect.
My Wife Likes To Send Me Pictures To Remind Me That My Son Misses Me - Doing This Made Me Feel Better About It
Daughter Yelled At Me To Make Her A “Surprise Snack”
So I Run Out And Tell My Son Josh His Tires Got Slashed! Get It? Slashed?
My Daughter And Me At Busch Gardens Today. I Think I'm Getting The Hang Of This Tween Dadding Thing
My Mom Slid This Under My Door After Walking In On Me Watching Buffy And Sobbing
Faceswapped My Brother And My Daughter. I Will Never Stop Laughing At This
Mom Has Never Had Good Taste In Picking Out Shirts For Me, But This Year She Nailed It
When My Mom Tries To Combine My Husband's Love Of The Outdoors And Star Wars
My Mom Has Always Been Artistic When It Comes To Decorating Cakes, This Will Always Be My Favorite. "Jeffaroonie" Didn't Appreciate It As Much As The Rest Of Us
I'm A Bad Father, I Convinced My Kids This Is An Eyeball Remover
So I Send My Sister A Snapchat Of A Party I Had When My Parents Where Gone. She Sent Me This Back (It's My Dad)
My Father Decided To Order Me Pizza While I Was Away At College. His Added Request Would Explain The Awkward Exchange With The Delivery Guy And Me
My Dad Is Nearly 70 And Not Especially Computer Savvy. However, He Learned "An Internet Saying" And Put It On My Amazon Christmas Gift Receipt
Surprise The Kids Tonight With Some Feetloaf
My Boss Said His Daughter Wanted One Of The Frozen Disney Toys For Christmas. He Bought This As A Present
Finally Installed My Child's Car Seat!
My Mom Gives Me The Best Presents
Sorry Son, I Couldn't Resist
Dad Never Fails To Rip Ass During Family Photos
My Brother Received A Parent Survey For His Daughter Who Just Started Kindergarten
After 3 Months Of Being A Father, A Friend Of Mine Got One Of These For His Son. Maybe One Day He Will Understand The Joke
So Apparently Mom's Given Up On Names This Year. I'm Child 2 Of 3
Mom Took An Extra Dose Of Prescription Cough Medicine
My Grandpa Just Passed Away. This Dad Joke Was Found In One Of His Old Albums While We Were Reminiscing
The Card That My Mom Got For My Stoner Little Brother
Squeeze Out Those Last Few Hours! It’s Friday! I Didn’t Take The Safety Seal Out Yet, But He Didn’t Know That
My Parents Drove Almost An Hour Out Of Their Way To Prank Me After I Pranked Their Cars Over Thanksgiving Weekend. I’m Open To Any Ideas On How To Get Them Back
I'd go for four blocks and a jack... But keep the wheels close just in case.
Ran Into This At Our Local Greasy Spoon This Morning
I Had To
Roommate Got This Christmas Gift From Her Father. All Subtlety Has Gone Out The Window
How My Mother Wrapped A Chipotle Gift Card
My Mom Asked NBA Point Guard Deron Williams If She Could Take A Picture Of His Shirt. He Thought She Was A Fan Just Trying To Get A Picture Of Him
Why We Have Kids. Great Winter Parenting!
And your beer stays cold! love it. kids, you missed a spot over there!
My Friend's Wife Refused To Let Him Buy This. She Said Nothing About His Mother Giving It To Him As A Birthday Gift
A+ Parenting
My Parents Gave Me This For Christmas (It's Them)
I bought this photo at a yard sale for a buck! I was so happy! No glass, but it's framed. My kids think the wife resembles Amy Schumer, in a way, maybe. But either way, it's hung in our bathroom and they watch you go. Kids say it's the creepiest pic ever! Love this twist though, adding their own faces!
Parents, It's That Time Of Year Again
Mom Asked What Kind Of Cake I Wanted For My Birthday. Jokingly Said "Urinal". She Delivers Like She Did 23 Years Ago
Forgot To Buy My Son A Lunch Box For The First Day Of School. This Should Do
April Fools! Carrots And Broccoli In The Eggs!
Awww...thats kind of mean. The fun part of Easter is looking for the eggs filled with candy.
How Dumb Do My Parents Think I️ Am
Replaced 15-Year-Old Daughter's Stash Of Wine With Orange Squash
His Son Wanted A Switch For His Birthday
Hot-damn! I would have been super-excited for that gift when I was his age. I would have been KING of the LAN party :)