Having kids at home all the time can be a struggle. Sure, it seems easy, but it doesn’t always turn out that way.
Between trying to work from home with the kids around to doing your best at homeschooling them, things can get interesting.
Things can also get oh so incredibly frustrating.
Here are fifty parents who are just about to give up:
#1 A written declaration of war
Having the kids home all the time can be a struggle. These parents found out the hard way when they were presented with this declaration of war to sign.
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fmanjoo via Twitter
#2 Just trying to work
This happened on the very first day her dad had to work from home. Yes, it’s pink slime. It may not be a good omen.
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vellowitty via Reddit
#3 When you find out you’re raising a serial killer
“Don’t put your brother in the oven!” These are words no parent expects to say ever. At least it’s only a pretend oven. Let’s hope there are child safety locks on the real one.
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Reddit
#4 When reality sinks in
Homeschooling does sound like it could possibly be a nice way to spend extra time with the family. However, it does not always work out that way.
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LurkAtHomeMom via Twitter
#5 When it all goes wrong
You want your kids to be happy, but there are some things that can’t be fixed. This might be one example.
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Twitter
#6 Vector, vector!
Germs happen, especially with kids. However, when they happen to this degree in the middle of a pandemic, it might be time to skip that slice of cake…maybe even when not in the middle of a pandemic.
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jamie0007 via Reddit
#7 New pets
Her daughter swears that the pile of chalk is a turtle. She also demands that you give attention to the turtle. Are you ready to read stories to a pile of chalk?
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Landahlia12 via Reddit
#8 Well, you tried
She dressed her kid up as Frida for an art project for his class. It turns out the project was supposed to be a drawing. The kids were always saying the instructions in art class were hard to follow. Now we believe.
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NumberJ5 via Reddit
#9 Nothing left untouched
They thought it was safe to let their child run down the hallway for a minute. They forgot that the kitchen was on that same hallway. Yes, that’s a hand-print.
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TheTonz via Reddit
#10 Just trying to work
This heroic parent is just trying to work and provide for her family during the coronavirus. The Spider-Man perched on the table behind her as a distraction is not helping at all.
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Puddinhead2U
#11 The truth
Her kid had to write a journal entry for each day of homeschool. This was from one of the first days.
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Candice Hunter Kennedy via Facebook
#12 No, teaching is not a breeze
Homeschooling the kids almost sounds like fun. In some cases, it isn’t. It really isn’t.
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RobAnzalone via Twitter
#13 Quarantine cuts
It can be hard to find a hairdresser that is open. In fact, it’s been impossible in many cases due to restrictions. This, however, is not the solution. And yes, she did it to herself.
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SleepParalysisDemon6 via Reddit
#14 Higher expectations
Sometimes, life is exactly how you want it. Unfortunately, it never seems to stay exactly how you want it.
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AnecdtlBrthCtrl via Twitter
#15 What’s on the box
This kid was just following the instructions on the box – essentially. Maybe it’s time for homeschooling to include a lesson on false advertising.
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Bored Panda
#16 Downright dangerous
If you hold babies and toddlers enough, you will eventually get a finger in your eye. That’s life. However, this mom lost the top layer of her cornea. Ouch. Parenting in these times should come with hazard pay.
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shermiezzz12 via Reddit
#17 Emergency trim
Because there aren’t enough emergencies happening already, now a haircut is being added to one parent’s list. How did this even happen?
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theonemanbandid via Instagram
#18 No time off
Her son found some “stickers” in the bathroom. Here is the rather artistic result.
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GreedyJester via Reddit
#19 Lessons not learned
You would think that real-life experiences would be teaching opportunities. You might be wrong.
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MattWalshBlog via Twitter
#20 Social distancing the kid – from himself
Sometimes kids fight. Sometimes they even bite. But how do you give them a timeout or separate them if it’s only one kid, he bites himself, and then he cries about it?
There is nothing in the rule book for this.
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k9ode via Reddit
#21 A little trouble with the plumbing
No matter what they tried, there was a blockage in the toilet. Finally, one frustrated parent broke the ceramic to find out why. This is what they discovered.
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deacon_of_fire via Reddit
#22 A reason for concern
Sure, everything is fine at home. The kids are just playing with dolls. Oh, wait…
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case2000 via Reddit
#23 What happens when the snacks run out?
This seems like a good idea in theory, but what happens when the shelves are empty? Mutiny!
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Stephanie Craig via Facebook
#24 Statistical probabilities
There’s a chart, so it must be right. Right?
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iujohn3 via Reddit
#25 Chores
She found her son cleaning his potty with a toothbrush. It was her toothbrush.
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Ka3de via Reddit
#26 Toilet paper scenario #3,602
There are apologies you never want to have to make. This is one of them.
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TimmyBear2 via Reddit
#27 When they don’t put things back
The kids decided to play with the vents and then left them open all day. What could possibly go wrong?
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croixofwar via Reddit
#28 When nothing actually changes
When kids find a favorite movie, there is no stopping them from watching it until their eyes bleed. That’s just life.
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Swishergirl24 via Twitter
#29 When they break the TV
His daughter threw a toy at the TV screen and broke it. Now, she wants to know why it’s broken.
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ProfDallinHoax via Reddit
#30 Still broken
That moment when you watch the broken TV anyway. After all, it’s only day two of a six-week quarantine.
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thatOnePerson1000 via Reddit
#31 Tasks
They said they were bored. He gave them computers to rebuild.
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tardiusmaximus via Reddit
#32 A cry for help
Usually, it’s the kids playing with chalk in the driveway. However, these are strange times.
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Angus-Mackenzie via Reddit
#33 Finally getting work done
Working from home can be difficult with kids. People will try anything. However, we can’t actually recommend this method.
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Bufger via Reddit
#34 The zombies have arrived
They promised there would be no zombies with the coronavirus. It seems that they lied. This parent just wanted a quiet space to work in.
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Nahalido via Reddit
#35 Toilet paper scenario #4,238
We do not want to know how this happened. We do not want to know how long it took to get out of the carpet. There are so many things we genuinely do not want to know.
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elle1205 via Reddit
#36 Small zombie
They get smaller every year. Kids really are struggling with the concept of parents working from home.
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fleetmack via Reddit
#37 Home haircut
Her kid cut his own hair. She decided to have a little fun with it before fixing it.
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KThingy via Reddit
#38 Learning the ABCs
Homeschooling seemed like it could be a blast. These parents will forever have a reminder of it.
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PieterJanSmet via Reddit
#39 The cat needs help
Pets used to rule the house when we were gone all day. Now, even they are getting a little too much attention. They need their alone time too!
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jshev418 via Reddit
#40 The living room will never be the same
When there’s nothing to do, and the kids are home all day, they slowly spread out from their rooms. This is the result.
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7bottlesofwine via Reddit
#41 Disaster
Kids get into things. In fact, kids get into lots of things. We hope some of that comes off.
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kenzmunson via Instagram
#42 The new supervisor
Working from home sounds nice. There’s no one looking over your shoulder or standing over you and demanding things. Oh, wait. This might actually be worse.
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redditnihilist via Reddit
#43 Getting creative
They’re playing Dungeons and Dragons. Here is the health and initiative tracker they came up with.
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d00110111010 via Reddit
#44 Homeschooling
They were supposed to be homeschooling. This is what was actually happening.
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corychilds07 via Twitter
#45 When you try
Their parents spent $100 on LEGOs so they wouldn’t be bored while stuck at home. This is what they chose to play with instead.
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Yossarian via Reddit
#46 Toilet paper scenario #5,235
With all of the concern over toilet paper, many people stocked up. This is what children do when you try to stock up on toilet paper.
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edcumming via Twitter
#47 Working was never easier
He’s trying to have a business video call. This is how it is currently going.
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ativir_shah via Reddit
#48 When you run out of reasonable excuses
Her kid wanted her to wear her old wedding dress to have tea with them. She couldn’t think of a reason not to.
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csittenfeld via Twitter
#49 It’s all going to the dogs
Clearly, mom has given up on homeschooling. We wonder how the dog is doing so far.
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kmascasa via Reddit
#50 Signing off
This seven-year-old tried to blame the crayon drawings on the wall on his sister. It nearly worked. Unfortunately for him, his signature gave him away.
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Nirahli via Reddit
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