24 Things People With DIY-Obsessed Parents Know To Be True

    Sweaters made with love.

    1. You always want all the expensive things.

    2. But your parents are like, "Yeah, no. I'll make that for you for much less."

    3. "Let me just wait for that specific yarn to go on sale."

    4. You pray this sweater they're making will look like something out of a magazine.

    5. But somehow it ends up looking like this:

    6. And when you wear it you feel like this:

    7. There is always glitter within reaching distance.

    8. And yarn.

    9. And felt—just to name a few.

    10. To them, there is no such thing as one type of glue.

    11. Your parents are usually like this:

    12. And this:

    13. You learned to keep your cool long ago because, without them, you wouldn't have gotten an A+ on that diorama you told them about the night ~before~ it was due.

    14. Or that amazing dress they made for you from their old yoga pants.

    15. Let's not forget those awesome Harry Potter-themed birthday parties they used to throw you as a kid.

    16. And how they went all out on those goodie bags.

    17. You always thought your parents were the coolest because they got you your very first tool belt.

    18. Which you needed when they let you help them put that new table together.

    19. They were always there when you needed help with that super complex model airplane—or X-Wing Fighter.

    20. And when you were like, "Let's do that thing I saw on Zoom."

    21. Sure, sometimes they made you nervous when they had to make those cupcakes for the bake sale.

    22. But then they made you a costume like THIS and you were like, "Okay. You're the coolest."

    23. Maybe they weren't always good at making certain things, but at least they tried.

    24. And they always let you in on the fun.