Parenting is all of the joys, struggles, and scroll-stopping moments of raising kids in a very online world.

Man smiling into the distance, text overlay reads, 'Diddy tag.' Right: Sean 'Diddy' Combs at the Aqua Hydrate Press Conference at the Private Location on February 26, 2013 in West Hollywood, CA.

“He got baby oil”: Kids are apparently playing “Diddy tag” on the playground

“I had to ban them from playing ‘escaping Diddy’s house.'”

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joseph gordon levitt speaking while wearing a holiday sweater

“Don’t let them do these things”: Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a warning for parents about children’s AI toys ahead of Black Friday

“They don’t do the same thing because these Al toys don’t have any real human empathy or care or understanding.”

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Woman walking into the front door of her house, being greeted by dogs. Text caption overlay reads, 'I can spot 'gentle parenting' kids because I raised 2 of them...10 years later...I'm having to undo it...'

“Created anxious, entitled, people-pleasing kids”: This mom used “gentle parenting” for 10 years. Now, she’s trying to undo it

Where’d she go wrong?

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Left: Woman sitting in her car under text reading, '$100 budget for four children for Christmas.' Right: See-through bag of toy cars.

“That’s insane”: Mom slammed for budgeting just $100 for 4 kids’ Christmas gifts

“You knew Christmas was coming all year. Learn to budget it in.”

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3 panel: Left: Woman spitting up milk on her partner, text overlay reads, 'Trying to see if he's ready for a baby.' Middle: Man spitting up milk on his partner, she has a shocked expression. Right: Man spitting up milk on his female partner, text overlay reads, 'Seeing if my emetophobic wife is ready for kids.'

“I’m only laughing cuz it’s not me”: TikTok’s baby-spit-up trend is the newest (and grossest) relationship compatibility test yet

The newest TikTok “compatibility test” has people acting like babies…literally.

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Man looking into camera, left panel reads: 'Stay at home moms,' right panel reads, 'You're lying because.'

“You’re on easy mode”: Dad says stay-at-home moms are “lying” about how hard parenting is

“When does being a stay-at-home mom become hard?”

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Plane passenger pushing plane window cover down as child's hand reaches from the front and tries to push it up.

“Bro, just let the kid enjoy the view!”: Passenger fights toddler for control of plane window shade as parent does nothing

Who is wrong here?

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Left: Mother applying face mask on smiling child. Comment overlay reads, 'How the F are we supposed to raise our girls differently when you’re selling 3 year olds a face mask?' Right: Actress Shay Mitchell on the Jennifer Hudson Show.

“Disappointing and dystopian”: Shay Mitchell’s child skincare line has parents asking, what in the self-care hell is this?

“What a way to teach our tiniest of minds that their worth depends on appearances.”

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Woman holding a newborn looking into the camera, text caption overlay reads, 'Everything I charged my husband for the birth of our baby.'

“You’re UNDERCHARGING”: Mom sends husband a $175k “birth invoice,” and the response is unanimous

Mothers know their worth.

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Left: Husband and Wife wearing black sweatshirts: The woman has a 6 painted on hers, the man a 7, recreating the viral TikTok '6 7' meme. Right: Husband and Wife wearing black t-shirts: The woman has a 6 painted on hers, the man a 7, recreating the viral TikTok '6 7' meme.

“The kids hated it”: Parents have co-opted the “6-7” meme with cheap, easy Halloween costumes

“Singlehandedly ending a movement. Doing god’s work.”

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parenting hacks shared by reddit

“Ready, set, go”: Parents are sharing their outside-the-box hacks that actually work

“Crime makes food taste better.”

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Comfort, consoling and crying son with father on sofa in living room of home for empathy or support. Emotions, love and sad boy child with single parent man in apartment for trust or understanding. Text overlay from AskReddit reads, 'what's something you thought was normal growing up that you now realise was actually very special?'

“I thought everyone’s parents did that”: 18 small things that made kids realize they grew up loved

“My parents were always very respectful to each other.”

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Motorcyclist rides on the highway on Harley Davidson. Text overlay from Reddit reads, 'My dad secretly paid off my student loans, but I found out how he did it and I don’t know how to feel.'

“He traded his dream for my freedom”: Dad sells beloved Harley-Davidson he spent decades restoring to pay off his kid’s student loans

“That bike was the one indulgence he ever allowed himself.”

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Left: Instagram model and TikTok creator Gianna Wulf standing next to her husband at her gender reveal party. Caption overlay reads, 'Pov your mom had to make your gender reveal about her.' Right: Gianna Wulf sitting in the car next to her mother, text overlay reads, 'Narcissist mom reveal. Gender reveal story time.'

“Crazy work”: Influencer whose mom sabotaged her gender reveal with a “prank” gives a “narcissist mom update”

“That smirk on her face tells me everything I need to know.”

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Trash can full of trash including vape pens and a pack of Parliament cigarettes. Text overlay reads, 'I thought I was slick, careful, discreet. I thought he didn't know.'

“Look dad, I’m just like you!”: What made one dad finally throw his vape away for good

“I’M DONE, DONE.”

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