47 Wittiest Parenting Memes About All the ‘Joys’ That Come With Raising Tiny Little Humans (October 20, 2023)

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elina lee
Oct 20, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

Raising kids may be one of the oldest traditions out there, but that doesn't make it any easier. Don't get us wrong, raising kids is a remarkable journey filled with joyous moments like no other, but let's not pretend that it's all a walk in the park. The sleepless nights and endless diaper changes can be physically draining. The tantrums and defiance can test our patience like never before, and just the mere weight of responsibility can feel oh-so overwhelming. 

But here's the thing, it gets better. Sure, as the children grow, the challenges evolve. But that's the beauty of parenting; from the very first moment you lay your eyes on them to help them navigate the complexities of middle school bullies - as parents, it is our one and only job to guide them and be there for them in moments of need. 

With that being said, in true TGIF nature, we're back with our weekly Parenting segment where we serve you up with the wittiest and most relatable memes about all things parenthood. Enjoy! 

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  • 01
    Sleeve - When you're absolutely exhausted from keeping your parents awake all night last night @mum_probs
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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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    Smile - When your sick kid wants to cuddle with you. RAMBLIN MAMA
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    Dog - The dog when my toddler actually finishes all of his food
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    Human - How I like to celebrate at the end of another successful day of parenting THE DAD
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    Clothing - THE WOMAN WHO CAN COMMAND ME HASN'T BEEN BORN YET. @TheRealShaunzimmer NOUR 4 YEARS LATER. Dreams INSIDE
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    World - When someone asks me what I do for a living Fb/crunchymama0128 I'VE MADE TWO PEOPLE AND I'M THEIR LEADER.
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    Smile - Her: I'm exhausted I was up till 4am with the baby Him: It's probably not good to keep a baby up that late ROBBEN shutterstock hutterstock
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    Vertebrate - My husband and I The Kids
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    Hair - The weekend approaches. I'm pumped.
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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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    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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    Footwear - My kid wearing 4T My kid wearing 5T @stellaonmymind
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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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    Font - FUN PARENT DRINKING GAME: TAKE A SHOT EVERY TIME YOUR CHILD WHINES. LOL DON'T DO THIS, YOU WILL DIE.
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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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    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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    Joint - BREASTFEEDING When your calories go to someone else's thighs.
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    Font - gowns man the crazy thing about babies is that like, some people would think that reading a baby a book about farm animals is teaching them about farm animals, but really it's teaching them about the concept of a book and how there's new information on each page of a single object, but really, beyond that, it's teaching them how language works, and beyond that it's really actually teaching them about human interaction, and really really it's them learning about existing in a three- dimens
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    Font - THERE SHOULD BE AN ENERGY DRINK CALLED 6AM TODDLER @the.mama.makers
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    Nose - NAPTIME? NOT WHILE MY ENEMIES STAND! memegenerator.net
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    Font - Fruits of Motherhood @lindafruits I'm going to cut out the middle man tonight and just throw dinner on the floor. feedinglittles
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    Jaw - MY DAUGHTER'S MY DAUGHTER'S ATTITUDE. HEIGHT FINDING MYSELF
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    Font - My kid spent the last 45 minutes pretending to be a robot vacuum cleaner and picked everything up off the floor. He is now sitting silently in the corner recharging. This is peak parenting. I don't know if I will ever top this. @mommywinetime
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    Font - Irrationalmomthoughts @Irrationalmomt2 Having a toddler is like having your best friend be drunk 24/7. And you always have to be the one to keep them from jumping in the river and peeing in the middle of the street
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    Human - Me: The baby went to bed late so I bet she'll sleep late. The baby at 5:30am: @momwithaboysname
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    Product - KER TACO BURGER PIZZA COOKIES Smooners @awe.mommy MEDEUM This is my last time eating from this food truck. The owner/cook is naked, the food tastes like plastic and when I grabbed the smoothie he threw a plate at me. I give it 1 star.
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    Sleeve - Lucy Small @lucyleid : She tried to steal the baby goat by running to the car with it exactly 5 seconds after this photo.
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    Cartoon - When you try and play an imaginative game with your kids but break character after 5 minutes: PHYSICS 0 @checkyourkidsatthedoor I have failed you.
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    Photograph - Toddler screaming while throwing a tantrum for not getting their way Me screaming back to establish dominance
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    Jaw - Sara Buckley @nottheworstmom .. Parenting more than one kid is 98% making sure they don't accidentally or purposely kill each other.
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    Facial expression - when the neighbor is trying to make small talk while you're wrestling your feral toddler into their car seat @madmommies IT'S A BAD TIME BOB
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    Font - Me: I love you so much. You're my sweetheart, you know that? Toddler: *slaps me in the face*
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    Font - Ren @whip_hand_ :\ I'm currently with a man who has kids and it absolutely is harder than dating a man without. Lmao. The fact that his kids are also my kids is not the point.
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    Font - One minute you have an innocent infant. Then suddenly, without @Fb.com/Muddled UpMummy warning, they turn into the TODDLERSAURUS REX.
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    World - my toddler, beside himself that I desecrated his granola bar even more upset that I'm continuing to offend him with my failure literally mimicking the sounds of a tornado siren combined with an animal being slaughtered me, offering him a granola bar I broke in half trying to pretend that I put the pieces back together LLAMAPOSTING praying to god my neighbors don't misunderstand the blood curdling screams
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    Human - parenting parenting on good sleep vs on no sleep
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    Publication - Friend without kids: what's it like to be a Dad? Me: I can recommend a book that sums it up perfectly HOP POP We like to hop. We like to hop on top of Pop. STOP You must not hop on Pop. THE DAD
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    Font - Out of Control Parental @oocparental It's safest to keep your child rear- facing in their car seat as long as possible, so they can't see what IG: @outofcontrolparental you're eating from the drive-thru.
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    Font - Stone Cold Daddy @Stonecolddad316 Only now as a parent have I realized my parents weren't bullshitting when they said they couldn't hear themselves think. 5:51 15 Jan 19 Twitter for Android .
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    Forehead - My toddler talking about his day Me looking at his unfinished chicken nuggets made with mematic
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    Font - Whitney Ballard @WhitneyBallard__ Do you ever sit back and think... I'm really a whole MOTHER?! With a FAMILY...that I'm responsible for?! AND WHO LET ME DO THIS?! You all really let me take these kids home and KEEP THEM. I really just wake up every day and keep these people alive, LIKE WHAT IS THIS
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    Photograph - When your baby grunts in the car seat and then you hear the sound of a hippo stomping on a bagpipe filled with chili TO @How ToBeADad
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    World - When you catch your kids eating a family size bag of tortilla chips for breakfast but then realize you don't have to cook phumor me @MACGYVERING MOM22 I'll allow it.
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    Sleeve - Me after my kids fall asleep DADASS Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf.
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