Being a parent is one of the most rewarding journeys. Undoubtedly, there is nothing like the joy of creating and nurturing a new life and watching it blossom. However, parenting isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, no matter what idyllic social media posts might have you believe. This responsibility comes with a unique set of challenges.

Have a look at these hilarious moments when parents finally realized what is like to be a parents.

#1 “I Went To The Bathroom And Forgot To Shut The Door”

#2 Momming Ain’t Easy

#3 “Mom, He’s Too Hot And He Needs A Fan.” Imagine Waking Up To This

#4 I Heard This Kid Yelling For His Dad At Lowe’s, I Went Looking For Him And…

#5 Bring A Toddler To A Wedding They Said, It Will Be Cute They Said

#6 Don’t Let Your Child Use Your Laptop

#7 My Friend Got Tired Of His Kids Losing The Remotes

#8 Daughter’s First Camping Trip. This Is How She Wakes Me Up At 6:15 In The Morning

#9 Sometimes You Get A Playpen To Keep The Kid Out

#10 Kept Track Of How Many Times My 3-Year-Old Asked Me “Why?” In One Day

#11 Actual Photo Of Me Waiting For My Daughter To Finish Her Homework

#12 Son To My Wife: “Mommy , Let’s Play Army Guys. You Can Be This Guy Because He’s Vacuuming.”

#13 My Cousins Had A Paint Party At Their Daycare And Now They Look Like A Cartoon Character When A Bomb Explodes

#14 I Fed My Kid Real Food For The First Time

#15 Have A Baby They Said… It Will Be Fun They Said…. (Decibel Meter For Reference)

#16 Motherf**ing 3-Year-Olds

#17 We Got These Bathroom Doors Because We Thought They Were Trendy. That Was Before We Had A Toddler

#18 My Wife Cutting My Daughter’s Skirt Out Of A Scooter Axle On Mother’s Day

#19 I Am A Lawyer, My Son Told Me He Had To Tell Me Something, But First Wanted Me To Sign This

#20 Baking & Prepping For Her 1-Year-Old’s Birthday Party

#21 My 4-Year-Old Found Permanent Markers And Is So Proud That He Is Now Darth Maul

#22 One Picture Has Never Encapsulated My Life As A Parent More

#23 The Joys Of Parenting

#24 The One And Only Time I Forgot To Put Up The Baby Gate Before I Showered

#25 “Mum, I’m Going To Boil An Egg To Have On Toast” Me Yelling Back From The Bathroom “Just Give Me A Sec & I’ll Show “Boom”

#26 Walked In The Bathroom To Find Our Precious Child “Washing” A Book He Found

#27 I Gave My 2-Year-Old A Slice Of Cheese To Eat While She Was Watching Some Paw Patrol. Then I Checked On Her A Minute Later

#28 Girls’ Room Wasn’t Getting Warm So I Took Apart Their Vent, I Now Have A Great Way To Illustrate What It’s Like To Have Four Children

#29 My Daughter Found The Diaper Cream

#30 My Baby Ordered 94 Dollars Worth Of Pizza Off An App Called Slice That Doesn’t Ask For Payment Info Verification When Placing An Order

#31 My Husband Left The Nesquik Out

#32 Why Is She Upset? Because She Can’t Have The Corn Oil That She Is Convinced Is Apple Juice

#33 I Got One Child To Nap, The Other One Is Stubborn

#34 30 Pairs Of My Kid’s Socks. Not A Single Pair. I Don’t Even Remember Us Buying So Many Socks

#35 My Nephew Woke Up From His Nap With A Sippy Cup Nobody Had Seen For 3 Weeks

#36 Thug Life

#37 Take Your Child To Work Day Summed Up In One Photo

#38 Shopping Is Hard

#39 Today I Learned That If You Let Your Child Pour Their Own Syrup They Will Invent “Pancake Soup”

#40 I Swear I Don’t Know Where He Learned This

#41 How My Kids See My Car

#42 The Moment When You Realized Your Toddler Spent 30 Minutes Trying To Unlock Your iPad

#43 Badass Little Cousin

#44 When You Find Your Pants In The Toilet After Asking Your Toddler To Help You With Laundry

#45 When You’ve Got Glass Shower Doors And A Toddler That Won’t Stay Out

#46 She Was Being So Quiet, We Thought She Fell Asleep. Nope, Just Silently Applying Butt Paste To Her Face

#47 This Apple My Son Was “Done With”

#48 Naps With A 4-Year-Old

#49 This Is What Happens When You Put A 7-Year-Old In Charge Of Dishwasher Duty

It’s either buy new furniture or save up for college.

Can Spiderman clean up his own web?

This is how future tattoo artists perfect their craft.

When you say permanent marker, you don’t really mean permanent?

What do you mean there is no romance in our relationship?

Daddy takes up too much room on the bed.

I’ll entertain myself if you won’t entertain me.

We have all secretly wished to sleep on an airplane aisle.

He will totally eat like this when he’s a grown man as well.

Not so tough after all.

Are my cute, big, blue eyes enough to get me out of a time out?

The dog did it!

You play, I sleep with the best t-shirt ever made!

Mommy is playing while child is doing mommy’s work.

Why? Just tell me why?

Daddy you look so pretty.

This is what our weekend alarm looks like.

We look so much alike daddy.

This way everyone gets to play.

What? They still don’t play safe when they get older?!?!