20 Funny and Relatable Posts From Parents

I only realised my daughter was misreading the gingerbread man recipe when she announced that we needed "either one or four teaspoons of salt." I looked & saw that we needed 1/4 tsp of salt. By this point I had already added one or two teaspoons of ginger, mixed spice & cinnamon.

— Gareth P Jones also available in Bluesky (@jonesgarethp) December 11, 2023

Those are NOT normal gifts

-my 6yo listening to the 12 Days of Christmas

— meghan (@deloisivete) November 20, 2024

Asked my 6-year-old what she wants for Christmas and she said "a toy chicken that's taller than Anthony" so now I can't even finish my shopping until I track down this Anthony and find out how tall he is. Why can't she just want a bike?

— Kristen Mulrooney (@missmulrooney) December 12, 2023

Shoutout to all the kids home from college excited to sleep in but discovering how loud their family is in the morning getting ready.

— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) May 19, 2025

7yo: my best friend said he saw the Loch Ness Monster in real life

me: he’s been to Scotland?

7yo: no

— meghan (@deloisivete) May 17, 2025

my 3yo already hates being perceived while trying something new, he just asked me to "give him some privacy" while he tried to figure out how to buckle the bottom part of his car seat.

— emily may (@emilykmay) December 22, 2024

You know it's not going to end well when your kid yells, "look mom I have a parachute!"

— meghan (@deloisivete) May 20, 2025