Look, everyone loves their kids, and children are the most precious gift a person can get, etc etc. That’s all true but it’s not why we’re here today. Instead, we’re going to be looking at the less pleasant aspects of raising children.
Because let’s be honest: kids are gross! They destroy your home and your possessions! They drive you up the wall with their disobedience! They scream at you like miniature banshees until your will is broken! You still love them, but that doesn’t make it easier.
Here are 15 photos that anyone needs to see before having kids. Know what you’re in for. (via Bored Panda)
1. Parenting, summed up in one photo.
2. “The one and only time I forgot to put the baby gate up while taking a shower.”
3. You turn your back for one second, and…
4. “The girls’ bedroom wasn’t getting enough heat, so I opened up the vent.”
5. Makeup tutorial
6. This is why we can’t have nice things.
7. “I kept track of how many times my 3-year-old asked me ‘Why?’ in one day.”
8. Even when nothing’s wrong, something’s wrong.
9. Dinner’s on you.
10. “My son tried to boil an already boiled egg. In the microwave.”
11. “I used a decibel meter when my son cried. He is literally as loud as a rock concert.”
12. Say goodbye to privacy.
13. “My baby got a hold of my phone and ordered $94 of pizza.”
14. “My daughter found the diaper cream.”
15. How did this even happen???
h/t: Bored Panda