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If you’re a parent of a young kid, congratulations, you've already achieved a whole lot by finding time for yourself and giving your brain a well-deserved rest by doing a little scroll-scroll on your phone (or a little surf-surf on your computer).

And boy do we have a treat for you. Turns out, there’s an Instagram page that’s all about parent humor memes. Even if you’re not a parent, consider this a certain kind of meme bootcamp for parents, because these memes are pretty spot-on about what parenting is like.

So, scroll-scroll (or surf-surf) on down to check out the best of the best submissions for the viral Instagram page, and, of course, smack those submission upvote buttons like there’s no tomorrow. Or no yesterday. OK, smack it like there’s no.

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

ok ok ok so heres a fun thing my mom did when i was a kid. She would say she was napping and to wake her up in 30 mins so i could help her clean the house. i would never wake her. Learned later in life thats how she got peace and quiet from me.

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

I find the nowadays one unsettling. It's too adult.

Deborah Harris2
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree, however the child in the photo has been encouraged to pose like this and I find that a lot more unsettling than her clothes .

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Jef Bateman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those clothes on the right are OK. The 1980s fashions for kids were colorful and joyous. The expression is a little funny, but we've all been there.

Headless Roach
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least your clothes had colours, not only different shades. Let kids be kids?

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

Driven primarily because the parents in question are using their children as a proxy for themselves.

Cyber Returns
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kids are not models, they are fun! You should not ask them what shoes go with their jacket, you should be asking "Do you want ketchup with your chicken nuggets?" A happy kid with a happy childhood starts with odd shoes on the wrong feet

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

Thank you! My son picks his clothes 90% of the time. And every time he does, his socks aren't a matching pair and neither are his shoes. And that's okay! It makes him happy and he's a kid. This is when he SHOULD be learning to identify what makes him happy, not how to color coordinate his outfit.

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

I find this meme to be a bit odd that it is phrased how "they" dress kids today... when the people dressing the kids on the left, are the grown ups versions of the kids on the right.

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

When kids could be kids and were not seen as profit centers or social media objects.

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

Hah. You mean when kids could be farm labor and cheap factory workers? Don't romanticize a past that didn't exist.

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The Starsong Princess
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You were dressed as a child.. The present day one is dressed and posed. as a 20 year old.

Liz Wrenn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn't dress my kid like on the left but I did dress them like on the right. Poor things. Still scary when we open the old picture album! Good for laughs tho.

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

Yeah. I'm a kid from the 1980s. I totally wore the sort of clothes the kids to the right do. Lol. I dress my own kids in somewhat the same type of clothes but in a modern version. I am so disgusted that when you buy shorts for a 4 year-old girl the shorts only go to the upper part of the thighs. But boys' shorts usually go down to right above the knee or so. We buy most shorts in the boys' department. So much clothes for girls is just too adult, imo. I have girls so I notice girl clothes the most.

Jane Alexander
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why they never grow up. They're not allowed to be kids when it's time to be kids.

Sammie 19
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw a young girl near where my daughter and grandkids live and she was in my 6 year old grandson's class at school. She was on her way to ask him to play. I was shocked. She had on a crop top and the tiniest skirt. Even walking you could see her knickers. Worst was that she had on make-up, even mascara. My daughter said the girl's mom was exactly the same and put the makeup on her 6 year old every day. It's terrible.

Dean Bernales
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The sexualization of our children is beyond alarming. This has been going on for over 40 years (think Jon Benet). Unfortunately, we all know as adults that sex sells and somewhere along sick advertising agencies (clothing/makeup) decided that they could do this, too. And we as society unwittingly watched while this happened under our noses until now here we are today... I for one don't know how to undo it. It's just so sad.

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

First, with friends who had kids 20 years ago and my kids now in this age group I can say with confidence that I have never seen a young girl dressed like the one on the left, 9/10 girls I see in this age are closer to the girl on the far right, with rainbows and purple, although usually their hair is a little more settled and often shorter, and that 1/10 is more likely dressed like Arnie S. or A. C. Clark than Forever 12. Second, the girl on the left isn't dressed in a way that should freak you out, honestly, considering she is wearing a dress, a coat and something covering her legs (pants? leggings? Honestly if you care that's YOUR problem). The hand on the hip thing is a little weird but I have no reason to think that's how she goes about her daily life. I am MUCH more disturbed by the creepy old men we give free passes to in our government than the clothes or poses of these or any other children I have seen.

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So, Parents Humor (stylized ParentsHumor without the space) is an Instagram page that currently clocks in at a bit over 54,000 on the follower scale. While the page seems to have become a tad bit inactive, with its most recent post being from 29 weeks ago (over a half a year already), it still has a sizable collection of humor packed into meme form across nearly 400 posts.

According to the Insta page, the genius behind it is a mother of 4 who described herself as “just a mom who is tired of being tired!”—all too relatable for parents who have learned that there is a state beyond exhaustion, tiredness and fatigue put together.

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

Come to mama, let me kiss that little bruise THAT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE IF ONLY-

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

I don't trust anyone that doesn't believe that their kids are little turds occasionally.

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The page features a little bit of everything. Mostly memes, but also moments in the life of a parent and witty “just parenting” quotes.

Yes, it’s a certain kind of venting when you really think about it, pointing out just how exhausting and relentless kids can be. But at the end of the day, it’s all humor, laughter, and a positive outlook to parenting.

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Yoga pants are a conventional preference. Kids tripping over their toys for the 100th time despite being told to clean up is a great teaching opportunity (and a good opportunity for a giggle). Perpetual exhaustion is a symptom of your dedication to raising amazing human beings. It’s true, it’s challenging, but it’s great.

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Bla Blubb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And if dad gave it, the kid would throw the biggest temper tantrum... 😅

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This isn’t the first or only time we’ve covered the funny side of parenting, so if you need a little bit more parenting humor, you can check out Got Toddlered, which shows how much life changes when you become a parent.

Or you can check out the numerous iterations of humorous tweets about parenting that Bored Panda has also covered here, here, here and here.

But don’t go, keep scrolling as there is much more you haven’t experienced in this article alone. Like the rest of the submissions and the comment section, where you can share your funny parenting moments, or tips, or maybe even moments from a life without kids!

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

This is an issue until about 12 when they decide waking up is an hour long panic attack

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

My wife fights to get them to eat vegetables. I respond "we already lost that battle, if they will eat 5 bites of Mac and cheese, that's good enough!"

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Will Cable
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, I couldn't find a time machine to go back in time and say "Not tonight, I've got a headache"

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

Just don't forget to take the kids along to that play date. don't ask me how i know.

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

Lol this brought back memories. My kid went through a phase where he would cry no matter what when we went to the grocery store. I felt so bad for him and anyone else in the store. Sometimes I'd get unsolicited advice about how he was probably hungry/cold/too hot/tired etc. I was like no he just hates stores.

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

Good thing the photo is cropped not to show kids jumping on the car roof

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

This is me and my mother, except the roles are reversed and I can't vent to her because usually, my issues are with her lol

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