The Funniest Posts From Parents This Week (Aug. 9-15)

I panicked for a second because I didn't know where my baby was. Fortunately he was able to help me with the search since I was holding him at the time.

— Eli McCann (@EliMcCann) August 11, 2025

You can either have a nice evening or you can read 150 Back to School emails.

But you can’t have both.

— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) August 12, 2025

My daughter made me breakfast in bed (a protein bar and a protein waffle) and the mess in the kitchen was…not proportionate.

— Marissa 💚💛 (@michimama75) August 10, 2025

please keep my 10 yo in your thoughts and prayers. He left his electronics at my sister's house an hour away and he has *checks notes* "nothing to do anymore but stare at a stupid wall".

— Dadman Walking (@dadmann_walking) August 10, 2025

No one:

My kid at bedtime: if you're a paleontologist, can you ask your boss if you can bring some fossils home

— meghan (@deloisivete) August 13, 2025

[On a family vacation]

Toddler: [Wakes up at 3:38am screaming]

I CANT SEE ! I CAN’T SEE !

Me: [Switches on hotel room light]

Toddler: Oh.

— My Life As Dad (@milifeasdad) August 13, 2025

It’s so cute how my friend invited me to watch her toddler drink water but still calls it soccer.

— I Hide From My Kids (@IHideFromMyKids) August 10, 2025

Embracing my body as a mother is so important, for my mental health as well as to prepare me for today, when my toddler mooed at me as I stepped out of the shower.

— One Awkward Mom (@oneawkwardmom) August 13, 2025

My son, walking with a cane, pretending to be an old man with old man voice:

“Ooooh my aching back, I need to take my Altoids”

— redyellowgreendance 💃🏻 (@RYGdance) August 11, 2025

Yeah I’m skilled in crisis management.

*holds a bowl up to my kid’s chin to catch all the snack crumbs*

— Jennifer Parker (@Mrs_JParker) August 11, 2025

I spent way too much time and money on college to just answer all my kid’s questions with, “I don’t know, ask Alexa.”

— mark (@TheCatWhisprer) August 11, 2025