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Most of the time, we are all stellar parents doing everything we can to raise our little rascals in the best way possible. But dayyyuuummm, parenting is hard. And let’s be honest, sometimes we do things just to make it through the day. Whatever the case, we are all trying our best, right? Here are 37 things parents have done but will never, ever admit.
1. Pretended to be in deep sleep so that the other parent had to get up and answer the middle-of-the-night cries
16. Lied about when you last showered
- Lied about what time you put your kids to sleep
- Made them work for you
- Had a nightmare about Caillou
- Threatened to destroy the life of the person who put the whistle/kazoo/any noise making toy in the party favor bag
- Had a panic attack trying to move your arm from underneath a sleeping baby
- Handled parenting in an immature way
- Not answered your husband’s call because you were not done looking at Channing Tatum’s Instagram page yet
24. Counted on your fingers when helping your child with simple math
- Put a towel down on top of the pee and just went back to bed
- Cursed your parents’ names
- Got your kid to eat one bite of vegetable and feel like a freaking champion
- Let your kid sleep in the bed with you when your husband’s out of town so “your kid” won’t be scared
- Lost all sympathy for your childless friend when she complained about being tired
- Wanted to punch someone giving unsolicited parenting advice in the face
31. Shaken your kid out of sleep to make sure he was still breathing
- Contemplated putting Benadryl in his sippy cup
- Swayed back and forth when you’re not holding a baby
- Told another grown adult that you have to go potty
- Opted for a nap over a night out with friends
- Felt like parenting was slowly killing you
- Given your kid the “I’m not messing around” mom grip
