The Funniest Posts From Parents This Week (July 26-August 1)

Kids may say the darndest things, but parents post about them in the funniest ways.

Every week, we round up the most hilarious quips from parents across social media platforms, like X, Threads and Bluesky, to spread the joy. Scroll down to read the latest batch.

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My children went to Chiefs training camp this morning and then spent all afternoon at the pool and now my 4yo is crying because his dad “won’t let him do anything fun today.”
— Jennifer Parker (@Mrs_JParker) July 28, 2025

No one tells you the stuff your daughter needs for her first dorm room costs eleventy billion dollars.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) July 29, 2025

Well, I tried to tell the courts multiple times I can’t do jury duty cuz I’m pregnant and the full time care taker to our one year old, and they seem to not care, so me and the kiddo are pulling up to jury duty tomorrow, I literally told them MULTIPLE TIMES I don’t have child…
— mom (@thecavemommy) July 27, 2025

My son has been having the lacrosse team over all summer to swim, and they've generally been chill, with normal teen boy stuff. This time, for the first time, someone brought his girlfriend and it is amazing to witness the vibe shift. Like someone injected speed into them.
— Sean T at RCP (@SeanTrende) July 29, 2025

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My kid just downloaded google slides, so I know there's some kind of presentation headed my way
— meghan (@deloisivete) July 31, 2025

Whenever my toddler is about to do something he's not supposed to he says ‘don't look at me,’ and that's how I know he's not cut out for a life of crime.
— One Awkward Mom (@oneawkwardmom) July 28, 2025

The Apocalypse, but it's just what my kids call it when I take away all the screens and tell them to go play outside.
— Hollie Harris (@allholls) July 29, 2025

My baby learned to crawl yesterday and the very first thing he did was beeline to an outlet and try to put his mouth on it. How has the human race survived this long
— Eli McCann (@EliMcCann) August 1, 2025

Parenting is tough. Letting your kids fail isn't easy, but it provides them with opportunities to grow. As tempting as it is to intervene, hardships can prove to be a gift, but you've got to make those calls. For example, my son just picked up a glue stick he thinks is chapstick.
— Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) July 27, 2025

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