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Hilarious Facebook Parenting Memes of the Week

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I love Fridays because it’s a great day to laugh with all the hilarious parents that survived parenting and adult-ing this week. And, it was a hard week to choose just a few! So make sure to stop by my Facebook page for even more hilarious parenting memes not seen here. Or follow me on Instagram to see all my most recent memes!

If you want to share one, click on the image below and share from the original source. You know, be kind. Don’t steal stuff. 

So, here are the 12 parents that made me laugh this week.

Toddlers are cute and sometimes a little creepy via Shakespeare’s Mom

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Kids are always making us late for crazy reasons that seem totally legit to them via Julie Burton

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But, they keep the fun alive via Punk Rock Papa

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They are really good at creating their own rules too via Abe Yospe

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And, they push us to our limits and then blame it on us via Mandi Castle

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They never let us forget our name via PerfectionPending

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And, keep us guessing in interesting ways via Amy Dillon

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They still can’t manage to listen though via Sammiches & Psych Meds

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So, it’s a good thing we get a break via Rodney LaCroix

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Let’s just hope they are all strong enough to survive via The Glad Stork

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But, we have our ways of dividing the work via Papa Does Preach

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And saying crazy things via Ramblin’ Mama

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And they can come in handy to help us get rid of people. So, at least there’s that via Joelle Wisler

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See a funny meme that made you laugh? Email me at fakingpictureperfect@gmail.com to be considered for next week’s round up. And make sure to follow me on my FB page for more hilarious parenting memes that you might not see here.

And, if you want to take your FB page to the next level, find out how I grew my FB page from 2K to 30K in just six months. Hint: Memes are involved.


July 2010 (Utah visit) 048Meredith is a mother of 3, and a big fan of memes because she’d rather laugh than cry about her parenting struggles. She writes about lots of perfect and not so perfect parenting moments on her blog, Perfection Pending. She has made The Today Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook, and is a contributor on The Huffington Post, Club Mid, and Scary Mommy.  She is excited to bring you the funniest memes of the week every Friday. Find her on Facebook and Twitter. 


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  1. Zografia says

    February 19, 2016 at 1:06 pm

    I read all of them twice and i am still laughing! I am not crying because i have wine next to me!

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      February 19, 2016 at 4:17 pm

      So glad you liked them!

      Reply
  2. Thabi nyoni says

    February 19, 2016 at 7:48 pm

    Omg where have you been all my life. These are hilarious, my favourite is whispering to the bus driver. It’s a thing now. Yes!

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      February 19, 2016 at 8:16 pm

      So glad you found me! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Denise Nairy says

    February 21, 2016 at 4:41 am

    This made my day.

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    • Meredith says

      February 21, 2016 at 7:53 am

      I’m so glad Denise!

      Reply
  4. Patrick says

    February 21, 2016 at 7:24 am

    I have to slightly disagree with the “. . . borrow a dollar.” one above, though it made me laugh. I would have been rolling in money since the kids were spot-on verbatim quote perfect at listening to and repeating everything I said that was NOT meant for them to hear. It wouldn’t have been enough money to buy my way out of trouble with all the people they repeated my words to though.

    Which reminds me of a story I can’t tell publicly.

    But, otherwise, yes. The words I said to the children would have been better spoken to the potted plant in the hall for all the listening I got from the kids. :-p

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  5. Beth Marble says

    February 21, 2016 at 4:10 pm

    These were so funny. I am reminded of how I gave the bus driver flowers on the first day of school. (I had 5 children.)

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    • Meredith says

      February 21, 2016 at 9:18 pm

      haha. that’s awesome. Glad you liked it.

      Reply
  6. Judy seats sidden says

    February 22, 2016 at 6:38 pm

    I’m still laughing.

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  7. Natalie says

    February 23, 2016 at 8:36 am

    These are the FUNNIEST!! Thanks for the laugh today. I will be sharing this.!! LOL!

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  8. Renee says

    February 28, 2016 at 6:36 am

    Too funny and very true! I have college funds open for my 2 boys (9 & 11) one will use it for school the other will need it for bail ? !!!

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    • Meredith says

      February 28, 2016 at 6:57 am

      haha!

      Reply
  9. Karinlawrence says

    May 12, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    OMG….sock bumps….I thought I had buried those nightmare memories years ago….I can hear my daughter now, “No Mommy not these I can feel the bumps.”…She’s 16 now by the way….and still has sock issues. Thanks for the giggle and the flashbacks!!!!

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Welcome! I’m Meredith.

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I miss a lot about those younger years that have already slipped away. My youngest is sick, much like in this picture, but he is too big to snuggle in my arms now when he’s running a fever. 

Today I had the thought, what if this is it? What if this IS the happiest I’ll ever be?
For a moment, I lingered in that thought as I stood over my sink and did the dishes. I started to cry.
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