60 Wittiest Parenting Memes & Tweets About the Quirks That Come With Raising Kids (September 15, 2023)

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elina lee
Sep 15, 2023 1:00 PM EDT

If there is one thing about parenting - it ain't easy. Sure, our mothers and grandmothers may have made it seem so effortless and breezy but any parent in the 21st century knows that it comes with its fair share of ups and downs. 

On the one hand, parenting requires a great deal of commitment, responsibility, and attention. Think about it, you're basically raising a human from day 0; it's up to you to teach them the ins and outs of the world and provide them with all the necessary tools to navigate adulthood. You lose countless hours of sleep, miss out on social events, and spend your entire paycheck on them rascals. 

But at the end of the day, any parent will tell you that it all becomes worthwhile once they're all tired out and sleeping soundly in their beds, like the true angels we know that they are (sometimes). With that being said, we hope you enjoy this week's batch of witty parenting memes! 

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  • 01
    Font - Milk Wench @semisocialbird Tbh having your kid look exactly like your husband is like doing most of the work on a group project and he still gets the higher grade
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    Outerwear - When a toddler's feedback is so honest there's no recovery Zional Auto 101 -Hey, does this suit make me look fat? -No, your face does. THE DAD
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    Nature - me: LOVE EACH OTHER my kids:
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    Facial expression - I'm pretty sure Moms are part of some sort of scientific experiment to prove that sleep is not a crucial part of survival 1818
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    Tartan - Hey Janice, yeah can I call you back in eleven years? boredpanda.com
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    Food - just found out my car has a taco holder Dak @RidiculousDak I've just been putting my sunglasses up there like an idiot
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    Cloud - Me and my kid: *existing* My wife documenting it for Instagram 4- E THE DAD
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    Product - Random person without kids: I heard boys are easier than girls. Parents of every boy: Hold my coffee. EVERY DAY COMFORT OUR COTTON COLLECTION HAS ARRIVED @cynicalparent Cynical Parent
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    Font - matt @nosourceofhoney we are the grand daughters of the grandmas your reindeer couldn't run over 6:41 PM 2021-12-10 Twitter for iPhone ● ● 2,296 Retweets 24 Quote Tweets 12.4K Likes ...
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    Organism - When he won't let you put your ice cold feet under his nice warm body and now you're wondering if marriage is even worth it
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    Font - "Don't talk to your brother. Don't touch your brother. Don't even LOOK at your brother." athewildwests -Me, being the patient parent I always dreamed I'd be. thewildwest3.com
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    Font - Becky Vieira | Witty Otter @wittyotter_ Everyone: Moms, we don't expect you to do it all. @wittyotter But also Employers: Still need you to do that big project! Schools: Keep going with distance learning! 2/4 Household:Don't forget the chores! Relationships: Be sure to make time for people you love! Social Media: EMBRACE SELF-CARE!
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    Font - IT'S ALL MESSY. MY HAIR. THE KIDS. THE HOUSE. MY LIFE. Mamas Uncut/FB
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    Font - THE TERM DOMESTIC HOUSEWIFE IMPLIES THAT THERE ARE FERAL HOUSEWIVES, AND NOW I HAVE A NEW GOAL. OLIVE AND JO
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    Font - T @Thatssotasha Being a mother to a toddler is hard work because you spend 90% of the time stopping them from accidentally killing themselves and the other 10% calming them down because they don't understand why you've stopped them from accidentally killing themselves
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    Organism - James Alvarez @ObscureGent Boomers: People are too sensitive and need to toughen up Millennials: People need to care more and help each other out Gen X: Die Hard is a Christmas movie
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    Font - THUG Lice Goats? @Gooooats *calls wife into the bedroom* *dims the lights* *turns on Marvin Gaye* *sexily sweeps toddler's collection of trucks off the bed*
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    Font - Simon Holland @simoncholland If you "accidentally" pick up the wrong size piece at Home Depot you get to put the chore off by another day and go to Home Depot again. Achievement unlocked.
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    Font - momsbehavingbadly I just want to see a couple on House Hunters say, "We hate people and don't entertain. And I need a laundry room that locks, so I can eat Cheetos alone and cry in it." :
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    Font - I'm not Mean. I'm just too old to pretend I like you.
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    Musical instrument - Me: I'm on an important phone call, please keep it down! My kid: 9
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    Font - There are 2 kinds of people when it comes to self care: 1. Takes a bath with a face mask while drinking a matcha tea and lights a candle that smells like heaven. 2. Watches documentaries about people getting murdered and orders their body weight in mexican food.
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    Forehead - Me thinking a road trip with kids will be fun @dad.wilder Ten minutes into the road trip Me
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    Font - Becky Vieira | Witty Otter @wittyotter_ 4/4 You know those days when you fee like your kids deserve better? I'm having one of those. No one warns you how these days hold your soul hostage, the only ransom your min wants is you agreeing with its lies. If you feel this way, know your brain is a liar. You're a great mom
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    Gesture - Becky Vieira | Witty Otter @wittyotter_ Welcome to our home! Sorry it's a mess, I have kids and I don't do cocaine.
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    Organism - Green Eyes and Ham @greeneyed_meg ●●● Does anyone else see recipe videos and think that looks good but only half of the ppl in my house will eat it so I'll just continue making the same 5 things for dinner forever until I die? 10:56 AM 11/1/20- Twitter for iPhone
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    Font - Cydni Beer @cydbeer My husband almost fell down the stairs and now we are in a heated debate as to whether my gasp was out of fear for his safety or excitement about a possible life insurance payout.
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    Font - Dad and Buried @DadandBuried I'm so sick of everyone asking if I *really* hate my kids. They're just jokes, people. Annoying, inconvenient jokes who are ruining my life. 29/03/2017, 15:13 648 Retweets 2,456 Likes
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    Font - "I just want tacos. I don't care how they get here or who makes them or @MOBtruths where they're from. I just want tacos." -my son, giving input on what to have for dinner MOB TRUTHS
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    Jaw - Lauren Mullen @DraggingFeeties "Apologize for yelling at your mother. We don't yell at her, she yells at us." -my husband, clearly the only person who understands the rules around here 12:03 PM - Jun 8, 2018 900224 people are talking about this
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    Font - Indy @IndecisiveJones shout out to everyone born between 1980 to 1985, you've been Gen X, Gen Y, a millennial, the Oregon trail generation, a xennial, an elder millennia, and now a *checks notes* geriatric millennial
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    Font - SCOscarymommy :\ WHAT I THOUGHT I'D DO AS A MOM (PART 2) MAKE SCENTED PLAY-DOH TEACH CALMING YOGA POSES TELL WISE, FUNNY STORIES TO SHAPE LITTLE MINDS WHAT I ACTUALLY DO AS A MOM @mommyneedsamarg PICK UP SNACK WRAPPERS PEE A LITTLE WHEN YELLING SCRAPE FOOD I JUST MADE INTO THE TRASH
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    Font - Becca O'Neal @becca_oneal 9 .... i no longer want any part of my life to be testament to my strength. easy mode me plz a
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    Font - BY THE END OF THE NIGHT MY BRAIN IS SO OVERSTIMULATED I JUST WANT TO SIT IN SILENCE WITH NO ONE TOUCHING ME @Anxious Moms 9
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    Forehead - Me showing my kids where something is after they tell me they can't find it gif-finder.com
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    Light - When your kid hurts themselves doing something you told them not to DAD Yes, very sad. Anyway
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    Chin - Me to my husband: im not in the mood tonight, lets do it in the morning My husband the next morning as soon as I open my eyes: I summon you to fulfill your oath.
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    Font - 66 HAVING A TWO YEAR OLD IS LIKE being inside A BLENDER WITHOUT THE LID 99 LITTLE HOMIE
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    Poster - Interesting. You can't find your shoes, but you can find a tiny bit of onion in your dinner. .l.s
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    Font - All I want is a great book, a hammock, a cold drink, and a big long stick that I can poke my kids with if they try to approach me. Scary Mommy Book Club
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    World - Crockett @CrockettForReal The CDC now recommends that the kids stay the weekend at grandmas :
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    Font - V (not open for commissions) @VexstacyArt Me: "I want to do many things today" Brain: "You can pick one" Me: "hm No no I'm fairly certain if I just manage my time responsibly I can do all three things" Brain: "you know what. Now we're going to do none of them" Me: "WAIT" 2:32 PM 1/20/19 Twitter for Android . .
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    Organism - Mommy Uncensored @amomuncensored 3 has been watching "Beauty and the Beast" all morning and now she's saying "bonjour" everytime she walks into a room. Don't tell me screentime is bad for kids, this bish is speaking French. @mommy uncensored
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    Font - Mommy Uncensored @amomuncensored I'm one more "mommy you have to look at this" away from faking my own death. IG: @mommy_uncensored
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    Font - Life Is The Pitts Family @LifePitts I don't know who needs to hear this, but if your 4yo goes walking by the room lugging a step stool nothing good is about to happen.
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    Font - THE DAD The Dad @thedad ME: Did you eat your entire Easter basket in 10 minutes?? SON: *Vibrating* | CAN ZE THROUGH TIME.
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    Chin - Me after I've already cleaned the living room six times and someone decides to smash a pop tart into the couch and dump a box of crayons
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    Font - Where did it go Mom @wherediditgomom *** 5 Ways to Handle Toddler Tantrums: -You can't -It's useless -Don't bother -Look at pictures from a year ago when they didn't act like this and remember the good times. -Scream with them
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    Font - Becky Vieira | Witty Otter @wittyotter_ Raising kids is like being constantly surrounded by a tiny sales team. They're always trying to persuade you into doing or buying something. And they assume everything you say is just an opening offer.
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    Nose - When a baby is crying and you want to give it back to its mom but you are the mom.
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    Chair - My 5-year-old telling me a story about something that happened to him even though I was also there when it happened THE DAD R
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    Primate - *Anywhere in public* Mom: Please don't touch anything Toddler: @PadPatrol
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    Human - When I cut out the screen time as a punishment and know it's gonna ruin the night for all of us It's not about winning. It's about sending a message. THE DAD
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    Font - Lurkin' Mom @LurkAtHomeMom Tweet Me: Mommy just needs a little space right now. Child [perched on top of my head]: Why? 4:26 PM 5/20/19 Twitter for iPhone 1. . ill View Tweet activity
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    Forehead - Me, begging my toddler to eat so he can continue to live THE DAD Him, refusing because he's 3
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    Font - You: breaking down Your kids: Can I have a Snack
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    Font - Aice is my Christmas name -... @AliceTaylorM I was singing You Are My Sunshine to my 3 year old and he told me he hates that song. I said that's a shame because I use to sing it to him when he was in my tummy before he was born and he looked me dead in the eyes and said "I hated it then too".
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    Font - Henpecked Hal @HenpeckedHal [reading The Night Before Christmas] son: what's a kerchief? daughter: what's a clatter? son: what's a sash? daughter: what are coursers? son: what's soot? daughter: what's a peddler? son: what's a thistle? me: *closing book* Santa is fake. It's all fake. Goodnight.
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    Forehead - PARENTING AT 8AM PARENTING AT 8PM
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    Forehead - Me apologizing to my toddler for raising my voice at him and I feel guilty because I'm so tired and I'm doing my best and I love him so much and want him to be happy and @momsconfession My toddler: Yes, very sad. Anyway
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