59 Parenting Memes Capturing All the ‘Joys’ That Come With Parenthood (October 6, 2023)

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elina lee
Oct 6, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

Let's be frank, as parents, one of our favorite pastime activities is sharing stories about our children, whether with strangers, relatives, friends, or colleagues - you name it. From the very first moment our little ones enter the world, they take center stage in our lives, and from that moment on, we happily showcase every accomplishment to anyone willing to listen. There comes a time and place where we just accept that it's our children's world, and we're just here for the ride. 

But… can you blame us, though? It's pretty normal to be utterly obsessed with your offspring, right? True, we might be operating on a mere two hours of sleep and our homes haven't looked presentable in weeks. But it all becomes worthwhile when we get to witness and experience the world through their eyes. 

With that being said, get ready for another humongous collection of this week's best parenting memes. Enjoy! 

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    Product - Dads: If I have a daughter, I'm not playing dress up Dads after having daughter:
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    Joint - BREASTFEEDING When your calories go to someone else's thighs.
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    Clothing - WHEN I BUY STUFF FOR ME 0 WHEN I BUY STUFF FOR THE KIDS
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    Font - WHEN I SEE NEW PARENTS imgflip.com WITH A NEWBORN
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    Forehead - Children of divorced Parents Children of parents that are together but they should be Divorced
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    Smile - Parent: "Eat your food" Child: *Throws it on the floor* Child: Ooh! Eat?I thought you said "Yeet U
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    Forehead - When it's almost bedtime and your husband starts a game with the kids that involves wrestling and screaming. @close toclassy
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    Cartoon - MORNINGS BEFORE KIDS: MORNINGS AFTER KIDS:
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    Forehead - My kid, when I say, "Stop, you're gonna get hurt!" 66 FILM 10 seconds later... @close toclassy MANUSEIOS
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    Muscle - How you view parenting BEFORE becoming a parent Ja How you view parenting AFTER becoming a parent
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    Plant - Toddler: *Speaks in enthusiastic gibberish.* Me: "That doesn't make sense to me. But, then again, you are very small."
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    Gesture - I suffer from a sleeping disorder...... Called children.
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    Hand - Me getting ready for another invigorating day of wiping butts and making lunches nobody will eat ovouloncen @themommymemeoirs Cgpostiche FO epoutchotos
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    Jaw - 33% of your job as a dad is staring at your kids like this until they act right
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    Smile - MY KIDS yearofthedad.com WHEN I TELL THEM THEY DON'T NEED SECOND BREAKFAST
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    Shirt - Literally every parent trying to work remotely right now S MEMES
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    Sleeve - I thought raising a child was THE hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life. Until I had two of them. somee cards user card OnTheFenceAdvocacy.com
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    Microphone - Me: It's bedtime. Good night! My kids: 15 I DON'T WANNA CLOSE MY EYES
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    Vertebrate - WHAT I THOUGHT PARENTING WOULD LOOK LIKE... fb/mombabble WHAT IT'S LIKE.
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    Nose - NAPTIME? NOT WHILE MY ENEMIES STAND! memegenerator.net
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    Forehead - My baby: Rolls over onto his tummy and starts screaming bloody murder cause he doesn't like being on his tummy, but he can't roll himself back Me: YOU HAVE DONE THAT YOURSELF made with mematic memegenerator.net
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    Smile - My wife and I listening to our kid tell Santa that he's been good all year long De THE DAD
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    Forehead - When you tell your kids they can't have sugar because it's bad for you and then eat a pint of ice cream as soon as they are in bed. THE DAD
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    Organism - Me: *Accidentally lets a swear word slip* My toddler: tellmebaby A new core memory!
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    Font - My hope is that they will remember mommy tried. Even when she was tired, even when she was stressed. I hope they will know that I did it all for them. That I had every intention of being great, good, and grand, but some days all I could be was okay. fb.com/wakemeupwhenuactuallymissme
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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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    Font - My kid: Can I have some? Me: [mouth full off cheesecake] it's really spicy you won't like it
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    Organism - Ed Wiley @EdWiley parenting, child #1: don't jump off the coffee table onto the couch! parenting, child #6: i don't know why you're on top of the fridge with a ladle and a bag of marshmallows but here's a rag could you dust it while you're there 6:41 PM 12 Aug 18
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    Font - LL Cool Tweet @LLcoooltweet I made my bed and found a half eaten stick of butter in it. When I asked my child if she put anything in mommy's bed, she said "I did not put butter in it." The mystery continues. More at 11.
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    Art - Mom, what's it like having the best daughter in the world? I don't know sweetheart, you'll have to ask Grandma
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    Forehead - Parent: "This is serious. Are you listening to me?!" Kid: @alyceoneword [dinosaur noises]
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    Font - Yukon Gold @Graham Kritzer Today my 7 year-old came into the room crying. I asked him what happened and he said that his 5 year-old brother put 80 cows in his house in Minecraft while he was offline and that it was "entirely too many cows" and honest to christ I have no idea how to parent any of this.
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    Rectangle - Cleaning with a toddler around is like raking leaves during hurricane. somee cards user card
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    Hair - HAD EL DORADO GOLDPOSTING finally getting a quiet moment alone with the spouse realizing the kids are quiet
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    Vertebrate - Disk me, looking for my drink i just put down a bit ago Josh's goldposting memes THE ROAD TO EL DORADO GOLDPOSTING 27 my 2 year old
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    Happy - Maryfairyboberry @maryfairybobrry I was a horrible mother today and intentionally abandoned my children. Well what really happened was, I closed the door while I was in the restroom, but apparently it's the same thing
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    Bottle - I DON'T ALWAYS STEP ON MY KIDS TOYS BUT WHEN I'DO F#%$&#G S#&T G@%D@+#IT B!%#H M@#&$RF#%@$&G TOYS imgilip.com
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    Forehead - Me every night For the last time, go to bed! my kid Death first!
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    Light - We found my wife's phone in the toilet yesterday. We weren't sure which of our three kids put it there.......until my wife scrolled through her pictures today. /r/all
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    Font - James Breakwell, Exploding Un... @XplodingUnicorn Me: Stop yelling at your sisters. ⠀ 10-year-old: You don't understand. They won't listen, no matter how many times I tell them something. Me: *looks directly at camera*
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    Nose - when you've told your toddler to stop doing that 216 times... I will not scream why is this kid testing me im about to drop kick you
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    Font - ALL PARENTS WANT IS FOR OUR KIDS TO GO TO BED SO WE CAN WATCH A SHOW WITH BAD WORDS IN IT AND EAT THE HIDDEN SNACKS. Simon Holland
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    Font - Aaron Rupar @atrupar Being a toddler is having 300 toys but playing with a dirty scrap of paper that fell out of the trash, then having a total meltdown when your parents take it away
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    Font - dont mind me im just @chuckybrewster I love how toddlers wake up and just choose violence everyday
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    Cartoon - When you try to vent about how exhausted and overwhelmed you are in parenthood, but they respond with helpful solutions and good reminders I DON'T WANT A VALUABLE LIFE LESSON! D I JUST WANT AN ICE CREAM...
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    Font - Sure babies are cute but one day they grow into little gangly preteen creatures that tell you you're being "cringe." Bro how am I being bullied by a person I had to teach to use the potty
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    Organism - @cydbeer Husband: If anyone else whines they have to go right to bed! Me: Ugh my pants are too tight. My feet are cold. Everyone is being too loud. Kids: Ha! Mom has to go to bed! Me: Goodnight, suckers.
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    Font - Getting REAL TIRED of babysitting my mom's grandkids right now
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    Rectangle - How Babies Make Decisions Is it food? Yes No Stare at it, poke it, drop it on the floor, smash it, throw it, or rub it in your hair. Try to eat it immediately. DOGHOUSEDIARIES
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    Font - Be Kind Of Witty @bekindofwitty "You knew what you were getting into when you had children" Did I? Did I know that I'd be arguing with a 4yo that we don't lick peoples feet? DID I KNOW THAT?
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    Font - Friend: When can we come see the baby? Me: 2am would be super helpful... piper AND ME
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    Forehead - EATING A MEAL I'VE SPENT AN HOUR MAKING DRINKING BATH WATER THEY'VE JUST PEED IN mgflip.com TODDLER TODDLER
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    Joint - peaceluvandmemes Me, with childless free time: eat & nap run errands meal prep clean house
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    Hair - When you ask your toddler why she's grumpy. Things that were...things that are.... And some things... ...that have not yet come to pass.
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    Font - Breastfed. Bottle fed. It doesn't matter. They all turn into toddlers who refuse to eat anything but mac n' cheese. @coffeeandcoos
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    Font - SALTROS ORDAN 20307 Dadman Walking @dadmann_walking Fact: kids have 2 stomachs. One is the meal stomach. It's about the size of a pea. This is why children cannot consume a full breakfast, lunch, dinner. The second stomach is the snack stomach. This stomach stretches and has infinite amount of space.
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    Gesture - It seems unfair that the people who want to go to bed have to put the people to bed that don't want to go to bed.
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    Rectangle - Simon Holland @simoncholland RETWEETS 65 Wish I was as brave as my kid who just ate zero bites of her dinner and then asked my wife for a snack 6 minutes after the table was clear. LIKES 186 ✡ Following 5:22 PM-14 Sep 2015
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    Font - Everybody want a baby until it's 3am and you and the baby staring at each other crying
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