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40+ Hilarious Photos That Nail The Reality Of Parenthood


Being a parent is one of the most rewarding journeys. Undoubtedly, there is nothing like the joy of creating and nurturing a new life and watching it blossom. However, parenting isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, no matter what idyllic social media posts might have you believe. This responsibility comes with a unique set of challenges.

Have a look at these hilarious moments when parents finally realized what is like to be a parents.

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#1 “I Went To The Bathroom And Forgot To Shut The Door”

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#2 Momming Ain’t Easy

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#3 “Mom, He’s Too Hot And He Needs A Fan.” Imagine Waking Up To This

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#4 I Heard This Kid Yelling For His Dad At Lowe’s, I Went Looking For Him And…

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#5 Bring A Toddler To A Wedding They Said, It Will Be Cute They Said

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#6 Don’t Let Your Child Use Your Laptop

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#7 My Friend Got Tired Of His Kids Losing The Remotes

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#8 Daughter’s First Camping Trip. This Is How She Wakes Me Up At 6:15 In The Morning

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#9 Sometimes You Get A Playpen To Keep The Kid Out

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#10 Kept Track Of How Many Times My 3-Year-Old Asked Me “Why?” In One Day

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#11 Actual Photo Of Me Waiting For My Daughter To Finish Her Homework

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#12 Son To My Wife: “Mommy , Let’s Play Army Guys. You Can Be This Guy Because He’s Vacuuming.”

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#13 My Cousins Had A Paint Party At Their Daycare And Now They Look Like A Cartoon Character When A Bomb Explodes

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#14 I Fed My Kid Real Food For The First Time

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#15 Have A Baby They Said… It Will Be Fun They Said…. (Decibel Meter For Reference)

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#16 Motherf**ing 3-Year-Olds

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#17 We Got These Bathroom Doors Because We Thought They Were Trendy. That Was Before We Had A Toddler

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#18 My Wife Cutting My Daughter’s Skirt Out Of A Scooter Axle On Mother’s Day

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#19 I Am A Lawyer, My Son Told Me He Had To Tell Me Something, But First Wanted Me To Sign This

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#20 Baking & Prepping For Her 1-Year-Old’s Birthday Party

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#21 My 4-Year-Old Found Permanent Markers And Is So Proud That He Is Now Darth Maul

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#22 One Picture Has Never Encapsulated My Life As A Parent More

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#23 The Joys Of Parenting

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#24 The One And Only Time I Forgot To Put Up The Baby Gate Before I Showered

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#25 “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”

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#26 Walked In The Bathroom To Find Our Precious Child “Washing” A Book He Found

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#27 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

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#28 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

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#29 My Daughter Found The Diaper Cream

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#30 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

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#31 My Husband Left The Nesquik Out

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#32 Why Is She Upset? Because She Can’t Have The Corn Oil That She Is Convinced Is Apple Juice

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#33 I Got One Child To Nap, The Other One Is Stubborn

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#34 30 Pairs Of My Kid’s Socks. Not A Single Pair. I Don’t Even Remember Us Buying So Many Socks

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#35 My Nephew Woke Up From His Nap With A Sippy Cup Nobody Had Seen For 3 Weeks

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#36 Thug Life

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#37 Take Your Child To Work Day Summed Up In One Photo

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#38 Shopping Is Hard

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#39 Today I Learned That If You Let Your Child Pour Their Own Syrup They Will Invent “Pancake Soup”

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#40 I Swear I Don’t Know Where He Learned This

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#41 How My Kids See My Car

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#42 The Moment When You Realized Your Toddler Spent 30 Minutes Trying To Unlock Your iPad

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#43 Badass Little Cousin

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#44 When You Find Your Pants In The Toilet After Asking Your Toddler To Help You With Laundry

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#45 When You’ve Got Glass Shower Doors And A Toddler That Won’t Stay Out

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#46 She Was Being So Quiet, We Thought She Fell Asleep. Nope, Just Silently Applying Butt Paste To Her Face

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#47 This Apple My Son Was “Done With”

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#48 Naps With A 4-Year-Old

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#49 This Is What Happens When You Put A 7-Year-Old In Charge Of Dishwasher Duty

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It’s either buy new furniture or save up for college.

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Can Spiderman clean up his own web?

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This is how future tattoo artists perfect their craft.

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When you say permanent marker, you don’t really mean permanent?

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What do you mean there is no romance in our relationship?

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Daddy takes up too much room on the bed.

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I’ll entertain myself if you won’t entertain me.

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We have all secretly wished to sleep on an airplane aisle.

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He will totally eat like this when he’s a grown man as well.

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Not so tough after all.


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Are my cute, big, blue eyes enough to get me out of a time out?

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The dog did it!

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You play, I sleep with the best t-shirt ever made!

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Mommy is playing while child is doing mommy’s work.

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Why? Just tell me why?

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Daddy you look so pretty.

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This is what our weekend alarm looks like.

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We look so much alike daddy.

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This way everyone gets to play.

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What? They still don’t play safe when they get older?!?!

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