The Not So Secret Struggles Of The Parents Of Gen Z: Funny Satire-Filled Parenting Memes

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Oct 19, 2023 10:00 AM EDT

Parenting a generation as unprecedented as Gen Z is a humungous task that is immensely difficult to prepare for, let alone to keep up with. Parents today have to deal with a constantly changing world, where one day the internet is our best friend and the next it is stealing all of our personal info, where one day their kids are playing Minecraft and the next they are demanding a gaming system to play Call Of Duty. It can be quite the head spinner when you have no idea what is coming next and how or when it will hit you.

So today we take a moment to recognize the unique struggles that the parents of the latest generation of humans have to put up with, manage and parent, every single day. From dads taking advantage of modern tech to make hilarious family photos, to a petition for Elmo to make songs about sleeping in on the weekend, to the reality of a 'short' bedtime story, to the curious case of a toddler who held a crocodile at school and brushed it off as if nothing had happened, there is no shortage of hilarious hijinx on offer.

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"*aging intensifies*"

via @ihidefrommykids
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"Saving on electricity isn’t super important if you’re dead, kiddo."

via howtobeadad
03
"What are some of the milestones you were most grateful for?"

via @anniewritess
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"Be afraid. Be very afraid."

via @dadandforty
05
"Sweet dreams, kiddo!"

via howtobeadad
06
"I can’t even imagine what my kids would say."

via @mcdadstuff
07
"I’m now sad that I’m done having kids."

via @tina_sanfilippo
08
"At least he’s expressing himself freely."

via howtobeadad
09
"Why? Why oh why did I have to look left?"

via howtobeadad
10
"Uuugghhhhhh"

via howtobeadad
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"My favorite too."

via @dadof2crazyboys
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"It’s like the opposite of a survival instinct."

via howtobeadad
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"Cute little nicknames are a fun part of early parenthood."

via howtobeadad
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"And you have to make this face. It’s the law."

via @muireanno_c
15
"Filed under Nope."

via @thecatwhisprer
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"Definitely feels like drawing with a non-dominant hand sometimes. All potatoes and squiggles."

via @graham_currin
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"You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here"

via @dudebrodad, @thedadvocate01
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"It’s like the “I don’t mean to sound…” of accuracy."

via @professional_worrier_
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"She cracked the code."

via @henpecked_hal
20
"Have mercy."

via howtobeadad
21
"Part of learning how to win is learning how to get your a** kicked."

via @kristerjohnson
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"You may groan, but that’s showbiz baby."

via howtobeadad
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"This is the way."

via @cmartvb
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"Photo ops, baby. "

via howtobeadad
25
"*raises my hand*"

via @imightbefunny1
26
"Skreeeeeeee!"

via @johnsmillie42
27
"Impenetrable."

via howtobeadad
28
"Uhhhhh… Hey kiddo want some ice cream?!"

via howtobeadad
29
"What they used to love is now torture apparently."

via howtobeadad
30
"This is the song! This is the song!"

via @itskevinthedad
31
"Please no"

via howtobeadad
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"Check for a battery slot as well."

via @mcdadstuff
33
"*sigh*"

via howtobeadad
34
"Always nothing.”

via @missmulrooney
35
"Ta-DUMmm!"

via howtobeadad
36
" ThumpTHUMPthumpTHUMPthumpTHUMP"

via howtobeadad
37
"*DING DING DING*"

via howtobeadad
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"Those eyes are getting a thorough resting."

via @classicdadmoves
39
"Turning the gaslight on in front of you."

via howtobeadad
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via @noideadaddyblog
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via @noideadaddyblog
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via @noideadaddyblog
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via @noideadaddyblog
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via @noideadaddyblog