‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (November 22, 2025)

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Nov 22, 2025 7:00 AM EST

Time to laugh, mom and dad. You have had a busy and exhausting week. Plus, you're already starting to get ready for the holidays. That's right, they are closer than you think and every shop is reminding you of that. So we hope you didn't struggle too hard to parent AND put up the Christmas lights. You deserve a break and some LOLs. Just like the LOLs you'll get from the relatable parenting memes below. You can share them with your partner, a fellow parenting friend, or just giggle at them yourself in solitude. Even if that solitude is you hiding in the closet as your kids run around looking for you in an extra tough game of "hide and seek." You know what my favorite thing to do to get a little break from this kids is? Build a sheet fort with them, make the inside very soft and safe, and then say, "uh-oh! I'm too big to fit in there. I guess it's for kids only." And they will be SO excited that they have their only little private "no adults allowed" sanctuary and you can just sit on the cough while they do whatever in there that you know is safe and sound.