All of my friends have kids. I've been to more Bluey, Blippi, and whoever the hell else-y themed birthday parties than I can count. As much as I love being an aunt who gets to celebrate all the fun moments — I also love leaving those events and going home to sweet, sweet silence.
Whenever I start to ponder my choice of being child-free, I'll get a 3 a.m. text from a mom friend that says something like, "My kid just had a diarrhea explosion all over the Christmas tree," and I think, "Definitely not for me!" Choosing to be child-free doesn't mean I hate kids, but I definitely lack even a sliver of the patience it takes to thoughtfully handle the chaos that comes with having them.
Here are 18 pictures that show exactlyyy what I mean:
1.Kids approach things that should be simple with SO much chaos — like this poor toothpaste that was twisted into oblivion:
2.And these abused HDMI ports:
3.These toilet paper rolls that were cruelly sacrificed to the bath time gods:
4.The kid who had personal beef with Newton and his cradle:
5.Yes, of course that's permanent marker:
6.If it's not permanent marker — crayons always seem to be at the scene of the crime:
7.And crayons definitely do NOT belong in the dishwasher:
8.I bet this kid is still grounded for this:
9.This washing machine leaks now because a kid took a bite out of it, and I wish I could hear the phone call the parent had to make to the warranty company:
10.Biting things that have no business being bitten seems to be a real common problem:
11.I know people say kids are expensive, but c'mon:
12.If you have kids, you might open your pantry for a sweet treat and find empty hopes and dreams:
13.This kid finished all the cookies and then tried to swindle their parent by replacing them with Cookie Crisps cereal:
14.These parents honestly just have to move:
15.This mom was NOT happy about their kid drawing on their designer bag (even though the bag seems pretty happy about it):
16.This absolutely haunting note from school:
17.And finally, a lot of these kids are just bein' kids — but this one miiight be a demon:
&media=https%3A%2F%2Fimg-mkr.buzzfeed.com%2Fbuzzfeed-static%2Fstatic%2F2024-03%2F7%2F16%2Ftmp%2F41809c7934ee%2Ftmp-name-5-537-1709828761-0_dblbig.jpg%3Ftemplate%3Dpinterest-vertical-halftone-v1%26title%3DMTcgUGhvdG9zIFRoYXQgU2hvdyBFeGFjdGx5eXl5IFdoeSBQZW9wbGUgQXJlIENob29zaW5nIFRvIEJlIENoaWxkLUZyZWUgKEFuZCBXaHkgUGFyZW50cyBEZXNlcnZlIEEgVmFjYXRpb24p%26color1%3Dpink){kind=link}
