Parents·Posted on May 14, 201817 Parents Who Are Doing Their Damn BestThey're doing their damn best!by Francesca ReaBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. This mom who double-failed while playing with her kids on the seesaw: Mom Reflexes from r/gifs @sgderp87 / Via reddit.com 2. These parents who accidentally sent their kid flying during a family photoshoot: View this post on Facebook @BriLeBlanc / Via Facebook: ellentv 3. This mom who tried to make chocolate-covered bananas for her kid to take to school: View this photo on Instagram 4. This mom who took her eyes off her freshly bathed child for one second: View this photo on Instagram 5. This dad who potty-trained his son a little too well: View this photo on Instagram 6. This mom who thought she was buying smiley face — not penis-shaped — pasta: SWNS.com @SWNS Oh Balls! Hilarious moment mum accidentally served her daughter PENIS-shaped pasta - https://t.co/MjJTw747eg #News #Family #Mum #Mumfail https://t.co/V7n7tY1L0h 02:07 PM - 30 Apr 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite @SWNS / Via Twitter: @lifebythecreek 7. These parents who were just trying to play "race the ball" with their daughter: View this photo on Instagram 8. This dad whose trip to the waterpark with his son took an R-rated turn: View this photo on Instagram 9. This mom who realized her daughter knew the words to a very explicit song: Sara Pelissero @sarapelissero Someone taught my 3-year-old a DMX song and ... I’m just not sure where to go from here. 😂🤷🏻♀️😳 12:39 AM - 27 Mar 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. This dad who was enjoying a day at the park with his daughter until this happened: View this photo on Instagram 11. This dad who realized too late that his son was wearing two very different shoes: View this photo on Instagram 12. This mom who accidentally sat her youngest child next to her toddler's highchair: View this photo on Instagram 13. This mom who accidentally burned the face of her family's Elf on the Shelf: View this photo on Instagram 14. This mom who apparently taught her kid to always take the easy way out: 15. This dad who's really teaching his son to dream big: 16. This dad who was left in charge of taking photos of his son's recital: Kelvin Goertzen @kelvin_goertzen This will be the last time they put me in charge of taking pictures for my son's music recitals. #ParentFail 12:33 AM - 06 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 17. Finally, this parent who forgot it was picture day when they sent their kid to school wearing a dabbing cat shirt: View this photo on Instagram