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There can never be too many parenting tips for any types of parents, fresh or seasoned because you're raising a damn human being after all. And with a task requiring so much responsibility, no advice is better learned than through a process of tedious trial and error. While everybody tries to convince you that being a parent is one of life's most beautiful and rewarding journeys and nothing can replicate the joy of creating and nurturing a new life and watching it blossom, the bitter truth is that dealing with crazy kids on a daily basis is not all sunshine and rainbows.
There are guaranteed to be occasions when your little angel's halo slips, to reveal the spawn of Satan within. This list of parenting memes and funny fails while trying to raise a decent human being, compiled by Bored Panda, will have parents nodding their heads with a wry sympathy, as the moments in these funny photos sum up what kind of epic fails often come with being a parent. Scroll down below to check the funny kids and distraught parents out for yourself, and don't forget to vote for your faves!
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#1
"I Went To The Bathroom And Forgot To Shut The Door"
#2
Momming Ain't Easy
#3
"Mom, He's Too Hot And He Needs A Fan." Imagine Waking Up To This
#4
I Heard This Kid Yelling For His Dad At Lowe’s, I Went Looking For Him And...
#5
Bring A Toddler To A Wedding They Said, It Will Be Cute They Said
#6
My Friend Got Tired Of His Kids Losing The Remotes
#7
Sometimes You Get A Playpen To Keep The Kid Out
#8
Don't Let Your Child Use Your Laptop
#9
Daughter’s First Camping Trip. This Is How She Wakes Me Up At 6:15 In The Morning
#10
Kept Track Of How Many Times My 3-Year-Old Asked Me “Why?” In One Day
#11
Actual Photo Of Me Waiting For My Daughter To Finish Her Homework
#12
Toddler Gets Ahold Of Lipstick
#13
Son To My Wife: "Mommy , Let's Play Army Guys. You Can Be This Guy Because He's Vacuuming."
#14
My Cousins Had A Paint Party At Their Daycare And Now They Look Like A Cartoon Character When A Bomb Explodes
#15
I Fed My Kid Real Food For The First Time
#16
Have A Baby They Said... It Will Be Fun They Said.... (Decibel Meter For Reference)
naomi Olumbori 5 years ago
Holy c**p that's loud! 85dB is the noise level when the ear hairs cell gets damaged, making you slightly deafer. At the moment, that baby is as loud as a nightclub! XD
#17
Motherf**ing 3-Year-Olds
#18
I Am A Lawyer, My Son Told Me He Had To Tell Me Something, But First Wanted Me To Sign This
#19
Baking & Prepping For Her 1-Year-Old's Birthday Party
#20
We Got These Bathroom Doors Because We Thought They Were Trendy. That Was Before We Had A Toddler
Katie Smith 5 years ago
But then literally anyone can see you on the loo. And you can see all your guests on the loo. Bit weird no?
#21
My Wife Cutting My Daughter's Skirt Out Of A Scooter Axle On Mother's Day
#22
My 4-Year-Old Found Permanent Markers And Is So Proud That He Is Now Darth Maul
#23
One Picture Has Never Encapsulated My Life As A Parent More
#24
“Mum, I’m Going To Boil An Egg To Have On Toast” Me Yelling Back From The Bathroom “Just Give Me A Sec & I’ll Show “Boom”
#25
Walked In The Bathroom To Find Our Precious Child "Washing" A Book He Found
#26
The Joys Of Parenting
#27
Girls' Room Wasn't Getting Warm So I Took Apart Their Vent, I Now Have A Great Way To Illustrate What It's Like To Have Four Children
#28
The One And Only Time I Forgot To Put Up The Baby Gate Before I Showered
#29
I Gave My 2-Year-Old A Slice Of Cheese To Eat While She Was Watching Some Paw Patrol. Then I Checked On Her A Minute Later
Carol Emory 5 years ago
I'm just going to save this cheese for later by putting it on the wall right there!
#30
My Daughter Found The Diaper Cream
#31
My Husband Left The Nesquick Out
#32
My Baby Ordered 94 Dollars Worth Of Pizza Off An App Called Slice That Doesn’t Ask For Payment Info Verification When Placing An Order
#33
My Nephew Woke Up From His Nap With A Sippy Cup Nobody Had Seen For 3 Weeks
#34
Why Is She Upset? Because She Can’t Have The Corn Oil That She Is Convinced Is Apple Juice
#35
30 Pairs Of My Kid's Socks. Not A Single Pair. I Don't Even Remember Us Buying So Many Socks
Bonnie Blue Bird 5 years ago
I like to buy all the same socks so u only need two socks to have a match.
#36
Shopping Is Hard
Taryn Wallace 5 years ago
Ok I have a serious question and I don't want to sound snotty. Why do parents let their children do this? If I hung onto a cart while my mom was trying to shop she would have picked my butt up hauled me either to the car or the nearest bathroom and swatted my butt... also...I never would have done this because my parents would have never allowed it. I'm confused as to how this happens?
#37
I Got One Child To Nap, The Other One Is Stubborn
#38
Thug Life
johan malherbe 5 years ago
im more shocked by the fact that a 2 years old was in a situation where he could use a shredder, without supervision....
#39
I Swear I Don't Know Where He Learned This
Carol Emory 5 years ago
Well..you don't eat the core of an apple or the cob of the corn do you?
#40
Take Your Child To Work Day Summed Up In One Photo
#41
Today I Learned That If You Let Your Child Pour Their Own Syrup They Will Invent “Pancake Soup”
#42
The Moment When You Realized Your Toddler Spent 30 Minutes Trying To Unlock Your iPad
#43
How My Kids See My Car
#44
Badass Little Cousin
#45
When You’ve Got Glass Shower Doors And A Toddler That Won’t Stay Out
#46
This Apple My Son Was "Done With"
#47
Naps With A 4-Year-Old
#48
She Was Being So Quiet, We Thought She Fell Asleep. Nope, Just Silently Applying Butt Paste To Her Face
#49
When You Find Your Pants In The Toilet After Asking Your Toddler To Help You With Laundry
#50
This Is What Happens When You Put A 7-Year-Old In Charge Of Dishwasher Duty
Wil Vanderheijden 5 years ago
And that's when you call them over and show them what happened and explain how to load the dishwasher properly. Like you should have done before giving the duty.
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Dave 5 years ago
Most photos here show hilarious parenting fails. If I would have pulled a fraction of the c**p kids in these photos pulled, my mother would f*****g murder me.
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 5 years ago
Haha same mate, my mother did not take kindly to stuff being needlessly destroyed, first my mum would of whooped my a*s, then my auntie, then my gran (strong Italian woman don't play).
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Kiki 5 years ago
I'll probably get flamed for this, but I hate kids and I don't want to be around the little walking petri dishes.
Lizard Queen 5 years ago
I'm with you, Kiki. I dislike kids, and stay away from them. It's no different than folks who dislike cats or dogs.
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The Frog 5 years ago
So pleased I went down the route of not having children, but good luck to the rest of you who do lol
Azure Adams 5 years ago
Ahh so happy to be... Childfree! Lalalala! Now I'm off to Palm Springs with my disposable income for massages and new boots
Laura 5 years ago
Be careful of who hears you saying that, there's probably like 500 people wanting to cheerfully throw those boots at you, then make you babysit while they go to Palm Springs! (Dont take that wrong,Im trying to be funny not insulting)
Load More Replies... HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 5 years ago (edited)
Yeah me and the wife decided a long time ago to not have children, this only amplifies the fact we made the right decision, we are just fine with our rescue animals, metal gigs, weed consumption and disposable income.
Lizard Queen 5 years ago
Right? If you don't like kids, you shouldn't have any. Life is GREAT being childfree. Too many frustrated parents are jealous of our lifestyle, because we get enough sleep, can own nice things, and are happy with our decisions.
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Aunt Messy 5 years ago
All I have to say is...Nah nah ne poo poo! Have fun with that. Just got back from a week in Paris to a clean, sparkling house, happy cats, and serenity. I LOVE not having kids. Not only is my life full of fun, I have the money to take vacations.
Lizard Queen 5 years ago
I'm with you, Aunt Messy. My husband and I each bought our dream cars this year. Our home will be paid off next year, and we're both under 50. Next year we'll install a pool, and possibly travel, if we can agree on a destination lol.
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rola 5 years ago
My mom said I loved water so much that when she would take me out of the bath/shower, I would scream bloody murder. Someone called the cops on her.. When I say I don't want kids, they're awful little things, people always retort with "oh yeah? well YOU were a kid too". I just think of me and my poor mother in that situation and let them know I too was a disgustung brat
Zori the degu 5 years ago
Yeah, people's logic is weird, right? Just because one used to be a kid himself/herself doesn't mean he/she should like them or be tolerant of them. And that fixed phrase "You were a kid too(a.k.a "you were the same")" is pathetic. Like, how do they know what you were like? I used to be a very quiet kid for instance, so shamers are completely disarmed.
Load More Replies... Sage Jay 5 years ago
I want kids, but definitely not biological. Adoption would be great, of course as a gen Zer it would take a while to save up enough money to raise a child. I sometimes daydream of raising my kid in a LGBT-friendly environment, with money saving ideas and s**t. Then I see this 😂
Nia Loves Art 5 years ago
You can adopt an older kid, although they often have disabilities or behavioral problems so you have to be able to handle that.
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April Simnel 5 years ago
So glad this isn't the 1970s. I was an under-10 kid in the 70s, but I would've gotten a full-fledged "getting switches picked off the nearest bush" whipping for sneak-ordering toys from a catalog. And that one-bite apple would've been somehow saved for later and I'd have to finish it.
Oerff On Tour 5 years ago
"Let's get married! It's gonna be great.", she said. "Let's have kids! It's gonna be fun!", he said. *nine months later * "Baby is adorable!", they both said. *two years later* "Whaaaaaaaa! Who ever said having kids is the best thing that could happen? "
FortnitePlayerGirl 5 years ago
Recently, my friend's 3-year old learned how to use the remote to press the "Are you still watching: Yes" button. One night, he stayed up for 6 hours since midnight watching an entire season of BeatBugs
Laura 5 years ago (edited)
I have another comment to make after reading the other comments. Parenting is a full time job,not every one wants to take on that responsibility, and thats ok. Hell, I didnt much care for little ones til i had my own, but something about holding that tiny, warm bundle for the first time that changes your view about EVERYTHING, until you experience that you cant understand. However, parents are people too, we have to bath, eat, sleep, answer the door, the phone, use the bathroom, cook, clean, or just turn around too slowly and toddlers move at an unbelievable lightening speed.....s**t happens, no matter how attentive you are. You wont believe what they can do just in the length of time it takes to tie your shoes or zip your jeans!!
Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
Some of these things are also "husband's attempt at not doing a good job." If they do a crappy enough job, you won't ask them to do it again . . .
Cheethra 5 years ago (edited)
I am a parent and know someone in my social circle who doesn't want to have children. Whenever she saw me struggle with my 3yo, I know for sure that she felt grateful in her heart that she made the decision. But never once she said something so cocky like she's very happy and satisfied to see parent suffer. She chose to stay quiet or say something to cheer me up. Besides, if someone describe parents as annoying people and kids are sucks, who doesn't get defend? There's happiness and lesson I've learn to be a better me by having one. Something that "these" people will call b******t. I know. This is something that maybe difficult to understand by nonparent so therefore better to be shared to other parents only. Don't get me wrong, I am not campaigning about people should have children because that is the right thing to do. Despite of my defend, I also support those who choose not to have children because they aware that they will have huge amount of distress and potentially will abuse
Cheethra 5 years ago (edited)
Or neglect the children if they have one. Let's just give each other empathy no matter what we choose.
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Nostalgic Hyena 5 years ago
Reminds me of Michael McIntyre's comedy sketch "People With No Kids Don't Know". It's one of the funniest things I've watched.
Natalie Singer 5 years ago
That's a huge big fat nope to having children. Thanks but no thanks!
Dannielle Sommers 5 years ago
These are plenty of reasons why im glad i never got the twinge of wanting kids. I enjoy eating everything i want, being able to sleep as long as i like and do anything i like. The high pitch baby screams trigger me to no end
Jack Urquhart 5 years ago
I don't have any kids. Yeeee Haawwwww. Don't tell me all the joys of kidding. But you can tell me about the hysterics, pounding fists on the floor in stores, their ability to say "Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom..... The wonderful little word they love the best "NO" Oh, I've only touched the tip of the iceberg. And for all those who think I will be sad and lonely in my elder years....ask your retired friends how many of them have grown children back living with them, or have moved away to Sweden and come home every second Christmas> The mind boggles. No thanks.
Martha Riche 5 years ago
Some of the commenters obviously don't have kids, and have really never been around any! Maybe y'all should volunteer to babysit a few times, then you'd understand that no matter how closely you watch them, the little demons WILL manage to get away from you, and get into everything they shouldn't. And at the end of the day, you'll melt when they come give you a kiss & hug, and tell you they love you!
bob 5 years ago (edited)
After seeing these, I am so glad my daughter is so well behaved... I never had to deal with that kind of s**t, ever. So don't go thinking that all kids are like this. It's not true. PS So many frustrated non-parents here, Jesus...
Lizard Queen 5 years ago
Nonparents aren't frustrated. You're projecting your own regrets onto other people. Either that, or you're incapable of understanding those who made choices different from your own .
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Dave 5 years ago
Most photos here show hilarious parenting fails. If I would have pulled a fraction of the c**p kids in these photos pulled, my mother would f*****g murder me.
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 5 years ago
Haha same mate, my mother did not take kindly to stuff being needlessly destroyed, first my mum would of whooped my a*s, then my auntie, then my gran (strong Italian woman don't play).
Load More Replies... Kiki 5 years ago
I'll probably get flamed for this, but I hate kids and I don't want to be around the little walking petri dishes.
Lizard Queen 5 years ago
I'm with you, Kiki. I dislike kids, and stay away from them. It's no different than folks who dislike cats or dogs.
Load More Replies... The Frog 5 years ago
So pleased I went down the route of not having children, but good luck to the rest of you who do lol
Azure Adams 5 years ago
Ahh so happy to be... Childfree! Lalalala! Now I'm off to Palm Springs with my disposable income for massages and new boots
Laura 5 years ago
Be careful of who hears you saying that, there's probably like 500 people wanting to cheerfully throw those boots at you, then make you babysit while they go to Palm Springs! (Dont take that wrong,Im trying to be funny not insulting)
Load More Replies... HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 5 years ago (edited)
Yeah me and the wife decided a long time ago to not have children, this only amplifies the fact we made the right decision, we are just fine with our rescue animals, metal gigs, weed consumption and disposable income.
Lizard Queen 5 years ago
Right? If you don't like kids, you shouldn't have any. Life is GREAT being childfree. Too many frustrated parents are jealous of our lifestyle, because we get enough sleep, can own nice things, and are happy with our decisions.
Load More Replies... Aunt Messy 5 years ago
All I have to say is...Nah nah ne poo poo! Have fun with that. Just got back from a week in Paris to a clean, sparkling house, happy cats, and serenity. I LOVE not having kids. Not only is my life full of fun, I have the money to take vacations.
Lizard Queen 5 years ago
I'm with you, Aunt Messy. My husband and I each bought our dream cars this year. Our home will be paid off next year, and we're both under 50. Next year we'll install a pool, and possibly travel, if we can agree on a destination lol.
Load More Replies... rola 5 years ago
My mom said I loved water so much that when she would take me out of the bath/shower, I would scream bloody murder. Someone called the cops on her.. When I say I don't want kids, they're awful little things, people always retort with "oh yeah? well YOU were a kid too". I just think of me and my poor mother in that situation and let them know I too was a disgustung brat
Zori the degu 5 years ago
Yeah, people's logic is weird, right? Just because one used to be a kid himself/herself doesn't mean he/she should like them or be tolerant of them. And that fixed phrase "You were a kid too(a.k.a "you were the same")" is pathetic. Like, how do they know what you were like? I used to be a very quiet kid for instance, so shamers are completely disarmed.
Load More Replies... Sage Jay 5 years ago
I want kids, but definitely not biological. Adoption would be great, of course as a gen Zer it would take a while to save up enough money to raise a child. I sometimes daydream of raising my kid in a LGBT-friendly environment, with money saving ideas and s**t. Then I see this 😂
Nia Loves Art 5 years ago
You can adopt an older kid, although they often have disabilities or behavioral problems so you have to be able to handle that.
Load More Replies... April Simnel 5 years ago
So glad this isn't the 1970s. I was an under-10 kid in the 70s, but I would've gotten a full-fledged "getting switches picked off the nearest bush" whipping for sneak-ordering toys from a catalog. And that one-bite apple would've been somehow saved for later and I'd have to finish it.
Oerff On Tour 5 years ago
"Let's get married! It's gonna be great.", she said. "Let's have kids! It's gonna be fun!", he said. *nine months later * "Baby is adorable!", they both said. *two years later* "Whaaaaaaaa! Who ever said having kids is the best thing that could happen? "
FortnitePlayerGirl 5 years ago
Recently, my friend's 3-year old learned how to use the remote to press the "Are you still watching: Yes" button. One night, he stayed up for 6 hours since midnight watching an entire season of BeatBugs
Laura 5 years ago (edited)
I have another comment to make after reading the other comments. Parenting is a full time job,not every one wants to take on that responsibility, and thats ok. Hell, I didnt much care for little ones til i had my own, but something about holding that tiny, warm bundle for the first time that changes your view about EVERYTHING, until you experience that you cant understand. However, parents are people too, we have to bath, eat, sleep, answer the door, the phone, use the bathroom, cook, clean, or just turn around too slowly and toddlers move at an unbelievable lightening speed.....s**t happens, no matter how attentive you are. You wont believe what they can do just in the length of time it takes to tie your shoes or zip your jeans!!
Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
Some of these things are also "husband's attempt at not doing a good job." If they do a crappy enough job, you won't ask them to do it again . . .
Cheethra 5 years ago (edited)
I am a parent and know someone in my social circle who doesn't want to have children. Whenever she saw me struggle with my 3yo, I know for sure that she felt grateful in her heart that she made the decision. But never once she said something so cocky like she's very happy and satisfied to see parent suffer. She chose to stay quiet or say something to cheer me up. Besides, if someone describe parents as annoying people and kids are sucks, who doesn't get defend? There's happiness and lesson I've learn to be a better me by having one. Something that "these" people will call b******t. I know. This is something that maybe difficult to understand by nonparent so therefore better to be shared to other parents only. Don't get me wrong, I am not campaigning about people should have children because that is the right thing to do. Despite of my defend, I also support those who choose not to have children because they aware that they will have huge amount of distress and potentially will abuse
Cheethra 5 years ago (edited)
Or neglect the children if they have one. Let's just give each other empathy no matter what we choose.
Load More Replies... Nostalgic Hyena 5 years ago
Reminds me of Michael McIntyre's comedy sketch "People With No Kids Don't Know". It's one of the funniest things I've watched.
Natalie Singer 5 years ago
That's a huge big fat nope to having children. Thanks but no thanks!
Dannielle Sommers 5 years ago
These are plenty of reasons why im glad i never got the twinge of wanting kids. I enjoy eating everything i want, being able to sleep as long as i like and do anything i like. The high pitch baby screams trigger me to no end
Jack Urquhart 5 years ago
I don't have any kids. Yeeee Haawwwww. Don't tell me all the joys of kidding. But you can tell me about the hysterics, pounding fists on the floor in stores, their ability to say "Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom.....Mom?....Mom?.....Mom..... The wonderful little word they love the best "NO" Oh, I've only touched the tip of the iceberg. And for all those who think I will be sad and lonely in my elder years....ask your retired friends how many of them have grown children back living with them, or have moved away to Sweden and come home every second Christmas> The mind boggles. No thanks.
Martha Riche 5 years ago
Some of the commenters obviously don't have kids, and have really never been around any! Maybe y'all should volunteer to babysit a few times, then you'd understand that no matter how closely you watch them, the little demons WILL manage to get away from you, and get into everything they shouldn't. And at the end of the day, you'll melt when they come give you a kiss & hug, and tell you they love you!
bob 5 years ago (edited)
After seeing these, I am so glad my daughter is so well behaved... I never had to deal with that kind of s**t, ever. So don't go thinking that all kids are like this. It's not true. PS So many frustrated non-parents here, Jesus...
Lizard Queen 5 years ago
Nonparents aren't frustrated. You're projecting your own regrets onto other people. Either that, or you're incapable of understanding those who made choices different from your own .
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