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If you've ever been on parenting duty, you know that it's a rollercoaster in the truest sense. Little ones start to bawl, things break, and suddenly you're on the verge of a nervous breakdown. But then a dad joke comes along and you know that everything will be alright.

Fathers are wonderful creatures. Sure, they're sometimes charmingly lackadaisical. But they inspire entire TV shows and a whole different approach to parenthood for a reason. Moms don't get how they manage. Nobody does, except the wonderful weirdos that are the dads of our world. The 'Life of Dad' Instagram page has been on the mission to "celebrate the adventures of fatherhood" for a while now, and so Bored Panda handpicked the pinnacle of dad memes from the page for you to chuckle at.

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

All children deserve parents, not all parents deserve children. Be kind to everyone, you have no idea what they're going through and how much they need it.

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

omg... This past Mother's Day my daughter (14) and her two friends wanted to make me cards. I was expecting the average teenager stuff, you know like HAPPY MOTHER'S day with a heart, but both her friends wrote out how much I have helped and listened to them when they were down. I broke down and started crying because my goal as a mom was to be the person I needed when I was a kid. That day, I realized that I have reached my goal 😌😌😌

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

There is still hope for all the bits and pieces I have kept for years.

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

My sister is like this. Generally kind but she hits like a f*****g truck

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

Nothing wrong with being an exotic dancer. I’d of owned that sh*t

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

That's the dad lion..who cares if he gets sleep..he can look after the cubs when mum is hunting!!!

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

Aw, he/she has blind faith in the awesomeness of his/her sibling. That is cute. But maybe step in before they make the first flight attempt!

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

I wish I could have done this for my dad :( He sustained a catastrophic brain injury when I was 18 and was bedridden/near-vegetative for 20+ years. He died in 2021. I was the only one in my family who stayed at his bedside the night he died, and I was able to hold his hand as he went. But I sure wish I could have at least poured a beer into his feeding tube!

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

forgot to say when you wake up from a four hour nap & your toddler is gone lol

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

Yeah... I'm starting to think it's the people that are the problem and not the marriage.

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Nadine Debard
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine sleeps like this when we allow him in our bed AND FARTS. I mean chemichal weapon farts.

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K W
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I was playing with the older controllers maybe but the new ones have too many buttons. I was really looking forward to annihilating my kid in Super Smash Bros. I used to be darn near unbeatable but apparently I don't have the brain capacity to learn how the switch controllers work.

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

😂 I mean understandable. Subway is not exactly food, it’s more like having a mistake made in front of you.

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

Aw, but I LOVE socks. I have a drawer full of crazy socks. I'm 41, I figured it's finally my time to dress like I want to XD Socks should be a thing of joy for all!

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

Bro did they just cover the original watermark and stick a boredPanda over it??

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

amatures, that pizza box could easily have been added to the stack.

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Pamela24
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, exactly. My little nephew was just born and as cute as he is - no biological clock ticking here yet (and I'm the older sister). Happy to babysit, though.

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

I can only have kids if I adopt, use IVF (I think that's what it's called), and sperm donations. So I'm in the clear(I'm a lesbian for context to this)

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

My hack, as a mom of 3 kids, is: when you are calm, they are calm. This applies to almost anything, really. Bedtime-anything. Getting them up and dressed in the morning. Having them try new things or goto new places lije school, kindeegarten or a store. The list continues. So let me repeat: when you are calm, the kids are calm. (Sometimes it's not an option to be calm and that's ok. Just prepare for some rebellious a**holes instead of (mostly) sweet kids. :)

April Pickett
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You shall survive. It takes a while, but they'll reach majority, and several years after (when you get used to the quiet) the world will be yours.

Rodney McKay
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A vasectomy is the only get-rich-quick scheme that actually works.

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

My kids are awesome. Build a good relationship is the only life hack you need.

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

....or whatever narcotic your deity chooses to self-medicate with.

Rosie Red
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When people say I don't look my age, I respond with, it's because I didn't have kids who sucked the youth out of me.

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

It’s all the couch’s fault in my house. And gravity is an accomplice. All family members are innocent bystanders in the whodunnit mystery of “where did the remote go?”

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

Very accurate. We found rituals and made them evolve through months (songs, or naming body parts, explaining each step...). Very useful. * Edit: typo

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

As a mother of a 13 year old, no, no it doesn't get easier and they're less cute also.

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

No this is an excellent reason to leave dads alone with their kids.

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Michelle Brandt
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dump all the clean clothes on your bed and have them find all the socks while you fold/put away everything else.

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

The map of the beaten track in my head is not easy to overwrite. Why don't they understand that?

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

When putting on your work out clothes and shoes takes away all the strength you have

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

Well, I didn’t realize I was in the 1% as we keep tissues we’ve taken from hotel rooms (they’re in bags not boxes) in the car at all times. I’m not sure if that makes me fancy or a thief…

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

Unfortunately they bet on someone who, to be frank, would be turned into glue if they were a horse. But it's too late now.

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

This is me since the pandemic. I have to plan ahead if I think I'll need a pound coin for the shopping trolley.

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

Not married, but been with my boyfriend for 22 years. He falls asleep before me - every night - and I hear him snoring. I have a lot of problems sleeping and hearing someone snore blissfully is somewhat maddening XD I'm not mad at him though, but sometimes it's like "OMG YES YOU CAN FALL ASLEEP EASILY I GET IT STOP MAKING IT SO OBVIOUS!"

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Katie Lutesinger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was at the shops last Christmas and they were selling "Elf on the shelf surveillance cameras". I actually bought one to put over my front door in the hopes of fooling would-be burglars.

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

My 9 year old is not even allowed to eat in the car and somehow I still find crumbs under his booster seat.

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

I'm kinder. I split it 8/8 and eat one. Then when they come to get theirs I yell "dad tax" and eat two each.

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

Aye but have you smelled yours? Don't act like you're clean mf

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

I do this, most of the time I'm too tired to remember where I left my phone and then cuss up a storm because I didn't charge it during the night

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

Yeah no. They probably wake up at the same time but COMPLAIN about being tired.

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

Holy c**p it took me like 30 minutes to understand what was going on

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

My dad never did anything "soft". Instead, he taught me how to fix things around the house, how to use a grill, stuff like that

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

In my house that voice gave the subtle message of “if you don’t obey me then I’ll beat you and force you to do so”

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

Wait until baby starts walking! I never knew "toddler" meant Olympic sprinter.

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

Or our cat who thought it'd be funny to suddenly start dying... On Saturday... At 1 minute past midnight... So that's emergency vet costs + weekend fee + after hours fee and then a 3 day stay + meds ☠️☠️💸💸💸

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

Okay, but XD This is gonna be kind of grody but, my dad had a catastrophic brain injury when I was 18 and we decided to take care of him at home. He was pretty badly brain-damaged and had to wear diapers and was bedridden. I SWEAR he sometimes would look at me like this when I went to change his diaper and I'd be like "DAD NO PLZ" and the next thing I know... yep, pooping during a diaper change XD I don't have kids, but taking care of my dad for 21 years gave me a bit of a preview XD

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

This is the type of lame joke told in some kind of 1950s “mens’ club.”

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

Bro I’m under 30 and **I** can barely understand modern slang.

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

My daughter has two of these that I still use today, she's 16. Instead of saying "It's sunny today" or "the sun is really bright" she would say "It's shiny today" or "the sun is really shiny" The other was just a number. "Daddy school is going to be 800,000 hours long today." So whenever she asks me "How much longer is this on?" or "When are we leaving" my initial response is always "800,000 hours " She stays ALWAYS rolls her eyes. I love it!!!😁🥰😂

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

As a kid, I thought hot dog buns were "fancy" and we only got them on our hot dogs when we were out someplace special (like a baseball game or a family member's BBQ party). At home, it was ALWAYS regular bread slices used as hot dog and hamburger "buns"... XD

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

Friend of mine did this in line at Hollywood Video one time. The people in front of us legit started gagging. We're still giving him s**t about it to this day.

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

When I see a little kid standing their screaming their head off in the middle of the supermarket part of me is going "ugh" and the other part is going "I wish I was still allowed to do that without someone calling the police".

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

Could it be because she can't even go to pee without 2 children, a dog and 3 cats accompanying her?

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

don't do it. Tell them you are heading to the car. Anything that is forgotten or left behind is gone for the day. Tough. Let the teachers s**t on the kids. Do this 1-2x and they get the message and are ready in time.

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

With my boyfriend its the opposite... i have that 10-year old sense of humour and he just rolls his eyes like a grumpy grandma when i show him something funny... 🙄

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

Except when you are black, then you can just go to buy milk quickly and Bob's your uncle. New single life unlocked. Guys, it is a joke that I see many times on here, down downvote me all the way to Satan's cellar.

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

So what? What's the problem? We're not allowed to look relaxed and not-primped-to-the-nines? We're not allowed to NOT spend hours on our appearances because we're in our own HOMES and can finally lower the facades we show in public? Ugh I know this meme is supposed to be "funny" but this concept infuriates me. If I want to wear my pajama pants all day, and not even put on a bra because I'm in my own house, I'm sure as Shinola GOING to.

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