Peaceful And Petulant Parenting Memes For The Parents Of Young Children

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Nov 2, 2023 10:00 AM EDT

Welcome to Thursday dear parents. A day which holds an extra dose of relief for the parents of young children for whom hours pass as days, minutes as hours and seconds melt into minutes. So congratulations to all of you new-ish parents who are putting in overtime right now. Today's collection of comedic kid memes takes a specific look at the dichotomous nature of younger children. Thanks to all their newfound energy, their emotional states can vary rather drastically, going from peaceful to petulant in the blink of an eye. It is a stark transition which can catch even the most seasoned of parents off guard, so do not get your self down when you are overwhelmed by your young child's melodramatic mood swings, we are all in the same tantrum-filled, snot-nosed boat, headed directly towards a teenage iceberg.


So until we hit the iceberg, tuck your head back under the covers and kick back with these funny parenting memes that will hopefully help you get a chuckle or two out of your young one's next mood swing. Good luck.

  • 01

    “Did you check the dishwasher yet??”

    Smile - My husband waiting for me to notice after he unloaded the dishwasher. @kidsaretheworst
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 02

    "Let’s be honest, Nana’s would be half that price and in an old “Country Crock” butter container."

    Product - Paul Griffiths @paul_griffiths Whole Foods is out here tearing families apart 320 WHOLE FOODS MARKET 99482-50 Mom's Chicken Soup PERISHABLE | KEEP REFRIGERATED NET WT 24 0Z (1 LB 8 0Z) 680g 1016 Confed WHOLE FOODS MARKET Nana's Chicken Noodle Soup PERISHABLE I KEEP REFRIGERATED NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8 0Z) 680g $8.49 $5.66 000 HOM Na No Whole Foods Market Nana's Ch Soup
    via @Paul_Griffiths
  • 03

    "Gro$$eries."

    Font - Andrew Schiavone @aschiavone Cooking at home is a great way to have dinner at the same price as going to a restaurant a couple years ago
    via @andrewschiavone
  • 04

    "Whispering no. Stop. Well, I warned you.”

    Road surface - When my kid is about to do something dumb and I should stop him, but I kinda wanna see how it turns out... STOP @kidsaretheworst
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 05

    “wasn’t popular but it made me laugh.”

    Forehead - When grandma says, "you're so cute, I could just eat you up." @kidsaretheworst
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 06

    "This is true for me and all of my kids. "

    Rectangle - this is when the lying first started Date Name: Reading Log Title Start Page End Page
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 07

    "No need to be defensive here. It’s funny. And we are glad some kids see it."

    Product - The most accurate family portrait that has ever been colored. @kidsaretheworst
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 08

    "We first posted this one in 2016 and it still hits me in the feels."

    Leg - It's fine. It's fine. I'll do EVERYTHING. It's fine. @KIDSARETHEWORST
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 09

    "I’m still chasing that high."

    Font - Little did we know that the most free we'd ever feel was on the last day of school when we left our backpacks at home. @kidsaretheworst
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 10

    "Why I don’t buy my kids white shirts."

    Font - Me eating: My white shirt: let me taste it.
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 11

    "Which door do you choose?"

    Plant - Blue Door: You never have to change a poopy diaper. Ever. Red Door: $10 million but blow-out diaper clean up every day for the rest of your life. @kidsaretheworst
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 12

    "Happy Spring break, kids. Let’s watch a new series. Or one we’ve already seen."

    Water - SPRING BREAK EXPECTATIONS Flived pantano SPRING BREAK REALITY NETFLIX
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 13

    "Chicken nuggets for life."

    Dog - I could just as easily be wearing this sign STOLE CHICKEN FROM A LITTLE KID
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 14

    "Nothing cracked a back like one of these chairs. I’m still chasing that high."

    Furniture - Anna Macfarlane @kidsaretheworst Remembering when I used to visit this chiropractor every day.
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 15

    "I really think this could be mutually beneficial. I’ll adjust my rates!"

    Font - Anna Macfarlane @kidsaretheworst "Would love to collab." -me contacting my parents about watching my kids for the weekend.
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 16

    "I’ve been waiting all day to watch this movieeeeezzzzzz"

    Brown - HOW MOMS WATCH MOVIES OPENING CREDITS 10 MINUTES 5 MINUTES @KIDSARETHEWORST 15 MINUTES
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 17

    "I bet he cleaned up. Cleaned up. Everybody everywhere."

    Billiard table - Friends told me, "You won't believe who we ran into from pre-school at the bar." Was not disappointed.
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 18

    "It’s like a reward."

    Product - I thought I lost $350 and then three months later I found it in my four year olds room * 8 352 953 fox CREDIT 1+ VIP ON/AC OFF CASH
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 19

    “Did they say Brayden? That’s me.”

    Font - online male @BurningInHD < I just shouted "let's go aiden" and the entire little league team turned around.
    via @raddad, @BurningInHD
  • 20

    "But can he also read minds? Yes."

    Font - Today 4:11 PM Is he a youth medium? ? Like a child psychic? No No. The tee shirt size Oh
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 21

    "Guaranteed before Christmas. Last chance to deliver by Christmas? "

    Font - Know why you're stressed before Christmas? Because it's not a day as much as it is a deadline. @kidsaretheworst Think about it.
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 22

    "Hey, I don’t make the rules."

    Font - Santa brings one gift. ONE. And fills the stocking. That's it. Any other gifts the kids can appropriately thank their parents for finding, buying, hiding, wrapping, and overall magic making. @kidsaretheworst
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 23

    """Marv!! I want to see the other Wet Bandit! """

    Forehead - The perfect Halloween costume doesn't ex- HOME ALONE Back To The Past
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 24

    "It’s how I was RAISED! And it was delicious."

    Font - Luke Thayer @comedianluke Yes I read books, but only because every time I finish one I reward myself with a personal pan pizza. It's the way I was raised.
    via @comedianluke
  • 25

    "Mom tax (or dad tax) is the best at Halloween"

    Product - SNICKER SNICKERS Ilergy information: see pack. Not for individual resal lergieinformation: siehe Verpackung. Nicht zum Einzelverkaut paquet. Ne da su venta on sobre lergias: ver ener ment. E NL Allergi inform k Duds Chocolate & Caramel UUDာ 3 Juds Chocolate & Caramel Milk Duds Milk Duds Milk Du Chocolate & Conq Dudse nd MILK CHOCOLATE WHICH ONE DO YOU CLAIM FROM YOUR KIDS' TRICK OR TREAT STASH? Reese's XIA Milk Duds Chocolate a Caramel es MI k NET WT @kidsaretheworst 75 twix cookie bar
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 26

    "Which is the worst to get in your kids’ Halloween haul?"

    Recipe - 1 @kidsaretheworst SMA THE DE RT 3 DINTE THE SMARTIES SMART ACHA ORANDT footsie Rol Toots CAN Roll® Tootsie HO Roll® e Roll® Tootsie Joh Tootsie Roll Tootsie Tootsie Roll Roll Roll Tootsis Tootsie sie sie ISTOOL 10 otsie Tootsie Roll® Tootsie Roll CHOOSE ONE TO REMOVE FROM HALLOWEEN FOREVER Roll 2 Tootsie Roll Ro Tos Tootsie Rolle foy 4 botsie Roll® otsie
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 27

    "Am I this mom with the door pumpkins? Maybe."

    Glasses - More MORE adam.the.create afelcome
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 28

    "Please note Mom in the picture getting cereal for everyone."

    Font - Reflective Writing 9-30-22 Name Date @KIDSARETHEWORST What do you think would be the hardest part about being a parent? Kits e Chicc
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 29

    "Little higher."

    Font - nftguyy. @NFTGUYY what my back needs BW 120 AD-3
    via @NFTGUYY
  • 30

    "I always win. Even with my love."

    Font - Whenever my kids say “I love you" I always respond "I love you more." Because life is a competition and they need to know their mother will always win. @KIDSARETHEWORST
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 31

    "It’s ok. I’m ok. It’s ok."

    Nose - When a kid asks if there is a baby in your tummy. And there isn't. @kidsaretheworst 1-2 hurts just a little
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 32

    "I’ll count to 150 and then come find you. Don’t move."

    Product - Parent: "Wow, you were such a good hider, I had to sit down and have a snack before coming to look for you again." 933 @kidsaretheworst
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 33

    "And I need the answer to be faux real."

    Product - Joseph Wade @cordialwombat Hey Walmart? I have a very important question to ask... PA $394 Skull $394 FAR SKULLHEAD 12 $3.94 Faux Skull
    via @cordialwombat
  • 34

    "Thinking about school starting soon and packing lunches."

    Food - This picture just got stuck to the roof of my mouth
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 35

    "I was a better parent before I had kids."

    Gesture - When you remember all the things you said about parenting before you had kids. @kidsaretheworst cringe
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 36

    "Carry the one. And Happy Father’s Day."

    Font - henry joce @henry_joce Some of you never spent hours at the kitchen table crying as your dad shouts 'WHAT IS 3 TIMES 7?'
    via @henry_joce
  • 37

    "Petting dogs and popping wheelies. This kid sounds amazing."

    Font - MARY @maryxwetzel ... This kid probably 8/10 years old asked politely if he could pet my dog I said yes. After he pet her he hopped on his bike, popped a wheelie and said "that was for you thanks for letting me pet your dog." Highlight of my day tbh.
    via @maryxwetzel
  • 38

    "It’s always the right time for a birth story."

    Hairstyle - When your Mom tells the story again how she needed 9 stitches after you were born because your head was so big. @kidsaretheworst
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 39

    "May is crazy enough without my kids thinking they can stay home!!"

    Font - My kids informed me that their teachers will no longer take roll starting next week. I told them it's a trick. Of course they take roll. Now go to school and watch movies and "play heads up 7 up" for the next two weeks. @kidsaretheworst
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 40

    "It’s amazing what kids say when those kids are made up as are the words they say."

    Font - larrybuenafeauthor ... I made some offhanded comment about hating how I looked in front of my nephew, and he looked at me and said "just because you would change parts of something doesn't mean you can't love it" And I was like wow, making up this story about a fake kid really changed my perspective
    via @larrybuenafeauthor
  • 41

    "Mothers Day."

    Toilet seat - то лалет HAPPY Day MOTHERIN
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 42
    Paint - My mom wears many hats in our family. My mom is teacher. She taught me how to Eas ton Por dri inks
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 43
    Handwriting - to: MooMoo Love Ava T Not Fat 33 Work! But I
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 44
    Hand
    via kidsaretheworst
  • 45
    Photograph - "Has anyone seen Mom?" eworst Mom
    via kidsaretheworst

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