{"id":81202,"date":"2022-08-26T18:40:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T18:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/?p=81202"},"modified":"2022-08-26T18:40:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T18:40:40","slug":"funny-memes-about-being-stuck-in-parent-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/funny-memes-about-being-stuck-in-parent-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuck in #ParentMode? These 16 memes will make you feel seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you have kids, it&rsquo;s hard to get out of parent mode. The reason? Your kids. Another reason? Your kids. While children are adorable and fulfilling, etc. etc., they&rsquo;re also  &mdash; how do we put this? &mdash; wonderfully-life-sucking. <\/p><p>Whether you&rsquo;ve come to view solo trips to the grocery as a vacation or you have no idea how people act or dress when they &ldquo;go out&rdquo; these days, these 16 memes about being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/funny-tweets-about-being-stuck-in-parent-mode\/\">stuck in #ParentMode<\/a> will make you feel seen. Time to get out, moms and dads. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-not-super-up-on-the-times\">1. Not super up on the times <\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/surrounded-by-kids-meme.png\" alt=\"parent mode memes\" class=\"wp-image-82023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/surrounded-by-kids-meme.png 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/surrounded-by-kids-meme-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.someecards.com\/usercards\/viewcard\/listen-im-surrounded-by-little-children-all-day-so-if-paw-patrol-doesnt-rescue-it-octonauts-doesnt-sing-it-and-doc-mcstuffins-doesnt-fix-it-i-have-no-idea-what-you-are-talking-about-a4df0\/\">Some eCards<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-heading-out-for-the-first-time-in-a-minute\">2. Heading out for the first time in a minute<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/when-youre-a-parent-and-havent-partied-in-a-while.jpeg\" alt=\"parent mode memes\" class=\"wp-image-81209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/when-youre-a-parent-and-havent-partied-in-a-while.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/when-youre-a-parent-and-havent-partied-in-a-while-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/when-youre-a-parent-and-havent-partied-in-a-while-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheTrueLifeOfParenting\/photos\">True Life Parenting<\/a>\/Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-wait-are-there-movies-without-talking-snowmen\">3. Wait, are there movies without talking snowmen?<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/parenthood-oscar-movie-meme.jpeg\" alt=\"parent mode memes\" class=\"wp-image-82029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/parenthood-oscar-movie-meme.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/parenthood-oscar-movie-meme-288x300.jpeg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldssmile.com\/2014\/04\/02\/30-of-the-funniest-mormon-memes\/\">LDS Smile<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-it-s-the-thought-that-counts\">4. It&rsquo;s the thought that counts<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/parents-on-a-date-night.png\" alt=\"parent mode memes\" class=\"wp-image-82035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/parents-on-a-date-night.png 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/parents-on-a-date-night-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=390584671675297\">Crafting Network\/<\/a>Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-it-is-kind-of-entertaining\">5. It IS kind of entertaining&hellip;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/nick-jr-mom-meme.jpeg\" alt=\"parent mode meme\" class=\"wp-image-82059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/nick-jr-mom-meme.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/nick-jr-mom-meme-300x211.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Image via Funny Being<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-basically-sums-it-up\">6. Basically sums it up<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/date-night-before-and-after-kids.jpeg\" alt=\"parent mode memes\" class=\"wp-image-81233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/date-night-before-and-after-kids.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/date-night-before-and-after-kids-273x300.jpeg 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proudmummy.com\/memes\/1140750\/what-date-night-is-like-before-kids-what-date-night-is-like-\">Proud Mummy<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-it-s-dang-near-impossible\">7. It&rsquo;s dang-near impossible<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Motherhood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Motherhood<\/a>: when going out for one night takes more planning and prep than a wedding. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/beingmommy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#beingmommy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zistBE4SpE\">pic.twitter.com\/zistBE4SpE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Joy of Mom (@joyofmom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joyofmom\/status\/766093611863793664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-you-re-kind-of-always-with-your-kid\">8. You&rsquo;re kind of always with your kid<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/parent-of-newborn-bouncing-baby.png\" alt=\"parent mode memes\" class=\"wp-image-81245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/parent-of-newborn-bouncing-baby.png 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/parent-of-newborn-bouncing-baby-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.someecards.com\/usercards\/viewcard\/you-know-youre-a-parent-of-a-newborn-when-you-find-yourself-bouncing-or-rocking-and-youre-not-even-holding-the-baby-3ec38\/?tagSlug=baby\">Some eCards<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9-same-phrase-different-meaning\">9. Same phrase, different meaning<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/no-dont-stop-keep-going.jpeg\" alt=\"parent mode meme\" class=\"wp-image-81251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/no-dont-stop-keep-going.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/no-dont-stop-keep-going-217x300.jpeg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/hXan5ni\">Imgur<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-sometimes-you-have-to-take-turns-getting-out\">10. Sometimes you have to take turns getting out&hellip;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/moms-night-out-meme.jpeg\" alt=\"parent mode meme\" class=\"wp-image-82041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/moms-night-out-meme.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/moms-night-out-meme-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Image via Meme Generator<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-11-get-out-your-teasing-comb-and-hair-spray\">11. Get out your teasing comb and hair spray<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finally-get-a-night-out-meme.jpg\" alt=\"parent mode memes\" class=\"wp-image-82047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finally-get-a-night-out-meme.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finally-get-a-night-out-meme-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Image via Bored Panda<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-12-when-you-make-an-oopsie\">12. When you make an oopsie!<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/stuck-at-home-with-kids-meme.jpeg\" alt=\"parent mode meme\" class=\"wp-image-82053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/stuck-at-home-with-kids-meme.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/stuck-at-home-with-kids-meme-300x210.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Some eCards<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-13-maybe-he-s-born-with-it-maybe-it-s-cocomelon\">13. Maybe he&rsquo;s born with it, maybe it&rsquo;s &lsquo;Cocomelon&rsquo;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@chrys_marie1\/video\/7103638767730314542\" data-video-id=\"7103638767730314542\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@chrys_marie1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@chrys_marie1?refer=embed\">@chrys_marie1<\/a> <p>Tell me im not alone please.. &#128540; <a title=\"funny\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/funny?refer=embed\">#funny<\/a> <a title=\"momsoftiktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/momsoftiktok?refer=embed\">#momsoftiktok<\/a> <a title=\"parentingtips\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/parentingtips?refer=embed\">#parentingtips<\/a> <a title=\"cocomelondad\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cocomelondad?refer=embed\">#cocomelondad<\/a> <a title=\"humor\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/humor?refer=embed\">#humor<\/a> <a title=\"momlife\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/momlife?refer=embed\">#momlife<\/a> <a title=\"comedy\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/comedy?refer=embed\">#comedy<\/a><\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"&#9836; original sound - Strawb&#127827;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-6902825339601357573?refer=embed\">&#9836; original sound &ndash; Strawb&#127827;<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-14-hobbies-include\">14. Hobbies include:<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/trips-to-the-bathroom-alone-meme.jpeg\" alt=\"parent mode memes\" class=\"wp-image-81275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/trips-to-the-bathroom-alone-meme.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/trips-to-the-bathroom-alone-meme-300x276.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/PbGID\/comment\/1032473545\">Imgur<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-15-this-stuff-s-still-cool-right\">15. This stuff&rsquo;s still cool, right?<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/mary-poppins-parent-date-night-.webp\" alt=\"parent mode meme\" class=\"wp-image-81281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/mary-poppins-parent-date-night-.webp 599w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/mary-poppins-parent-date-night--300x281.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\"><figcaption>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/myquestionablelif\/\">My Questionable Life<\/a>\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-16-all-that-said-you-know-you-ve-still-got-it-in-you\">16. All that said, you know you&rsquo;ve still got it in you&hellip;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">She was a normal suburban mom&hellip;until \"Pony\" by Ginuwine came on.<\/p>&mdash; Trey (@treydayway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/treydayway\/status\/1071096205235625984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have your kids taken over your brain? These 16 memes about being stuck in parenting mode get you on a spiritual level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1273,"featured_media":82359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"","last_update":"2022-08-26","view_count":700,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"member-type":[4],"vertical":[6],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-81202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","member-type-all","vertical-children","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81202"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82365,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81202\/revisions\/82365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81202"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=81202"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=81202"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=81202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}