People don’t talk enough about how you can fail miserably even if you really, really try – and these 15 parents had to learn that lesson the hard way (and probably not for the first time).
15. Dad’s going to need a quicker trigger finger.
This will be the last time they put me in charge of taking pictures for my son's music recitals. #ParentFail pic.twitter.com/4BeVRITuV8
— Kelvin Goertzen (@kelvin_goertzen) May 6, 2017
14. The worst part is how expensive lotion is.
13. To be fair, the toddler totally could have done that.
My sister sent this! 😂#dadfails #momtwitter pic.twitter.com/W73G36YUws
— Christmas Witch (@KyHehe) October 19, 2018
12. You didn’t drop the baby, so call it a win.
holding a baby and flipping pancakes equals #parentingfail pic.twitter.com/Z1ckFyPsk1
— Duncan Lean (@duncanlean) March 5, 2019
11. These are amazing.
10. Just go ahead and smother Pooh.
Just made Winnie the Pooh as a pb sandwich for my daughter. Only to realize I have to cover him with the other slice. #DadFail pic.twitter.com/IZtktBMvcX
— 365daysofdisney@bsky.social (@365DaysOfDisney) October 11, 2016
9. Hey, mom’s got a lot on her mind.
It's the little things in the universe that keep you humble and remind you that you're not half as smart as you think. I made a grilled cheese sandwich for the kids and forgot the cheese🤦🏻♀️. #ParentingFail #FML #momlife pic.twitter.com/JefVlmwPAL
— Liset (@Krzwyf) March 9, 2019
8. This made me snort.
Celebrated my little girls birthday at school today with a donut cake.. Should have checked the cake before I got to school.. #lilynotbilly #dadfail pic.twitter.com/qD4swY3IDt
— Brandt Snedeker (@BrandtSnedeker) March 1, 2018
7. Parenting is hard.
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6. Eh, they’ll figure it out eventually.
I should not be allowed to teach my children anything. #momfail pic.twitter.com/yWBhqOPo
— melissa suess (@mksuess) August 19, 2012
5. I know it’s a ‘1’ but I can’t even see it.
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4. And another one. A “tree” this time.
3. You lost something.
2. It’s funnier that the kid never said anything.
When you get home and realise your toddler has her shoes on backwards all morning…. #butivaccinate. Share your #parentfail photo! pic.twitter.com/mN3FH8Wwim
— Elizabeth Lampman (@ElizabethL) March 31, 2017
1. That’s definitely going to come up in therapy.
That time the marshmallow treat “wreaths” ended up looking like a nasal secretion #emergency.#momfail pic.twitter.com/Ppe3zncUaT
— Christina Johns, MD MEd (@DrCJohns) December 30, 2017
Try, try again, right?