In fact, it’s one of the hardest things you can do. Be responsible for another human being? Sheesh! I’m barely capable of being responsible for myself! Nevertheless, despite the tall order that is becoming a mom or dad, many people take it. Because the reward of seeing something— someone that you created, is worth the effort.
It doesn’t always feel that way, though. Just as these moms who are on the verge of breaking down.
They say you don't know love until you become a parent, and that's because you finally understand how much you love sleep. Or sitting down.
— Jennifer S. White (@yenniwhite) June 12, 2017
7yo: Why can't I have coffee?
Me: It'll make u even more energetic than u already are
7: But u drink it all the time& u never have energy!
— Salty Mermaid Entertainment (@saltymermaident) August 13, 2016
My husband and I talked about getting a divorce, but neither one of us wants the kids.
— 🎭ᑌᖇᔕᑌᒪᗩ🎭 (@3sunzzz) August 25, 2016
Parenting is fun if you're into things like cooking for people who aren't hungry.
— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) April 9, 2016
I put my symptoms into WebMD & it turns out I just have kids.
— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) March 7, 2016
If you haven't used a juice box as a chaser, then you probably haven't reached your lowest point in parenting yet.
— Tired Working Mom (@WorkingMom86) September 19, 2015
Saturday morning wake up: 6:30am
Sunday morning wake up: 5:47am
Monday morning: 8:12am still sleeping & missed the bus
-my kids
— Jen Good (@buriedwithkids) November 23, 2015
We plan to be kind patient moms who accept our kids exactly as they are then we see them take 45 mins to eat a goddamn bowl of Lucky Charms.
— Kim Bongiorno (@LetMeStart) March 18, 2016
Stay in school, kids.
No, I mean really. Don't come home. We need a break.
— Housewife of Hell (@HousewifeOfHell) June 2, 2015
Let's play a game called How Many Times Will Mommy Repeat Herself Before She Loses Her Shit?
— Mommy Cusses (@mommy_cusses) December 3, 2015
When I was 8 yrs old, I walked to school by myself; now you have to hold your kid's hand right up to their first drug deal.
— Stabbatha Christy (@LoveNLunchmeat) April 22, 2016
What I say:
Get dressed
Brush teeth
Get in the carWhat my kids hear:
Have a snack
Shriek like monkeys
Open 3 umbrellas indoors
Go poop— Valerie (@ValeeGrrl) March 17, 2016
Before I had kids, I didn't even know it was possible to destroy an entire house with a granola bar.
— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) October 3, 2014
Me:"If you ever give me another gift with 'some assembly required', you're dead to us."
6:*writing thank you card* But, um..
Me: Write it!
— Mom Psychologist (@mompsychologist) August 28, 2016
Being a parent means hiding in a closet to eat a donut so you don't have to share.
— Abhorrent Housewife (@abhorrent_wife) September 27, 2012
Daughter: You're invading my personal space
Mom: You came out of my personal space
— Moe (@_Mo_lee_) January 8, 2016
New plan. Instead of exercising & eating better, I'm just going to tell everybody I'm 4 months pregnant.
For the rest of my life.
— Salty Mermaid Entertainment (@saltymermaident) January 23, 2016
I've never simultaneously loved something so much and wanted it to shut up as badly as I do with my kids.
— Walking Outside in Slippers (@WalkingOutside) November 23, 2015
I watched Sleeping Beauty with my son and then I had to explain to him the importance of consent.
— Tired Working Mom (@WorkingMom86) February 10, 2016