For real, though. Sometimes when you experience crazy you need humor. And if you are a parent, you know the crazy that I am talking about.

Let’s take a break from the wild west of being a parent.

Meme of an elderly woman with text saying 'Parenting isn't stressful,' humorously attributed to 'Melissa, age 29,' reflecting the trials of parenting.

Stop the chores, enjoy a laugh and share these funny parenting memes with a friend who is in the midst of the chaos.

Meme text reading, 'Parenting Hack: Just kidding, there are no hacks. Everything is hard. These kids do not listen. This is your life now. God speed.' The humor highlights the struggles of parenting with a touch of sarcasm.

Funny Memes for Parents

Take a few minutes to stop picking up the floor that is littered with random objects. That laundry basket has been sitting there for a week. If the dishing aren’t done, fret not – use paper plate.

Meme featuring a wise green Jedi giving parenting advice, saying 'If parenting you do, then cry you must.'

Before and After Having Kids Meme

Kids change you. (Hey it ain’t all bad, but also.)

before kids meme

Funny Parent Memes

Exhale, relax and take 5 minutes to laugh at these funny parenting memes. Parenting ain’t easy, y’all. It’s a constant battle of will power by kids that possess the same traits you can’t stand about yourself.

Meme of a famous green puppet playing the banjo with the text: 'Here's a little song I wrote, why the hell is parenting so damn hard all the time?' capturing the daily struggles of parenthood with humor.

I thought we could start this party off with something we all could relate to. This funny parenting meme is a great conversation starter.

Humorous parenting meme depicting a roller coaster with the text 'Describe parenting without words. I'll go first.' suggesting the chaotic ups and downs of raising kids.

Post on Facebook and watch the comments roll in with silly memes and parenting photos that might act as good birth control if people only knew the truth about parenting.

Have Kids They Say

It will be fun they say. Parenting, well it has it’s fun moments.

have kids they say meme

One thing about parenting that is guaranteed and you will be exhausted. See our tired memes for laughs about the non-stop exhaustion.

Parenthood Meme

Preparing for parenthood? Get rocks.

parenthood meme: A good way to prepare yourself for parenthood is to talk to rocks because they have similar listening habits.

Parenting is Hard

No one said it was easy, but boy some people sure make having kids LOOK easy. Those people are what i call LIARS and these parenting is hard memes are revealing parenting truths that all moms and dads can relate to.

Meme of a woman with wild hair in curlers, eyes wide and mouth open, with text saying 'Feeling Crazy? Welcome to Parenting!' Humorous take on the chaotic life of parenting.

When you just want 10 minutes of quiet. This parents be like meme is for any parent who just wants no noise for a brief period of time. Why is this so difficult to get?

Funny parenting meme featuring a sloth with the text 'Parents be like... Can you please be quiet for 10 minutes' capturing the universal plea for peace and quiet.

Parent Teacher Conference Memes

This parent teacher conference meme is pretty much spot on.

Humorous teacher meme with a woman pouring liquor into a blender, captioned 'Me prepping for the parent teacher conference.'

What do you say when your kid is just like you? Teachers, we got you too. Teacher memes for some LOLs.

Meme image of an unimpressed monkey with the caption 'My Face During the Parent Teacher Conference,' humorously depicting a teacher's relatable expression.

Also if you love you some monkeys, we have a slew of monkey memes!

Cleaning with Kids Memes

This Barney meme for parents who try so hard, even singing the Clean Up song. Bless you.

Meme of a purple dinosaur with a mischievous grin holding a yellow ball, captioned 'When you’re singing the “clean up” song, but your child ain’t picking anything up.'

This is from our laundry meme collection. You gotta love it when you’ve spent the weekend washing loads of laundry. Just as you are carrying the last load of folded clothes up the stairs, miraculously a fresh bin of dirty laundry is found.

Meme with a frustrated woman pulling her hair, captioned 'When you finish doing laundry & the kids "find" another basket of dirty clothes.'

My kid just sitting there, watching me clean up his mess. Feels about right. Do I waste all the energy I have to try to get him to help or do I just take the 5 minutes and do it myself. Don’t miss our Stranger Things memes.

my kid watching me clean up the mess he made after I just cleaned the house

Parenting Humor

Here is more parenting humor in the form of quotes and memes. That moment you turn from mom to bruh. Yeah, see our mom memes.

when your kid renames you from mom to bruh y tho

How much does it cost to raise a kid in 2024? This parenting meme nails it. See our inflation memes for more laughs and cries about money.

Funny parenting meme with a bald character saying it costs 'One Billion Dollars' to raise a kid in 2023, set against a comically intense yellow and black background.

The parenting game called is that chocolate or is it poop. It is a game where there is a high probability that you can lose and end up picking up a poo when you thought maybe it was just chocolate.

A parenting meme with the text: 'Parents be like, is that chocolate or poop?' humorously capturing the common dilemma faced during childrearing.

Who else is a yeller? I have changed how I look at yelling at my kids. It’s not necessarily yelling. It’s more than I use my motivational speaking voice when certain subjects arise or events occur. It’s all how you look at it. Change your perspective.

parenting quote motivational speaking

That moment your phone rings and caller ID says the school is calling.

Meme of a man nervously clenching his teeth with text saying, 'When you look at your phone and it's the school is calling,' perfectly capturing that ohno parenting moment.

Who else has kids that play both mom and dad? If mom says no, then surely dad will say yes!

Meme of a mischievous raccoon with text 'When mom says no and dad says yes,' capturing classic dad antics and family dynamics humor.

Don’t worry, we have dad memes for all the fathers out there.

Bad Parenting Memes

Listen, I am not here to say you are a bad parent. Nor are these really bad parenting memes saying that if you do this you are awful. Because truth it I’ve done these and good news – thankfully my kids have survived me and I have survived them!

parenting quote childing

Am I the parent I dreamed I would be? No. I blame that totally on my kids. I didn’t expect them to not sleep, eat everything in the pantry yet nothing that I make for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I didn’t expect the house to be THIS dirty. I won’t even bring up the laundry discussion again.

Humorous parenting meme with the text: 'My kids are the reason I'm not the parent I dreamed I would be.' A relatable nod to parental expectations vs. reality.

This bad parenting meme reminds me of when my kids were younger. This is a clever parenting hack for whoever hides snacks from your kids.

Meme about parenting humor showing an ice cream sandwich camouflaged in lettuce, with text about hiding snacks from 'unemployed lazy people' (kids) at home.

Bad Kids Meme

Stop being so hard on yourself.

bad kids meme

Parenting Running Late Meme

Anyone have kids that are always on time? HA! Parenting be like – YOU ARE ALWAYS LATE. When you tell your kids that you are running late, they instantly turn into sloths.

Meme of a sloth with the text 'My kids when I tell them we are running late,' humorously capturing the slow pace kids often move at when in a hurry.

How about using writing crazy school excuse notes that sound insane but are actually honest. How about your kid not being able to find their shoes before school? Anyone ever send their kid to school with 2 different shoes on?

Funny parenting meme with text inside a crumpled speech bubble saying, 'Parents be like: My kid is late because we couldn't find 2 matching shoes.'

Let’s talk about the hell clothing item known as socks. These things disappear and the kids are always asking for new socks though I know we have 230942934 pairs in random places throughout the house.

Parenting meme showing a speech bubble with text: 'Parents be like, Oh, you need new socks? Put it on your Christmas list.' Highlighting the classic parental budgeting strategy of gifting bare necessities as presents.

So next time they ask, since it is the holiday season – just tell them to add it to their Christmas list. Speaking of – clean Christmas memes anyone?

Newborn Parent Memes

Parenting newborn is not easy y’all. We have a whole series of baby memes you must see because parents of babies, you totally will relate.

Meme of a yawning baby with text humorously stating 'First joke parents hear after having a baby: Sleep when the baby sleeps.' Perfectly capturing new parent exhaustion.

And if you are just setting out on this parent journey, perhaps just freshly peed on a stick to find out you have a new role in life. Let me introduce you to our pregnancy memes.

Tired Parents Memes

Another thing I had no idea about is that while the baby eventually does sleep thru the night, there is a great chance that you won’t. Tired parents memes are memes about parents who just need sleep.

Meme of a gecko with a widemouthed grin and text saying 'When people without kids tell me they are tired'; perfect parenting humor showcasing the joyful disbelief of a parent. Filename hint: 'funnyparentingmeme'.

And the co-sleeping thing. OMG, our third kid would not leave our bed. If we let him, he still would sleep smack in the middle of my husband and myself kicking all night long. If you long for sleep – these sleep memes are for you.

Meme showing a parent asleep with a child’s feet next to them, captioned “Parent: Tonight, you are going to sleep in your own bed, k? Kid at 3 AM:” highlighting the nightly struggle of getting kids to stay in their own beds.

Jealous of how my husband can sleep thru anything. Even now that the kids are grown and half are driving, he can sleep!

Meme showing a man sleeping peacefully in bed with text saying, 'I don't want to sleep like a baby. I want to sleep like my husband.'

The bedtime struggle is real. Especially with toddlers. Get yourself a toddler alarm clock.

A meme showing a rockstar passionately singing with text above: 'Parents: It's bed time.' Below: 'Kids: I don't wanna close my eyes.' Perfectly capturing every parent's nightly bedtime concert battle, inspired by famous song lyrics.

Isn’t it amazing how kids are ALWAYS hungry when it’s time to go to bed?

Meme of a woman making a comically frustrated face with text: 'WHEN IT'S BEDTIME AND YOUR KID SAYS "I'M HUNGRY"' depicting classic parenting humor.

If you have older children, check out these kids alarm clocks.

Parenting Teens Meme

The experience of raising a teenager, well – about that. (See our Tiger King memes.)

Meme showing a man standing next to a lounging tiger with text humorously comparing parenting teenagers to wild animals.

Parenting teens is a whole new game. This feels very relatable as often parenting feels like you are screaming at a brick wall.

A parenting meme showing a woman shouting into a megaphone at a brick wall, humorously captioned 'When you are trying to convince your kid that they are wrong,' illustrating the futility of reasoning with kids.

Another talk to a wall meme that accurately shows what parenting teens is really like.

talking to a wall meme

Parenting a teen, well remember what it was like to parent a toddler? Yeah, about that times ten.

Meme humorously captures a teen's dramatic refusal to clean their room with four expressive panels showing increasing disapproval.

See our Schitts Creek Memes for more David Rose fun.

Parenting Fail Memes

There are times in your parenting journey that while you try your best, you just can’t win them all. These parenting fail memes are dedicated to those time.

Meme of a cartoon character looking surprised while sitting at a desk, with text saying, "Just when I am finally getting this parenting thing down, the school calls and I am informed otherwise."

Who else was perplexed when your sweet child was born with these vicious nails. Then to learn from the nurse that they can’t clip the baby’s nails.

My foggy brain from that time period swears the nurse mentioned that clipping nails is the equivalent to removing body parts and they can’t do that.

Meme with text humorously capturing the struggle of finding a babysitter: 'Don't you hate when you ask someone to cover your shift and they be like... Those aren't my kids & I don't even know who you are!' Perfect for parents juggling family and work.

All that said, my parenting fail began early trying to accomplish this feat. By the 4th kid, I ended up doing something disgusting. I chewed my baby’s nails off because believe me when I say nobody wants to knick a precious sweet newborn baby with nail clippers!

A humorous parenting meme showing a baby looking wideeyed as an adult attempts to cut its nails, captioned 'The moment you learned parenting won't be easy,' capturing the challenges of keeping little fingers safe.

The Nile is a river in Egypt. Denial is what all parents’ first instinct is when thinking they’ve failed at parenting.

Humorous parenting meme featuring a cartoon character looking puzzled with the caption, 'Not sure if I failed as a parent or if my kid failed as a kid,' highlighting the relatable confusion of parenting.

Co Parenting Memes

What are parenting memes without co parenting memes. So many of us are co-parenting. Whether married or single – parenting should always be a co-parent thing.

Meme of a wiselooking Yoda with the text "Coparenting be easy, said no parent ever," humorously capturing the complex realities of sharing parenting duties.

I have many friends who say their ex’s parenting style be like this co parenting meme. Bless anyone who has to deal with kids and having to co-parent with an ex-partner.

Meme showing a man with sunglasses holding a microphone, captioned "My ex's parenting style be like," humorously implying blindness to parenting problems.

My husband and I co-parent but thankfully we are still married and living in the same house. I can’t imagine being a single mom and doing this parenting thing by myself.

Meme with bold text saying, "Coparenting ain't easy but neither is doing this shit by yourself!" Reflects the humorous struggles of parenting from digitalmomblog.com.

Kudos to all the single parents as well as the co-parents and bonus parents (step parents) that are doing the hard work to raise good kids! And eek to all of those who can relate to this funny co-parenting meme.

Parenting meme with bold text stating 'Coparenting with a psychopath is a special kind of hell,' humorously highlighting the challenges of parenting with a difficult partner.

Step Parent Meme

Oh you are going to be a step parent. May the odds be in your favor.

Meme with a character in a flamboyant pink outfit and the text 'Oh you are going to be a step parent? May the odds be in your favor,' humorously comparing stepparenting to a daunting challenge.

None of the fun, but all of the blame. This step parent meme sounds about right.

Funny parenting meme featuring a cartoon character with rainbows and text: 'Step Parenting  None of the fun but you get all of the blame.'

See our SpongeBob memes for more about the sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea.

More Hilarious Memes About Parenting

Parent to a toddler? Then you know the amazing power of a toddler at 6 am. There should be an energy drink named 6 am toddler! Don’t miss our toddler memes.

Meme showing an energy drink can labeled '6 AM Toddler' with a colorful electric background, humorously suggesting toddlers have boundless early morning energy.

When a kid falls asleep sitting up after a long day of destroying your house.

kids destroying house meme

When a trip to Target without the kids feels like a zen yoga retreat.

target without kids meme

Anyone else have kids that eat whatever you make them? I didn’t think so either. Use this funny parenting meme about kids not eating your food as a Throwback Thursday meme.

Meme with an ultrasound image and the humorous caption 'Throwback to when my kid didn't complain about the food I make.'

Having weird parents builds character. Be weird enough to be fun, but not too weird.

Meme text on a black background reads, 'Having weird parents builds character.' Perfect excuse for all quirky parenting moments!

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Meme with text saying, 'As soon as you say my child would never, here they come nevering like they never nevered before,' humorously highlighting the unpredictability of kids.

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