Parenting has always had its ups and downs. From their first steps to their first tantrums, their first day at school to their first detention, their first accolade to their first teenage drama. Parenting has and always will be a rollercoaster ride of emotions and experiences, but every decade comes with its own challenges, and the 2020s are no exception. Much like parents who watched their kids grow through the technological revolution, becoming ever more addicted to their gaming devices and the sordid forums of the 2000s. The parents of 2020 are facing the AI revolution, and boy oh boy is it going to be a tough one. It was probably bad enough being proven wrong in real time by a 5-year-old using google, but now they have access to AI.
So for all the parents feeling the weight of this decade, we have put together an irony filled giggle-worthy collection of parenting memes that depict the highs and lows of being a parent in 2023.