29 Nostalgic Memes For All the New Parents Who Need a Break

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melissa dilillo
Jan 14, 2025 4:00 PM EST

If you're not a parent living in a world of nostalgia, what are you doing? Remember how brilliant our childhood was? If you weren't eating personal pan pizzas in your school's reading program, watching the infamous TGIF lineup on Friday nights, or playing ding dong ditch with the neighborhood crew, please tell me what you were doing? I wasn't even a cool kid and I feel like a cool kid looking back. 

Nostalgia is a funny thing. You don't know you're in some of the most memorable times of your life until years later. It's so important to remember this especially as a parent these days. Your kids may test your limits, but they'll potentially be raising kids of their own and then you'll be thinking back to the days when they clogged your toilet with endless toilet paper and tampons. 

I'm all for bringing these fun childhood memories of my own to the kiddos today. Maybe some things are too dated, but I won't apologize for showing them the Parent Trap and then spending the evening playing Pretty Pretty Princess. Sounds like a good life to me. 

Enjoy our parenthood memes that'll surely bring you back to the good times growing up.

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  • 01
    me pretending to be dead so he gets in trouble My older brother apologizing for hitting me
    via @kidsaretheworst

    Why were we like this? 

  • 02
    Lindsay Hunter @lindsaydevon Me: *hydroplaning through four lanes of traffic in my minivan* My kids: MOM ARE YOU LISTENING I SAID KNOCK KNOCK GOB
    via @lindsaydevon

    I miss being oblivious.

  • 03
    IF YOU DON'T LAUGH YOU'LL CRY @KIDSARETHEWORST
    via @kidsaretheworst

    Not going to lie, I'd be so mad. Crying isn't the half of it. 

  • 04
    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
  • 05
    MOM IS PROBABLY AT THE STORE GETTING BATH SUPPLIES.
    via @kidsaretheworst
  • 06
    Ashley Nicole Black → @ashleyn1cole One of the cool things they don't tell you about your thirties is you can hurt your neck by turning to look at something, which is wild because that is neck's main job.
    via @ashleyn1cole
  • 07
    me at a restaurant I didn't want to go to after saying "im literally down for wherever" C. PINE
    via @kidsaretheworst
  • 08
    nftguyy. @NFTGUYY what my back needs BW 120 AD-3
    via @NFTGUYY
  • 09
    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
  • 10
    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
  • 11
    Parent: "Wow, you were such a good hider, I had to sit down and have a snack before coming to look for you again." @kidsaretheworst 4330
    via @kidsaretheworst
  • 12
    the pile of clothes on my the pile of clothes on my chair during the chair at 3am: day:
    via @kidsaretheworst
  • 13
    Joseph Wade @cordialwombat Hey Walmart? I have a very important question to ask... $394 Skull $394 Faux Skull $3.94 800
    via @cordialwombat
  • 14
    When you were feeling great and someone asks if you've been crying. @kidsaretheworst C
    via @kidsaretheworst
  • 15
    This picture just got stuck to the roof of my mouth
    via @kidsaretheworst
  • 16
    Me when all the kids are in the car and I can enjoy the quiet minute before I get in. @kidsaretheworst
    via @kidsaretheworst
  • 17
    Myrna Tellingheusen @PearlsFromMyrna I have always believed it's not butter.
    via @PearlsFromMyrna
  • 18
    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
  • 19
    MARY @maryxwetzel 600 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
  • 20
    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
  • 21
    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
  • 22
    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
  • 23
    HAPPY You! элег MOTHERY Day. બે કે
    via @kidsaretheworst
  • 24
    worst "Has anyon seen Mom?" Mom
    via @kidsaretheworst
  • 25
    60 keely flaherty @keelyflaherty one day you are young, and the next day you have to use three strategically placed pillows to sleep at night so your body does not break in half
    via @keelyflaherty
  • 26
    Me (Tree #2) My grandparents who drove two hours to watch me in a school musical
    via @kidsaretheworst
  • 27
    How my teenager reacts when they see how many internet tabs I have open. @kidsaretheworst
    via @kidsaretheworst
  • 28
    Cara Weinberger @caraweinberger When I miss my parents I put 12 expired salad dressings in my fridge and it feels like home
    via @caraweinberger
  • 29
    Satirical Mommy @SatiricalMommy SATIRICAL MOMMY Whoever said diamonds are a girl's best friend must have forgotten about pockets
    via @SatiricalMommy

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