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Celebrities Share Text Messages They Got from Their Parents

Parents are parents, it turns out, no matter whether their kids have starred on the big screen, small screen, perform on stage, or have never performed a day in their lives.

These 15 texts from the parents of celebrities prove it beyond the shadow of a doubt.

15. First can we talk about me?

14. Some lessons are hard to learn.

13. It doesn’t rhyme but it is universally applicable.

12. Who needs fans when you’ve got a mama like this?

11. Imma go ahead and let you write your own mental caption for this one.

10. There’s no arguing with her taste.

9. She is not my daughter but I, too, have concerns.

8. Grandmas are the best.

7. Just a little professional feedback, Mandy Moore.

6. Moms everywhere are nodding in solidarity.

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5. Michelle Obama’s mom just keeping her grounded.

4. Moms are experts at keeping it real.

3. A battle over who is a real fan of pasta.

2. I love that her mom just assumes she could get real news on the internet.

1. You can never have too much encouragement. Or too many heart emojis.

I couldn’t love these more if I tried!

What texts do you love/hate to get from your parents? What texts do you love to send your kids? Share with us in the comments!

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This Father and Artist Shares Images of His Life With Five Girls

James Breakwell (Xploding Unicorn on social media) is a pretty big name online, known for being the hilarious father to four young girls. His life is obviously pretty chaotic, and, aside from his famous twitter account, he has a little extra fun with it creating a webcomic titled “Unbelievably Bad Webcomic.”

It’s no museum-worthy art, but other parents will find truth and hilarity in the 15 comics below (and probably all of the rest, too).

15. I mean at least it’s going in the toilet.

14. Their prices are going to go up as they get older.

13. This is not her first rodeo.

12. Silly kids. They’ll learn one day.

11. Kids know how to latch onto an argument when they hear a good one.

10. That’s what’s known as derailing the progress.

9. Who says boys are the only ones hard to keep alive?

8. Brutally honest is the only way to stay married.

7. The accuracy of this is stunning.

6. Definitely not how this generation works, Dad.

5. When you’ve taught them well, it might come back to bite you.

4. And we all know what maybe means.

3. Your wife knows best.

2. It’s amazing how many men think “doing the laundry” means “I put it in the machine and turned it on.”

1. The sass is strong with the eldest.

Breakwell has also published two books – Only Dead on the Inside: A Parent’s Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse and Bare Minimum Parenting: The Ultimate Guide to Not Quite Ruining Your Child – and has published two other webcomics, Unfridgeworthy and Wombat Dojo. 

If you enjoy his style, make sure you’re following him on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

He’s a funny guy, so definitely worth the click!

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A Dad Asked the Internet for Fun Facts to Share with His Four-Year-Old Daughter

If you have young kids, then you know that their thirst for knowledge is basically unquenchable. They ask “why” countless times a day and want to know how everything works (and why) and ask questions from dawn until dusk…

It’s kind of exhausting.

This dad found that his four-year-old daughter was no different from anyone else’s, and every night at bedtime, she asked for a new and interesting fact.

He quickly ran out of ideas on his own and turned to Reddit, who totally delivered.

What mind-blowing (but simple) facts would satisfy a 4-year old daughter’s daily request for 1 fact before bedtime? from AskReddit

If you’re a fan of all sorts of facts, you’re going to love these 15 as much as his daughter probably did!

15. One more reason to be jealous of otters.

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14. Mind blown.

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13. I definitely needed to know this.

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12. Still waiting for its first birthday.

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11. New bucket list item.

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10. Dogs are amazing.

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9. So much fun.

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8. I have actually always wondered this.

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7. Bend the bee’s knee.

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6. I’m jealous of the pink milk.

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5. Crazy to think about, right?

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4. So we couldn’t tell if they shaved?

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3. Those crazy cows.

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2. That actually explains a lot.

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1. DIY custard.

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Here’s to knowledge!

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Spending Too Much Time on Your Devices Could Spell Trouble for Your Kids

More people are addicted to their tablets and smartphones than ever before, and while we’ve acknowledged that letting our kids have unlimited access to screens can be detrimental to their emotional and mental health…what about letting them see us have unfettered access to screens?

It’s not so good, either.

A recent study suggests that, in households where family time is interrupted by parents picking up their phone or tablet, children are more likely to exhibit behavior problems like oversensitivity, hot tempers, hyperactivity, and whining.

Brandon McDaniel, the study’s co-author, believes his findings should be seen as a piece in a bigger puzzle of how technology is affecting parent-child relationships.

“In our study, we controlled for a variety of factors, such as parent stress, depression, coparenting quality, and child screen use. This seems to suggest that there is something meaningful here, even though the data is cross-sectional.”

This study joins others that have shown that children of technology-consumed parents are more likely to display attention-seeking behavior, and one animal study that found distracted rat parents permanently impaired their children’s ability to experience pleasure.

This recent study, which was published in Child Development, gathered data from 170 two-parent families. More than half of them reported three or more technology interruptions per day, while only 11% reported no technological interruptions at all.

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So watch yourselves, and take personal inventory. You might be interrupting time with your children more often than you think – and it might be costing your family as a whole.

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Many Parents Have a Favorite Kid – and It’s Often Their Youngest

Your parents may have promised they never played favorites (and you say the same to your kids). But as children grow into adults, I think it’s normal to find that, while you might not have a favorite, some people just get on more easily than others.

That said, there is actually some pretty convincing science behind the idea that parents tend to favor their youngest child more often than their older siblings.

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First, let’s go with self confessions from both parents and grandparents. According to The Independent, a Mumsnet survey of both groups did indeed find favoritism among both groups (though with differing preferences).

Of the 1185 parents and 1111 grandparents who responded, 23% of parents and 42% of grandparents admitted to having a favorite. But while 56% of the committed parents said their youngest was their favorite, 40% of grandparents prefer their eldest grandchild.

Half of the survey responders thought having a favorite was “awful” and potentially damaging for the favorite child’s siblings, as well.

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In studies that are more scientifically rigorous, similar biases have emerged.

This one revealed that 70% of fathers and 74% of mothers admitted to showing favoritism, but youngest kids don’t always feel the most loved. Another study, done in 2005, found that oldest children tend to feel like they’re the favorite (even if that’s perhaps not true), and that younger children typically feel as if their parents are biased toward their older sibling.

And this 2017 study found that when the younger child feels as if favoritism plays a role in their household, they were much more affected by it than older siblings (whether for better, if they were the favorite, or worse, if they were not), while older children’s relationships with their parents were not affected regardless of who the perceived “favorite” child was in the house.

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BYU professor Alex Jensen, though, noted that how you show favoritism plays a role, too.

“When parents are more loving, and they’re more supportive and consistent with all of the kids, the favoritism tends to not matter as much… you need to treat them fairly, but not equally.”

Perhaps the most important outcome is from this 2006 study, which suggests the best thing to do (as a kid) is just to not let it bother you – research suggests you can’t change it no matter what you do, and that mothers, especially, rarely switch up their favorite child over the course of their lives.

So, oldest or youngest or middle child – be yourself, and know that even if they don’t love you the most, your parents still love you a whole lot.

And that should count for something, right?

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A Guy Told Women ‘How to Be a Better Mother’ — People Didn’t Hold Back with Their Responses

Women seem to have had it up to here with taking unsolicited advice about their bodies, roles, and future from men – a fact that one guy found out the hard way when he thought he’d offer up advice on best mothering practices.

Here it is:

How to be a better mother:

– Be feminine

– Wear dresses

– Don’t hit your kids

– Enforce boundaries

– Be physically active

– Don’t tease your kids

– Cook your family’s meals

– Don’t call your children names

– Do not get drunk in front of them

– Show up to their games *& cheer*

Now, let’s point a couple of things out right upfront. First, he’s very likely a man still hurting from the ways his own mother disappointed him as a child and is using this list and his platform as some weird way of fixing himself. This excuses nothing, because he is now a grown man and should know better.

Second, there are things on this list that many pointed out were absolutely arbitrary when it comes to being a good mother.

For instance, how a woman dresses.

Why would he care?

And what does it matter?

And whether she cooks dinner or goes for a run afterward.

Does it truly matter if she’s physically active?

But mostly, women just seemed to take offense at the idea that someone on the internet who doesn’t know them or their kids or how they actually run their family from day-to-day, would dare criticize them based on this list.

Or any list, honestly.

Because lists are not a good way to determine how whole groups of people should behave.

No, not at all.

Also, shoutout to the men out there – obviously raised by good women – also confused and irritated and not afraid to clap back!

Seriously bro? Seriously?

Who hurt you?

Let’s all just stop trying to force other people into small, arbitrary boxes labeled “good” and “bad,” shall we?

We’re all going to be happier if we do.

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These People Saw Bad Parenting and Shared It with the World

There sure are a lot of sh*tty parents out there, huh? Parents who are rude, crude, ignorant, and have no regard for other people, kids and adults alike.

But good for these folks for exposing them to the world!

1. Just a reminder…

This is at my local park that has 5 baseball fields. The parents need to control themselves. from trashy

2. So rude

"Taking a picture of me???" – Woman changing her baby’s dirty diaper on top of an Old Navy clothing display from trashy

3. This is terrible

Parents letting their children play on the "Vietnam Women’s Memorial" Right in front of Veterans. from pics

4. Oops

These kids just destroyed this thrift shops toy section and their parents did nothing from trashy

5. Disgusting

This mother… from trashy

6. Wow. Unreal.

Someone took their measles-infected kid to the play area at Ikea. from trashy

7. So trashy.

Leaving dirty diapers at your table after leaving a restaurant is pretty trashy from trashy

8. Other people exist, folks

Letting your kid watch a movie on full volume in a restaurant… from mildlyinfuriating

9. No rules

Lifting your kids over a guard rail so you can ignore them with your smartphone while they try to destroy a display. from trashy

10. They’re busy

Neglectful parents from trashy

11. Over the line

12. Hope they charged them a sh*tload

Dealership I work at gives out loaner vehicles while we get theirs repaired. One we just got back. from trashy

13. Looks fun.

A mom and two older kids refused to leave the kids play table so kids could play. They didn’t even look up from their phones. from mildlyinfuriating

14. WHAT?

Leaving your baby in the middle of the entrance (the parents were nowhere to be seen..) from trashy

15. That’s nice

Don’t use your kid’s mental illness to be an asshole from trashy

Do yourself a favor. Don’t be like these folks. We’ll all be better off…

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