As much as moms love their children, there's no denying that every parent has experienced countless soul-crushing moments while raising their little ones. And they're totally lying if they claim they haven't.
Because as adorable as little kids may be, they're not exactly reasonable, rational beings who know when to put a cork in it. Not yet, anyway.
They'll scream whenever or wherever they are without any consideration for the people around them. It can be an absolute nightmare at times. But then, that's kids for you!
Being a mom can be overwhelming sometimes. Just ask this mom who "drove her kids to school" before realizing she'd actually left them at home:
So if you're one of these moms (and let's face it, what mom isn't?), then you need to get your hands on one of these two candles - or both!
Yep, Paper Source is selling an "I Feel Personally Victimized by My Own Child" candle and a "Girl, You Need To Calm the F Down" candle.
The company claims it will help you feel "zen" when all you want to do is rip your hair out.
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Take a read of the product's official description, as written on the candle itself:
"The cutest damn candle. And it smells good, too. Your Best Friend Be Like: “GIRL, YOU NEED TO CALM THE F DOWN”. If "Zen" were a fragrance, this would be it. Experience the earth, bark, and blossom of the Japanese Cherry Tree. Light this up and wind your ass down. This candle is 100% soy wax, fragranced with essential oils. It’s phthalate free. Oh yeah, and it’s crafted and poured by hand in the USA. Thanks, babygirl xoxo."
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Some moms have already tweeted their response to the items.
“My birthday is in March y’all,” one user said in jest.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the bathtub...
Do you find bathtimes far too relaxing and are looking to liven things up a bit? Perhaps you've got a son or daughter who just refuses to get in the bath and throws a tantrum every night? Well, this product may be for you!
Per the listing, the item is described as being perfect for "kids" or a "party favor", but I am 28 years old and am definitely going to buy an entire batch of these biting bathtime buddies (PSA: They don't actually bite).
Each bath bomb is handmade and individually wrapped, and customers can also select from an array of scents for their purchase, including bubblegum, cinnamon, cotton candy, eucalyptus, and pumpkin spice. They can also come in a range of colors.
And you know you can buy in confidence, as after more than 4,400 sales, SoftSkinBubblySins has a stellar customer rating of 4.6/5.
And the shark bath bombs have received an array of five-star reviews from happy customers.
One happy purchaser writes: "My kids will finally get in the bath tub and bathe again! So excited for these. They smell great. Unlike my children lol."
Another five-star customer writes: "I got these for my girlfriend for her birthday and she loved them. I'm about to order more."
And a third commented: "I bought this for my 13-year-old cousin and she thought it was the best thing ever!"
And in case you're worried about any allergies, per the ingredients list, the product is made from "Baking soda, citric acid, epsom salt, coconut oil, kaolin clay, SLSA, Blue 1, Red 40, Alcohol, MIca".
I don't know about you guys, but I'm always struggling to get my friends and family the right gift for Christmas. I love them so much, but scrolling through Amazon or eBay or Etsy, nothing seems to be right. I could get my mother a lovely necklace, I could get my dad a classy watch; but that just doesn't seem personal, y'know?
I want something that shows my playful nature, as well as something that demonstrates my desire to harness bodily functions for either good or evil, but in all my searches and travels, I never found anything that worked for me. That is, until now.
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If you're anything like me and you're looking for something similar, then boy - do I have the perfect gift for you this Christmas. Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the fart in the jar, mailed directly to anybody you want via Farts Direct, the one company bold enough to base their entire business around farts.
Think of Sports Direct, but, y'know... for farts.
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I'll admit - regardless of how refined and cultured my sense of humour may become, there's always room in my heart for a decent fart joke, and in my opinion, there's no better type of joke than the overly tedious fart joke that's difficult to explain. Let's hear a little bit more about what Farts Direct would like to do for you this holiday season, courtesy of the official Farts Direct website.
"For years, the notorious ‘Fart’ has been the topic of much hilarity and conversation. Flatulence, trump and bottom-burp are just a few expressions used in modern-day society for breaking wind. But still they are immensely funny… to the childish and immature (where’s the fun in growing up anyway?) Farting is a part of what beautiful mother nature created right? And we should be loud and proud about it!"
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"Now imagine the look on their face when they realise they just inhaled an invisible turd," continue Farts Direct, who really want you to buy this fart in a jar. "And once they’ve breathed in the surprise stench, you’re done. It’s the perfect way to tell someone how you truly feel without ever having to say a word."
These farts in a jar come in a wide range of... flavours, including Sprout Stench, Curry Napalm, or my personal favourite, Stuffing Shart, and you can pen a personalised message to the lucky recipient of your gassy gift, should you want to say something more than "I love you. Here's some gas."
"We need to let the stigma surrounding farts go, by letting one go," says Martin Grix, Founder and CEO of Farts Direct. "It’s important to share the guff – especially at Christmas time."
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Now if you're anything like me, you probably have some questions - such as "exactly whose farts am I sending to my partner?" - but put those questions aside for a while, and realise you can do so for only £9.99! There's the Festive version, sure, but there's also the Brexit special, as well as the Original Recipe farts that you can enjoy all year round.
So there. Send someone your farts this Christmas. If nothing else, it'll be a gas.
Where would we be without our moms? Well, from a quite literal perspective, we wouldn't exist. But fortunately, our moms are there to make us feel better when we're down, cook the greatest meals we're ever going to eat, and put a smile on our face.
However, some moms can manage to make us smile without even meaning to do so. You see, when a woman becomes a mother, for some bizarre reason, it means they start behaving in a way that makes literally no sense to every other person on the planet.
So, without further ado, here's a list of the most "mommiest" things moms have ever done...
[post_page_title]The Mom Who Gave A Spider A Christmas Tree[/post_page_title]
Spiders are one of the most feared animals on the planet, despite the fact that the vast majority of them are harmless. When this mom discovered a spider living in a chandelier, she decided to give their home a festive addition...
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"My mom put a Christmas tree up for the spider that built a web in her living room," a Redditor revealed. How adorable! I bet she got this tiny little tree from a cake. They make great toppers!
On the subject of Christmas, sometimes moms really get it wrong - with hilarious results. Gingerbread men might be an appropriately festive decoration, but one thing's for sure, this is definitely not a di
"We have been putting this little Chewbacca in the x-mas tree for ages and I never really knew why... I just found out my mom thinks he is a gingerbread man."
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[post_page_title]BBFs For Life[/post_page_title]
While it's not the case for every mom now that gender roles are changing in the world, many still chose to spend a lot of time looking after the family home, which can result in some very special relationships with the family pets...
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"I thought I heard my mother talking to someone outside my window," this Redditor revealed. But hey! I can't blame this mom. I talk to my pets all the time.
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[post_page_title]Mom's Got Your Back[/post_page_title]
It doesn't matter how old you are, when you're feeling under the weather, your mom will inevitably be very concerned. Case in point...
This adorable care package was posted to Reddit by a 30-year-old man who wrote that he'd simply told his mom in passing that he was suffering from a cold. Adorable!
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[post_page_title]Bless Us, You Will[/post_page_title]
If there's one thing to be learned from this list so far, moms get very confused in the Christmas decoration department. Although I'd like to think this one was intentional!
"Gave Dad a Yoda ornament last year, here's where Mom put it this year," this Reddit user wrote. To be fair, if any Star Wars character would have been invited to the birth of Jesus, it would have been Yoda!
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[post_page_title]This Is So Extra I Can't Even[/post_page_title]
There is such a thing as a motherly instinct - it doesn't matter whether it's towards human or animal children, which is why this mom decided to be super extra when she got some chicks...
"My Mom bought chicks and sent me this," a Redditor wrote. I'm not sure what's more extra, the fact that the chairs are so intracate or the inclusion of a crocheted photoframe!
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[post_page_title]Vaccuming Your Adult Child[/post_page_title]
Another thing that moms simply can't help but meddle with is their kids' appearance, regardless of age. Just the other day, I got told off by my mom for wearing a top that showed too much flesh - even though I moved out of the family home five years ago.
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"I am lucky to have a Korean mother, otherwise I would be so dirty," this Reddit user wrote alongside a hilarious picture of his mom vacuuming his shirt.
Some people just love to create. Whether it's writing, painting, or crochet. But unfortunately, as any creator will tell you, things can and do go wrong, leaving them with something that's a far cry from what they planned on making!
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"Mom knitted me a heart-shaped bookmark," wrote one Reddit user. Yeah, that's definitely a body part, I'm just not sure many people would identify it as a heart!
Sometimes when parents don't quite get along with technology, they come up with ingenious solutions to their problems. Like this mom, who desperately had to take a screenshot.
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"My Mom didn't know how to take a screenshot so she improvised with the scanner," this Redditor wrote alongside the picture above. What makes this so brilliant is that it actually worked!
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[post_page_title]Death LOL[/post_page_title]
It's no secret that when the older generation try to get down with the kids, they can have some teething problems. Take this mom, for example, who used a modern acronym with truly disastrous results!
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To be fair, it's an easy enough mistake to make. Let's just hope that no one in her family got offended by this massive faux pas. LOL.
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[post_page_title]Matching Ties[/post_page_title]
It's almost a right of passage for moms (or dads as the case may be) to make their kids something to wear. And some don't stop when their kids are grown up, they simply make more.
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"So for my bday my Mom made matching ties for me and my cat," this Redditor wrote. Now if that isn't top quality Insta material, I don't know what is!
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[post_page_title]The Parting Of The Swimming Pool[/post_page_title]
When you're brought up religious, your parents won't let you forget it, regardless of whether you chose to bring your faith with your into adult life or not.
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"My Jewish mother gave me this as a housewarming gift," this Redditor wrote. If nothing else, this picture will certainly be a talking point at the housewarming!
It's only natural for parents to pay attention to their kids' interests, but they don't always get things right in this department (like so many others), but their heart is always in the right place.
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"My Mom was so happy that she found me a "Pokemon" cake for my birthday. I didn't want to burst her bubble so I told her 'I love Pigachu'," wrote a Reddit user alongside this picture.
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[post_page_title]Innocent Eyes Must Be Protected[/post_page_title]
Parents often find it hard to accept that their babies are all grown up, which why they can act bizarrely when things like nudity appear on TV around their adult children, ignoring logic and treating them like kids again.
"There were boobs on-screen, so my mother took action. I am a 22-year-old gay man," this Redditor wrote alongside this hilarious picture of his mom covering the TV with a towel.
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[post_page_title]Tech Problems[/post_page_title]
Any parent these days will have grown up before technology was a thing. While it has enhanced our lives in a lot of ways, it's also made them more complicated, causing us to see everything through digitally tainted eyes.
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"I sent my Mom this picture, she replied, 'I keep hitting play, it doesn't play anything'," wrote this Reddit user. To be fair, if your eyesight is lacking, this is an easy enough mistake to make!
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[post_page_title]Back To School Presents[/post_page_title]
I've said it once and I'll say it again, so many moms struggle to accept it when their babies are all grown up. But I think it's safe to say this mom was messing!
"My Mom bought my boyfriend and I "back to school" presents. We're seniors in college," a Redditor wrote alongside these extremely gendered stationary sets.
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[post_page_title]The Most Mom Picture Ever[/post_page_title]
Unlike more recent generations, parents in their 40s and 50s aren't into selfie-taking, sure they might try it occasionally, but if you check out the most recent pictures on their devices, you're likely to find gems like this.
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This picture of a truly majestic cat was posted to Reddit by an amused person who captioned it: "This was the most recent photo on my Mom's iPad."
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[post_page_title]When Moms Get Snapchat[/post_page_title]
Snapchat is arguably the most youthful social media platform out there. So when moms occasionally decide to get snapping, as you can imagine, the results are a lot more memorable than what teens are up to!
"My Mom just discovered Snapchat. I've been getting these for a few days," this glorious picture was captioned. If my Mom sent me pictures like this, Snapchat would automatically become my favorite social media platform.
The upside to moms sending their kids acronym fails is that they are well versed enough in modern lingo and text speak to see them for the hilarious fails that they are - rather than, y'know, getting seriously offended.
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It's nice to know your parents have faith in you, eh?! When I signed a publishing contract for my first book, my mom honestly couldn't believe it happened for me! Thanks for the faith!
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[post_page_title]Moms And Facebook[/post_page_title]
If there's one social media platform which the older generation have just about worked out how to use, it's Facebook, and as ever, this can have some hilarious results.
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"My friend's Mom printed and framed a picture from Facebook," this picture was captioned. Oh, this poor mom! If only she knew how to crop pictures and download them from Facebook.
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[post_page_title]This Mom Is A Hero[/post_page_title]
We all know how frustrating it can be to have an unsolicited visitor, but when Mormons turned up to this mom's house and her garden needed doing, inspiration struck.
"The Mormons insisted on speaking to my Mom. So here they are helping her garden," this Redditor wrote.
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[post_page_title]The Google[/post_page_title]
There's nothing better than parents and their internet fails. Take this hilarious exchange, for example. Content aside, it's peak mom to call "Google" "The Google".
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I wonder if she thinks that her daughter runs "The Facebox" too. You have to laugh! I can't wait to make equally hilarious tech fails when I have kids of my own and struggle to grapple with future technology.
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[post_page_title]Marvel At The Oven[/post_page_title]
While things are changing in terms of the traditional division of household chores, generally speaking, it's moms who love to cook - so there's few things more exciting for them than getting a new device.
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This picture was captioned: "Mom got her first windowed oven." This is the mom equivalent of a teenager getting the latest games console!
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[post_page_title]Moms And Their Pillows[/post_page_title]
Aside from marveling at appliances, another Mom cliché is loving home decor. The more floral, the better. So, naturally, this mom was unable to resist these cushions!
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"My mother bought these throw pillows," wrote the Redditor who posted them. To be fair to this mom, I think these are seriously pretty cushions.
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[post_page_title]The Rebel Mom[/post_page_title]
Moms typically go out of their way to set a good example for their kids, but there are some situations where their inner rebel can't help but rear their head...
This hilarious snap was captioned: "Some people sneak candy into the movie theater. My Mom sneaks in corn on the cob."
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[post_page_title]This Will Make Your Heart Explode[/post_page_title]
It's a mom's job to champion their kid through life, even when they are clearly being trolled in the process. This brilliant text thread will make your heart explode.
"Every single day I send my Mom a very strange text and every day she responds with something absurdly optimistic and kind," revealed the Twitter user who posted it.
When it comes to utensils of any kind, chances are moms have your back - even if it means handing you a device that's probably older than you are.
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This snap was captioned: "Pencil broke during a road trip, so I sarcastically asked if anyone had a pencil sharpener, to which my mom replied she 'might' have one."
The fact this was kept in a car is impressive in and of itself!
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[post_page_title]This Onesie[/post_page_title]
Parents love embarrassing their children. So much so that I imagine they were doing it back when cavemen existed. And I have to hand it to this mom for her choice of onesie!
"Thx mom 4 the onesie," this man wrote on Imgur. Personally, I think this Hello Kitty onesie compliments his mustache perfectly. That's a Tinder profile picture if I ever saw one.
The hilarious thing about tech fails is that they are all too often a case of being so close and yet so very far. This poor mom had the right idea, she just missed one crucial detail.
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"My Mom told me that our new power strip wasn't working... came to find this," the Imgur user who shared this picture wrote.
Some celebrities just so happen to look a lot like other famous people. Luke Skywalker, to the uninitiated, for example, bears a striking resemblance to Jesus with his long brown hair and beard, which resulted in this hilarious faux pas.
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"Mum, that's not a picture of Jesus," wrote the Twitter user who shared this picture. I really hope she just shared the picture and didn't actually tell her mom she'd got the Son of God mixed up with a fictional character!
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[post_page_title]This Dog Cushion[/post_page_title]
Moms might occasionally get things wrong, but there are times when they get it so right it's hard to imagine what we'd do without their cooky minds.
"I asked for new pillows for my couch, my step Mom made me one of my dog," this Reddit user wrote. If I was them, I'd be getting her flowers to say than you!
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[post_page_title]This Adorable Bed Set Up[/post_page_title]
After you fly the next, it's sometimes necessary to return to your parents' house every so often, and without a bed, your Mum will likely make up the sofa so you have somewhere comfy to sleep!
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"I'm staying at my parents' place for the night. my mom prepared the couch for me. I'm 27," this Reddit user wrote. I'd like to think this mom kept the bed sheets from when this person was a kid.
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[post_page_title]Bones[/post_page_title]
Modern graphics and illustrations can sometimes lead to a lot of mistakes, so it only stood to reason that when a mom saw this ad, she was going to make this relatable but nonetheless hilarious mistake:
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"So, my Mom hands me her laptop asking, 'Have you ever heard of the show, '13 Ones', wrote a Reddit user alongside the screenshot that caused the mistake.
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[post_page_title]The Mom Who Shaved Her Daughter's Head[/post_page_title]
It takes a pretty bold person to be able to defy gender expectations without the slightest bit of fear or shame. But imagine being at the tender age of six and refusing to let society force you into being someone you don't want to be. Well, that's exactly what one six-year-old girl has done.
In fact, the girl's mum is opening up about her decision to allow her six-year-old to shave her head - a decision she doesn't regret in the slightest.
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But Paige Lucas-Stannard, from Salem, Ohio, certainly wasn't all for the idea when her daughter Aellyn first suggested it. Yes, despite having written a book on Gender Neutral Parenting, Lucas-Stannard had hoped that Aellyn would soon forget about wanting to get rid of her locks.
"My deep, gut feeling about my daughter shaving her head sounded something like this: 'DEAR GOD NOOOOOOOO!'" the mom wrote on her blog.
Aellyn told her parents that her dad's shaved head had inspired to get a cut just like his. And, after much discussion over the next couple of days, they finally allowed her to get it done.
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When Lucas-Stannard explained to her daughter that some people would think that having a shaved head isn't appropriate for a girl, Aellyn very reasonably responded: "Girls can have their hair anyway they want".
And when she was told that some people might think that she's a boy, she said: "That’s okay mom, I’ll just tell them I’m a girl."
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Since getting her head shaved, Aellyn has been thrilled with the results and, as Lucas-Stannard explains, she has absolutely no regrets.
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"The idea of regretting something as stupid as hair would probably never cross her mind. To her, this was FUN!," she wrote.
"I will take the discomfort of seeing my daughter without hair over teaching her that she is a doll to be dressed up for others’ pleasure or that any future relationship she is in she should allow someone to manipulate her or dictate her appearance."
Eventually, the doting mother came to the conclusion that as far as her daughter's appearance is concerned, it's only her opinion that matters.
Now, I'm sure many of us can remember when we were kids and our moms or dads or grandparents or aunts or uncles, etc. would pick us up off the ground and tickle us pink.
Despite shouting "stop it", there was always some part of us that enjoyed laughing away as we fell to the ground in hysterics.
However, now one mom has sparked a huge debate on social media after she claimed that unconsented ticking is the same as "child abuse" - and if the child says "stop", then the adult must stop.
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In the mother's post - which has been shared widely on Facebook - the mom was responding to another parent, and said: "If they [kids] come looking for it/ask for it, they like it [tickling].
"Stop when they ask you to stop."
Per the New Zealand Herald, the mom added that "it's about consent", and explains that a parent should be teaching their child: "Their body, their rules."
Related - This expert claims that parents should ask babies for consent before changing their diaper:
However, the other parents was left bewildered by the mom's claims, and responded: "So it'd be child abuse to do it to my kids?"
The other parent also pointed out that many young children change their mind on a dime, explaining: "They will literally tell you to stop, then immediately ask to be tickled more.
"But generally it's actually the best way to momentarily paralyze a toddler in order to get shoes on them."
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But that little joke failed to ease the tension, as the first mom once again replied saying: "This [not tickling] is one small thing you can do to show respect. It's easy and causes no harm. Why wouldn't you?"
And - as you probably expected - the mom was then inundated with responses saying that she has taken the playful issue far too seriously.
One Facebook user commented: "Tickling isn't going to traumatise a kid in this case."
While a second added: "What? We argue about tickling now? 2020 is the worst."
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Nevertheless, there were several people who agreed with the mom's perspective, with one person writing: "I tickle my kids, but stop the second they ask me to."
"I agree that it's a great way to teach consent," another Facebook user commented.
And one person even went as far as to say she "hated" being tickled when she was younger: "I hate being tickled because my brother and sister would tickle me and tickle me and tickle me and wouldn't stop even when I started crying. I'm totally with [the mom]."
A dad was outraged after his mother-in-law rubbed whiskey on his six-month-old daughter's gums to help with her teething.
In a post shared on Reddit’s Am I the A***ole forum, the mother of the baby explained the situation, revealing that her husband was not at all happy with the "remedy".
The 28-year-old wrote she was at her mother's house with their newborn - who is "teething horribly" - and sought advice from her on how to help her child.
"My mum does some old [fashioned] things and she’s really into herbs and natural healing and such, so she wanted to try rubbing whiskey on my daughter’s gums," she revealed.
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The woman went on to share that because her mom rubbed alcohol on her and her siblings when they were younger, she allowed her to do it to her granddaughter. "It did seem to calm my daughter down a bit," she noted.
But the young mom said that when she got home and told her husband of the remedy, he was "furious," explaining: "He said that’s harmful to our daughter and it does not relieve any pain."
"He got really upset and said I shouldn’t [have] let my mum do something like that, and told me I couldn’t bring our daughter to my mother’s anymore," she went on.
"He’s since called the next two days off of work and is super paranoid watching me every second with our daughter. I feel this is unfair," she said, concluding her post.
Users on the social media platform were divided over the woman's dilemma. Some people commented that she was wrong for allowing her mother-in-law to rub whiskey on her child.
One user penned: "I think in the world where [the] internet is at our fingertips, it should be easy enough to Google if something is safe or not. I'm not a mother and even I know, without having to look it up, that some of those 'old remedies' aren't safe. I'd think that a first-time mother would also know that, even if the advice is coming from her own parent."
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Another interjected: "YTA (You're the A***ole) yeah. I mean, you know alcohol is unsafe. It also happens not to work as a topical analgesic; if the baby quietens down, it's because of the general sedative effect of alcohol."
"I think it's hilarious how your mother conflates the use of a well-understood but completely inappropriate drug with 'herbs and natural healing'," they concluded.
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A third remarked: "Gently YTA. You're 28 and a mom. You need to make your own judgments, not just listen to your mom without question. And in this case, your judgment was to let your mom give your infant alcohol. Does that sound trustworthy to you?"
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Meanwhile, several others shared that her husband's reaction was "excessive" as one person stated: "Her husband literally took two days off work to micromanage parenting because of this? That’s excessive. It’s called having a conversation between two adults, saying 'we shouldn’t do this again', and moving on!"
"Dad staying home from work like she’s driving her child to alcoholism makes him TA here. Also, him trying to keep the child from grandma when grandma did it with mom’s permission is another TA move," the user continued.
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A second person pointed out: "Taking off work multiple days to 'watch over' your wife over something like this. This should have been an easy discussion about how that’s not the right way to handle teething and then move on... If this is how something like this is handled how are things that matter going to handled."
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A third added: "You're not some monster that's going to harm your child. Honestly, if this is how your husband is reacting, that's a red flag. He's right, it doesn't relieve pain, and if you were to start doing it regularly, yeah, it can be harmful."
"However, it was a one-time thing that you told him about, and now you know not to do it again. He shouldn't be acting like it was a conspiracy to intentionally hurt your daughter," they remarked.
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According to medical professionals like Dr. Amos Grunebaum, using whiskey on babies to help with their teething is a big no-no, explaining on BabyMed: "Alcohol is bad for babies because it slows down their systems. Babies are constantly growing rapidly, so any slowing could cause serious developmental problems and defects."
"When adults drink alcohol, it has temporary negative effects, but since they are full-grown, it can’t cause any permanent harm at that moment. Babies cannot make up for the lost time of development when they consume alcohol though," he added.
So there you have it, folks, don't rub alcohol on your babies' gums!
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