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We'd bet that a lot of parents out there are bound to relate to this hilariously wholesome accident. Apparently the whole family ended up getting accidentally "sleeptrained" by a strangely adorable little stuffed worm toy thing. Whatever works, I guess. 

Someone on AskReddit asked for parents that accidentally switched their kids to share their experiences. Can't imagine the kind of embarrassing panic that must've ensued after these discoveries. 

If you're a dad, know a dad, or have even seen a dad these will resonate with extra fatherly dad-ishness. Here are some dad memes to keep those dads going through these dark times. There's just a lot of rad dad memes to achieve dad dreams.

This parent had a rough night of sleep, and proceeded to fall into such a mental fog that they forgot what day it was, and literally forget that their kid was at school. The pure panic that they must've endured upon waking up from that deep slumber, and assuming that their kid had been taken must've been the stuff of nightmares. 

Man, some people need swift reality checks more than others. This dad came out of left field with his whole bit about wanting a baby boy instead of a baby girl. Even if that were the case for whatever reason, that's definitely something that you keep to yourself and ultimately (hopefully) inwardly reflect on, and proactively work to change that mindset. Naturally, the folks of Reddit's AITA community were relentless with their disapproving remarks about this dad's decision. Maybe it all served as the wakeup call that he sorely needed. 

This dad wasn't going to settle for giving his kids cash in the old fashioned way of slipping a few dollar bills in a card, or maybe even just giving them cash. No, he insisted on getting more creative with things. Queue up the awesome packaging that made these cash gifts look like gifts he bought in the store. 

Kids are weird and dumb. Sometimes they get really specific thoughts stuck in their head and given the choice to ask for anything they could ever want, will choose to ask for something like a box of kleenex or a really old pug. Here are some strange experiences for the holiday season.

Just imagining the confused and terrified expressions on the faces of this guy's parents is enough for a big laugh. Talk about a classic case of an older generation just not understanding all the crazy technology we have at our disposal nowadays. Nobody wants a haunted Alexa in their household. 

Ain't this too sweet for words to describe? Many of us have had wildly different experiences for when it comes to digesting the hard truth that Santa Claus is just a work of the imagination. Some revelations hit harder than others. These particular parents though sound like they handle the process with love and grace and ultimately a passing of the torch kind of ritual takes place. Pretty neat. The world could always use some more wholesome vibes to go around. We've got plenty of the other bad stuff. 

This is definitely one of those situations where everything just added up in a way that made the surface level appearance of the situation look way more sketchy than it actually was. Actually, it wasn't sketchy at all. Dad was just playing around, and the police ended up mistaking him for some kind of evil kidnapper. Certainly anything but the typical day of dropping your kid off at school. 

There's a lot of ungrateful and toxic behavior on display in this lover's quarrel. The poor guy claims he's been supporting his family, while hard at work through this historically difficult time, and then when he buys his love a nice ($3K) engagement ring he gets chewed out by her family for not spending enough. Insane. Now above any other time it's incomprehensible that someone would go and pitch a fit about something like that, when so many folks are just struggling to hold onto some sliver of financial security. 

This quick and funny Tumblr post does a splendid job at highlighting one of the many moments of confusion that can arise between kids and their parents. The reality is that kids are just plain old weird and dumb. But like, in a nice innocent way. They do the silliest things, but it's all part of the inevitable process of growing up and slowly learning how this wild world works. 

There's no getting around the fact that all of us have had our lives turned upside down in one way or another amidst these difficult times. Many folks have been forced to adopt a remote routine for their work situation. This can make for quite the hilarious, occasionally vulgar interruptions. It's hard, man. You're often sharing a space with other human beings that are just trying to go about their own business. In this case, we have parents describing their funniest Zoom call interruptions by their kids. If these tweets got you going, check out more tweets that capture the emotional rollercoaster of parenting over here. 

This person is wondering if they're right to help their daughter's boyfriend, whose parents take his earnings and offer him back an allowance of a hundred bucks a week. That sounds kinda like a crime, right? Especially for someone who's not even legally a child anymore. For another frustrating and wild parent encounter, here's a parent who blames their teacher for their kid not being in virtual class.