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Hey Pandas, Tell Me You’re A Parent Without Telling Me You’re A Parent
Parenting is hard, you deserve to vent.
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I once accidentally wrote on my grocery list "Sesame Street" instead of "sesame seeds".
I can make up good night stories, varying the length according to the tiredness of the listener.
There are socks all over my house. Behind the piano? Socks! Under the couch? Socks! In dresser drawers? ...No socks.
My wife and I boast very impressive collections of rocks, sticks, feathers, shells, pine cones and uniquely stained articles of clothing.
I recently had a dinner at an exclusive interactive restaurant. It consisted of me drinking bath water out off chip the cup from Beauty and the Beast and my fellow diners were Belle, the Beast, Elsa, Ariel and a troll doll from the 90's. I was charged (verbatim) 1 thousand and 5 million pounds and they kept my card as well because I only pretended to drink the bath water.... I will not be going again... until tomorrow night. Hopefully if I break and drink the bath water with bubbles I may get my card back 😏🤭🤗
I can define the following terms: Bussin', Sus, Sheesh, My Dude, and Living Rent free . . . how ever I am not allowed to use them in a sentence, nor do I have any desire too.
I've said "Come here and let me smell your butt." on more than one occasion.
I still think Dora the Explorer shouldn't be allowed to leave the house by herself and that she and Boots are-co-dependents.
Whenever she said, "I need your help," I would shout from the kitchen, "Again? Why? To count to five this time? For crying out loud, Dora, pull yourself together!"
The things you find in the washing machine ;
lego, stones, feathers,.
Also to be found in other surprising places like the fridge.
I have a 4 bedroom house and yet forget what the other occupants look like thanks to cell phones, gaming systems, work, school and general (teen) "I hate everyone" attitudes. But yet the kitchen sink is constantly full with 734 cups for various liquid nourishment and bowls and plates. And where the hell are all my spoons???
During the school year, every morning is a crisis that involves lost items, tears, and vows to do better tomorrow. And that's when I'm the only one awake!!
Before COVID you could find sanitizer and wet wipes in my car or bag at any given time.
My pantry and fridge are full of empty cartons, containers and packages that I don't see until I'm putting the groceries away.
We (both in our 70s) are recovering from Covid. I just asked my husband if he wanted to go nigh-nigh.
The nicest part of my day is when I'm on my own, can hear myself think, watch something that isn't PG related and without be questioned throughout the whole film. Silence is bliss 😊
I cannot remember what 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep feels like nor having room in my bed and it being crumbles. I have vague memories of a waking up naturally!
Any question I ask gets answered with 'You Mama'. Anything I do that I think is cool, someone says 'Bruh' in a condescending tone. I drive the same miles as an Uber, but don't get paid for it. And everything reeks of socks.
I find water bottles in ever crevice and corner of the house, all partially drank. Yet there's 2 offenders, that refuse to claim so it gets wasted.
Of course a can drink tea and eat cookies without actually drinking tea and eating cookies.
When my kids come to visit (they’re in their 30s) and we go out for the day, my bag still gets loaded with hankies, wipes, 1st aid, umbrella or sun cream (or both), purse, masks, sanitiser, mints, carrier bag, water — “just in case” 😂
The very last thing I do before leaving the house in the morning is to get dressed, because the odds are I will get two or three body fluids on my clothes before I make it to the door.
I have asked someone to remove the glow stick from their nose BEFORE coming to the dinner table.
I used to care so much about my appearance I wouldn't leve the house until I was completely made up, coordinated and accessorised. Now you would be lucky if I remember to take the child's knickers (clean) I'm using as a hair bobble out of my hair.
Found a half eaten chocolate bar in my shoe yesterday... My work shoes. Super fun.
I am the CEO of a small small cleaning service, which also provides addition services at no extra charge. Additionally I sit on the board of directors for a small bank BofM.
I have way more content knowledge than a person should have about show, sites, and games that have nothing to do with my job or interests.
Me: "Why are you licking the fridge?"
Nephew: "I'm a chameleon."
He was trying to open the fridge to get food. With his tongue, smh.
I always have a sink full of dirty dishes I didn’t create (alas no dishwasher)
I know far too much about Minecraft, a game I've never had any desire to play....
All of the pasta in my pantry, and all of the chicken nuggets in my freezer are shaped like animals.
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I am usually encountered in random places like a grocery store singing twinkle twinkle little star while been alone.
I have witnessed the length and girth of freshly produced poop entirely too many times.
I keep a box of Lego in the back seat of my car for boredom emergencies. My kids are in their 30s ... haven't lived with me for years.
Not a parent, but an older sister.
I hid MANY candies in my old history books. Dante's Inferno, Brown's Da Vinci Code, full of candies. that's the only place my baby brother will never look into.
I can name all the pups from paw patrol. The sound of the snorts from Pepa pig's family makes me cringe - "muddy puddles" oh my horror
I often have to clean up old pizza boxes and pop cans outside that have bb holes through them. Have night crawlers in my fridge and often have to look at and hear about cardboard tinfoil duct tape boats.
I was putting a shed together and was singing "Fruit Salad" by the Wiggles
I co-habitate with a jerk named 'Not Me' that LITERALLY does nothing and everything. Somehow, my other co-habitants knows this person on a deep level, yet none have seen them. I can't wait for this jerk to turn 18 and move the eff out....
I will forever store toys, graduation gowns and a wedding dress of someone who doesn't live with me anymore.
I have had to explain more than once that people don't break out in song and dance anywhere we go. Ever.
My wife went to Aldis one morning. Apparently when she opened her shopping bag it was full of teething toys.
My shopping list list consists names next to the items so I know if the item can be substituted or not. The world almost ended last week when I bought gummy bears and no gummy worms.
I have at least 6 completely empty boxes in the pantry and 4 open cabinet doors.
My husband just said “the floor is lava” instead of the “floor is yours” during a presentation
Bought decorations and food yesterday, cleaned and DIYed a whole pink ocean theme room today. Ready for bday bbq for tomorrow.
I have taken a pick axe to the side of my garden to create a "construction site" so that the excavators don't dig up my cucumbers. Every morning the house is clean, and two hours into the day I can't walk in a straight line. And I've had to ask why boogers are on the wall or smiley faces are drawn in poop on the sports car I don't get to use anymore in the garage.
I function as a cook, teacher, nurse, counselor, maid, entertainer, and human pillow- and I do it all for free.
(Cat owner)
Every two minutes or so, a “bwurr” is echoed through the house.
There is one show in the house that you hear way more than any other... Cocomelon. There's also the song... We Don't Talk About Bruno
All cookies, candies, and chips are in a locked cabinet over the fridge. The cleaning products are in an unlocked cabinet under the sink.
I can tell you... Wait. GET THAT OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!!... I do not care that the dog gave it to you... So I can... Hold on. Uhm. What was the question...?
I made up names for animals and kids on the street, since I got scolded for not knowing their names by a two year old.
I don't remember the last time I was able to stay home alone. Without kids or hubby🥺. I have to leave the house if I want a moment of peace and quiet. Not even bathroom time is sacred.
I once found a cheeseburger in my purse that had been there a couple of days.
Going to the supermarket/Target/CVS by myself feels like a vacation on a tropical island.
Toot toot Chugga chugga big red car on a loop in my head. OH and the snot! Copious amounts of snot. Uggh.
In my purse I always have bandaids, fruit snacks, Tylenol, Advil, lactose intolerance pills (which I am not!), hard candies, safety pins, a pen & paper.
There were Littlest Pet Shop animals in the manger at Christmas time "because Jesus needed more animals"
I grapoed hold of a stranger's hand at the road side and said...."hold my Danny". I also pointed to a horse out of the bus window and said..."look, a poppo"
The sound of silence isn't just a great song from Disturbed but is also the sound I fear the most coming from the bedroom
Not Mine, Wasn't Me, and I didn't do it are all my roommates. Though I don't remember inviting them to stay with me in my home. 🙃🤔🤪
Know all the words to the Pokemon theme and names of all of Ash's pokemon from every region I used to only know pikachu and jigglypuff
Every time I open the shower curtain to step in, there are many and various types of toys laying in the tub. Most of them aren't even made for water so I have to scoop them all up and lay them on a towel to dry just to get in the shower. Same thing the next day. It never ends.
My son greeted my husband "HI Steve. Oops I mean dad." My husband is named James. Blues clues was important.
My house has a constant tornado that seems to be as violent as the storm on Jupiter, has forced me to utter "don't stick your finger there" and "that's not where that goes" on thousands of occasions, and seems to have a new and absolutely random question waaay to complicated for me to answer in a moments time every .25 seconds...
Also, I have one friend. Her name is Voda Ka and we speak often. She understands me lmao.
I've gone to work wearing nail polish on my toes and fingers, because small humans needed to both be nail technicians and I was the only victim... I mean customer available...
I have taken a pick axe to the side of my garden to create a "construction site" so that the excavators don't dig up my cucumbers. Every morning the house is clean, and two hours into the day I can't walk in a straight line. And I've had to ask why boogers are on the wall or smiley faces are drawn in poop on the sports car I don't get to use anymore in the garage.
"PANTS! Where are your pants?"
😳😳
"Who peed on the carpet?" Didn't always apply to the dogs.
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(Daycare teacher)
I know that it's a bad idea to give 16 two year olds apple juice immediately after they've woken up from nap, have repeatedly uttered the words "No, Thank You! We don't drink water from off the ground!", Can change diapers like a speed racer, and know that all it takes to stop a crying chain of toddlers is to bring out the fabric tunnel.
Yelled at my teenager for not packing up his stuff to head out to out of state college tomorrow (i had been telling him to do it for 3 weeks).
Got mad! Yelled! And immediately went to the bathroom and cried because he's going to out if state college tomorrow.
I'm conflicted!
I can never do anything for longer than 10 minutes unless it's between the times of 2 and 4 pm.
There is a secret squatter in my home named "Not Me", and they happen to make lots of messes ....
Well, one of my three best friends stopped by today; however, I was so tired I decided to take a two-hour nap. She must not have minded a bit because she new better than to wake me.
Their food plates are untouched.
As I fight to protect my food on my plate. Dispite all plates holding the exact same food items.
There were french fries in the VCR. Apparently, it was hungry. Side note, VCRs do not like french fries,
I have a hatred and fear of Lego blocks in the living room leaping under my bare feet in the early morning.
I told you to go get your pajamas on and brush your teeth. I get to listen to a hissy fit for the next 30 minutes because obviously I have ruined your life.
Constantly saying "I'm not a bank!" My kids are 29 and 21.
Legos NEVER leave. 16 years of them in storage and I still occasionally find a stray!
I know all the words to the Paw Patrol, PJ Mask, and Team Umizoomi theme songs. As well as all the characters names.
Most days I end up carrying an extra 20-25 lbs around the house that's not even my own weight...
I could spend all day cleaning but by bedtime it looks like a tornado went through my house..😮💨
I have a large assortment of papers with what looks to be nothing but scribbles, sloppy random brush strokes. However I've been informed the are boats, the ocean, and any combination of things you could imagine
My algorithm thinks I'm a gangsta rap listening, Roblox playing, jazz loving, challenge taking, hard working, trend dancing human being.
My favorite phrases are "it starts with p, ends with an e, and is all manners" and "that doesn't go up your nose or in your mouth"
I have found petrified chicken nuggets in and under the couch.
I never have to worry about a burglar breaking in, because my floors are minefields, especially in the dark.
Poop talk is a constant.
I hide candy in empty tampon boxes.
I eat candy in the bathroom. With the door locked.
I have called out, 'You! With the face!' and they know who I am talking too.
I yell, 'Stop Running in the House' 2,394,103 times a day.
I once prided myself on my cooking. Now, everything I cook is 'Gross' unless premade and bought from the store. At least my husband and friends still like my cooking. But my confidence has taken a massive hit.
When I go to the store alone, I check the back seat.
Every doctor visit requires a trip to Dollar Tree afterwards.
Laundry is NEVER ENDING.
Never enough socks.
Apparently, one can subsist on popsciles and ice alone.
Was at a restaurant with a friend, tried something new. When she asked me how it was I said, "Oh, it's nummy num nums."
I crochet but I can't fit my work in the bag due to all the bandages liquid stitch and meds. Instead of hooks it's all colored pencils
My husband just said “the floor is lava” instead of the “floor is yours” during a presentation
Uh=truck, wa'a=water, ay=train, mirl=milk, ee=cheese or please, etc.
Also currently looking for a minivan because in a few months there won't be any more room in our car.
I sway back and forth usually humming a soothing tune when not at home and by myself
I also tend to rock the shopping carriage back and forth humming or lightly singing, also by myself.
Which one are you again? Out of 7 no one ever remembered my name (middle kid). I was called jack one day. The dogs name.
Sometimes I find myself quietly humming "I love you, you love me..." and have to force myself to stop.
I have 2 refrigerators and a pantry all completely stocked with food. I am told multiple times a day that we "Never have anything to eat in this house!"
There is a happy face sticker on every doorknob in the house, and a big one on the inside of the toilet lid…
When it's time to put away a toy (or some other object), said item is "sleepy/needs to go to it's home."
"I have a tattoo!" He stood in the mirror and drew Pokémon on his chest in permanent marker.
I yell, "get in the car!,". about the same amount as I yell, "get out of the car!" And yet... Still no one listens.
Toilet not flushing by finding a whole roll of toilet paper, a doll, and a about 15 wrappers for candy.
Them on Monday "good weekend"
Me "meh"
Then "what did you get up to?"
Me (desperately tries to thing of the most glamorous way of saying "survived while dreading Monday")
On more than one occasion while pulling into the driveway I have said the words I know you have to pee but please do not pee in the backyard the kitchen doors 10 ft away
I know that I have too many towels for any reasonable place, let just say clumsy can be transferred
I wake up at ungodly hours of morning to provide transport for younger humans to their activities. (They both can drive now and I still provide this service)
I know 8 birthdates by heart and often have to repeat them several times a day. Just imagine moving more than once with all the doctors, dentists, schools, insurance companies, emergency rooms...
The list of nice things we will buy, and when we will refinish the floors gets longer and further away.
I find myself preforming the same household tasks (Picking up cups/plates/bowls/clothes/shoes etc) only to go back a couple of hours later to find "not mine's" cup/plate/bowl/clothes/shoes, etc have appeared.
Each time I see something prefixed with the word "baby" (e.g. baby carrots, baby leaf lettuce) the words/tune "do-do, do-do-do-do" automatically follows in my head.
I have taken a pick axe to the side of my garden to create a "construction site" so that the excavators don't dig up my cucumbers. Every morning the house is clean, and two hours into the day I can't walk in a straight line. And I've had to ask why boogers are on the wall or smiley faces are drawn in poop on the sports car I don't get to use anymore in the garage.
I have 2 refrigerators and a pantry all completely stocked with food. I am told multiple times a day that we "Never have anything to eat in this house!"
Annual mileage in my car - around 8000 miles. Percentage of those miles that are not actually 'Taxi-ing daughter around' - Probably around 10 % :)
In my purse I have baby teeth that aren’t mine. The tooth fairy has to do something with them!
While I was folding laundry, my youngest informed me that me put a lego up his bum. Why?! Because it was itchy. Afterwards, he proceeded to get upset when I wouldn’t let him keep said lego. Thank heavens it was a smooth one and not a big brick!
I was given a new name at age 27, I share it with millions of other Americans, and whenever someone says it, a group of neurons in my brain lights up.
I wake up every morning by at least six o'clock although I'd love to sleep at least til 8...
When I open my handbag to get my purse I have to rummage through diapers, wipes, cookies, bottles, books, etc.
1. I’ve been handed a nugget of poop
2. Every morning I have to ask someone if they put on underwear
3. I dine at a restaurant daily and eat pancakes out of a bowl
4. I am a master at silently opening food wrappers
5. I make ‘comfy spots’ nightly, but I never get to enjoy them
6. I own a pair of sound dampening ear plugs and haven’t been to a concert in 4 years
7. I hide in the bathroom
8. I haven’t uttered the words ‘I’m bored’ in 10 years
9. I get jumped on anytime I crouch to grab something from a low cabinet
10. Going to work feels like a break
In the past year, I've learned how to make a peacock sound when it shows up in a book, and I can produce varying roars for tigers and lions, and different humming styles for bees, wasps, bumblebees and dragon flies. Because, of course, it's vital that they don't sound the same!
Me telling my cat : Elfo you can't lay there
Elfo: looks at me as he lay down on the baby who is taking a nap.
The baby: waaaaaa
Me: wow real cool bro, now you put him to sleep.
Elfo: falls asleep 😴
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I'm not a parent I'm just the second oldest child, but yet I feel and can relate to every single one of these. 🤨
me, being the middle child, is also the parent of my younger siblings ;-;
Load More Replies...Eveytime my son would spit up on my dad, he would proudly say it was his grandpa badge. 😊
Load More Replies...I'm a grandmother and haven't had more than 3 sips of any friut based drink since my youngest g child has learned to drink from a straw
I'm not a parent I'm just the second oldest child, but yet I feel and can relate to every single one of these. 🤨
me, being the middle child, is also the parent of my younger siblings ;-;
Load More Replies...Eveytime my son would spit up on my dad, he would proudly say it was his grandpa badge. 😊
Load More Replies...I'm a grandmother and haven't had more than 3 sips of any friut based drink since my youngest g child has learned to drink from a straw