The Nightmares and Joys of Parenting, Part 3

"QUANTUM SHOT" #472 link Don't show this to your kids, as they might get ideas you'll regret later. Kids are a joy to raise and a pleasure to behold, as any loving parent would attest. However, together with the moments of hilarity, there are times of sheer exasperation and terror, especially when your kid decides to use your new iPhone for his latest chemistry project launch pad. So here goes the third installment in our series, documenting unexpected (and often profoundly unwanted) adventures of angelic babies in the real world: (image credit: In Cherl Kim) (image via) Not so angelic, and rather more intense kids: (image credit: Heather) (image via) (image via) Shirley Temple, cute as a button: (image credit: Dr_Odio) Probably taking revenge for this: (image credit: Dr_Odio) "A Good Seed" in a very bad batch - a painting by Erlend Mork: And then developing starts (this chart is pretty accurate, and yet somehow creepy... I guess it's the entity in the upper right corner that freaks me out. The thought that I looked exactly like this at 2 months!): Then worse fears start making their way into child's mind (some imagined... and some are real) - (image credit: Joshua Hoffine) The Joys and Nightmares of Parenting Babies are not chosen, or elected by popular vote. Even if you end up with a little tyrant, we'd still love him (or her) - (image via) Good way to get some peace and quiet? - (original unknown) Here is perhaps how to make your kid to sleep all night without crying: A Baby Pillow - made by the Zaky company. (image - via) Carry your child in whatever you can find around you: Like father, like son: Very dysfunctional family; they never had a chance: (image credit: Worth1000) Wow! Finally, a Perfect Family! - Even perfect families have their moments: (image via, see the full version) Hold tight, son! (image via) (image credit: Le_le20) Parenting in sculpture (Yekaterinburg, central train station) - (image credit: nzah2003) High Risk Upbringing: Another "high risk upbringing", you would not wish upon your child: (image credit: Rue des Archives) Quick! Don't grab a camera - grab the kid! (image credit: elfonse) The craziest toys kids get to play with sometimes: In the same vein as the mutant doll shown above, is this Chernobyl matryoshka: (image credit: Jaime Pitarch) ... and these psychotic-looking plastic babies: Good education? - A t-shirt for immature grownups: (image via) "Gingervate" your kid! - Get him a robot buddy (see more of them here) - Or tell him a crooked "Pinocchio vs. Hamlet" tale: (original unknown) How to make the bunch of loud kids to shut up No comments. We at DRB in no way endorsing such means and are positively appalled at her actions: link Kids that don't take any chances It's very sad that children end up in the middle of armed conflicts... But some of them look like they just might fight back: (image credit: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) (photo by Tatiana Yakovleva) Finally, those of you shell-shocked from parenting can appreciate this "Feed the Baby" picture: (image credit: Sebastian Niedlich) Also Read Part 2 and Part 1 Permanent Link......+StumbleUpon ...+Facebook Category: Funny Pics