Posted on Jan 22, 2022

18 Parent Fails I Really Shouldn't Be Laughing At, But I Am

Things just aren't going their way.

by Asia McLain

BuzzFeed Staff

2. This parent, who got their accessories a little mixed up:

I thought I had put socks on my son this morning. Turns out they were gloves. My mother in law sent me this. from funny

4. This mom, who accidentally wrapped her kid's gift in a birth control box:

My mom unknowingly used my birth control packaging box as gift box for Xmas. (OC) from funny

5. This parent, who discovered they aren't quite as crafty as they thought:

I tried to make my son some paper cutout people. Apparently I don't remember how to do that. Made dickhead people instead. from funny

6. This mom, who thought her son was pooping in the bathroom, but was oh so wrong:

I thought my son was pooping in the bathroom…turns out he was being creative with my tampons… from funny

7. This mom, who should have looked more closely at the ornaments she gave her kid:

My mom bought these Christmas ornaments for me because she thought they were ray-guns. They’re actually hot glue guns. from funny

Containers of ground cinnamon and ground cumin side by side

11. This parent, who clearly ordered from the wrong company for his kid's birthday cake topper:

My son turned 1 yesterday. This was the topper to his space themed cake. Left is what we ordered, right is what we got. from funny

13. This parent, who left their label-maker unattended, and this happened:

Apparently my kids got ahold of my label maker from funny

15. This parent, who trusted their kid to make themself an after-school snack, and this happened:

My son asked if he can make himself a hotdog for a snack after school. I said yes. I hear him and his sister laughing in the kitchen, and walk in to find this: from funny

Person standing behind many containers of Maruchan Instant Lunch

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18 Parent Fails I Really Shouldn't Be Laughing At, But I Am

1. This mother, who let her kid microwave waffles, and this happened:

2. This parent, who got their accessories a little mixed up:

3. This mom, who tried to make chocolate chip pancakes in the sandwich-maker and accidentally used garlic-flavor spray instead of cooking spray:

4. This mom, who accidentally wrapped her kid's gift in a birth control box:

5. This parent, who discovered they aren't quite as crafty as they thought:

6. This mom, who thought her son was pooping in the bathroom, but was oh so wrong:

7. This mom, who should have looked more closely at the ornaments she gave her kid:

8. This dad, who got his spice bottles mixed up and accidentally put cumin on his kids' yogurt instead of cinnamon:

9. This mom, who tried to make tea but forgot the tea bags, so she ended up making sugar water:

10. And this mom, who was so tired, she put multiple diapers on her kid and didn't know until it was too late:

11. This parent, who clearly ordered from the wrong company for his kid's birthday cake topper:

12. This mom, who was just out to make some simple hot dogs, but this happened:

13. This parent, who left their label-maker unattended, and this happened:

14. This mom, who put the baby bottle away...or so she thought:

15. This parent, who trusted their kid to make themself an after-school snack, and this happened:

16. This mom, whose dumplings didn't turn out quite as she planned:

17. This mom, who discovered she isn't so great at wrapping gifts:

18. And this mom, who thought she ordered six individual packs of instant noodles, but she actually ordered SIX CASES:

18 Parent Fails I Really Shouldn't Be Laughing At, But I Am

1. This mother, who let her kid microwave waffles, and this happened:

2. This parent, who got their accessories a little mixed up:

3. This mom, who tried to make chocolate chip pancakes in the sandwich-maker and accidentally used garlic-flavor spray instead of cooking spray:

4. This mom, who accidentally wrapped her kid's gift in a birth control box:

5. This parent, who discovered they aren't quite as crafty as they thought:

6. This mom, who thought her son was pooping in the bathroom, but was oh so wrong:

7. This mom, who should have looked more closely at the ornaments she gave her kid:

8. This dad, who got his spice bottles mixed up and accidentally put cumin on his kids' yogurt instead of cinnamon:

9. This mom, who tried to make tea but forgot the tea bags, so she ended up making sugar water:

10. And this mom, who was so tired, she put multiple diapers on her kid and didn't know until it was too late:

11. This parent, who clearly ordered from the wrong company for his kid's birthday cake topper:

12. This mom, who was just out to make some simple hot dogs, but this happened:

13. This parent, who left their label-maker unattended, and this happened:

14. This mom, who put the baby bottle away...or so she thought:

15. This parent, who trusted their kid to make themself an after-school snack, and this happened:

16. This mom, whose dumplings didn't turn out quite as she planned:

17. This mom, who discovered she isn't so great at wrapping gifts:

18. And this mom, who thought she ordered six individual packs of instant noodles, but she actually ordered SIX CASES:

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