Everyone tells you how wonderful and awe-inspiring being a parent will be (and it is!) but no one really goes into how hard it is, every single day. In different ways, to be sure, but still. Hard.

Like, the kind of hard that can brings tears to your eyes, bring you to your knees, or leave you cuddling your baby to sleep even though you should be working.

So, to help you through those kinds of days, may we direct your attention to the hilarious memes and tweets that arrive when we band together and laugh at our collective existence.

13. That boy is going places.

12. I have bad news for you, my friend.

11. And that’s all you need to know about that.

10. Too fast and too slow all at once.

9. Stop looking at me like that!

8. Have two boys, can confirm.

7. Oh, how the tables have turned.

6. An important lesson in logic.

5. Happened to me at breakfast today.

4. Sorry, son, it’s time to go!

3. We have to do SOMETHING for fun.

2. So maybe you’re not wasting your breath.

1. Free entertainment is not to be dismissed.

I sure love being a mom, but man. It’s only going to get crazier as they grow!

What’s your favorite parenting meme?

Share it with us in the comments!