average parent problems Archives

03/30/18

21 Easter and Passover Problems that Only Parents Can Understand

A basket of chocolate eggs is way better than a bowl of salt water and parsley, but Easter still has its problems.

12/14/17

37 of the Funniest Family Holiday Photos Gone Wrong

It’s that time of the year again! No, not the fun part when you get to watch your kids open gifts while sipping hot chocolate and listening to Christmas music. It’s holiday photo shoot time!

11/07/17

36 Things That Can Go Wrong When You Take Your Kids Out to Eat

If you have kids who sit quietly and eat all their food with a fork? THIS POST IS NOT FOR YOU.

10/30/17

22 Halloween Problems that Only Parents Understand

For many kids, Halloween is their favorite holiday. For parents? It’s a lot of work.

09/19/17

22 Things That Can Go Wrong When You Take Your Kids to the Mall

It’s only been very recently that I’ve attempted shopping with my kids. Why? Because they have less patience than my husband. And, they think every purchase should be centered around them.

08/15/17

33 Things That Can Go Wrong When You Take Your Kids Grocery Shopping

Taking your kids to the supermarket has the potential to be the longest hour of your life.

06/22/17

The Most Frequently Featured Father on @AverageParentProblems

How did I marry a man who does not like carnivals?

06/01/17

27 Vacation Problems Only Parents Understand

Along with every experience of a lifetime, there is also a meltdown to be found.

04/17/17

16 Easter Problems Only Parents Understand

It just wouldn’t feel like an official holiday if I didn’t commemorate the day with it’s very own set of @averageparentproblems.

03/24/17

27 Hilariously Relatable Average Parent Problems

I really thought that I would have run out of parent problems by now, but NOPE! There are so many! We have so many problems!

07/18/16

30 Summer Problems only Parents Understand

Remember when summer was just about wearing shorts? Now you have to deal with wet kids covered in sand screaming, “HOLD ME!!!!” and baby sunscreen that DOES NOT BLEND.

05/10/16

12 Problems Dining Out with Kids

My kids are not acting in this video. This is what they do EVERY TIME WE GO OUT TO EAT.

04/27/16

20 Things that Will Totally Happen if You Bring Your Kid to Work

Unless your job is “zookeeper” or “running back,” taking your kid to work involves sticking them in front of an iPad while you attempt to get 1/8 of the work done you would on a normal day.

12/31/15

From play date problems to public bathroom problems, here are the 20 most popular (which I’m guessing also means they are the most common) average parent problems of 2015.

12/24/15

34 Parent Problems that Could Only Occur During the Most Wonderful Time of Year

Meltdowns, messes, sibling rivalries, etc. are all much funnier when they have a holiday flair. At least to me!