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7 Parenting Truths Illustrated With Stock Photos

By Jen Goodhue
Photography by (top to bottom) PaylessImages, Minh Tang, sakkmesterke, subbotina, bruno135, Katarzyna Białasiewicz, nyul © 123RF.com

May 19, 2016

Parenting can be tough. Stock photos are the worst. Together, they're hilarious.

When your parents show up with a gift:

An elederly couple laughs. Text: LOL. Enjoy the new drum set.

When your baby means business: 

A baby in a suit sits in front of a laptop, talking on a cell phone. Text: Just confirming, I'll be screaming at 2, 3:20 & 4:30 a.m.

When you've been looking for the toilet brush for days:

A boy holds a toilet brush. Text: This is my wand. I've touched everything with it.

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When the pressure to produce perfect Instagram pictures is too much:

A woman laughs and holds lettuce. Text: I'm into healthy living. JK, I've photographing my newborn in lettuce.

When you wish your kids would eat without a fuss:

A woman holds her hands in front of her. Text: Please, let my child eat one thing this week that's not grass.

When you wish you could forget:

A man holds his head in his hand. Text: Diaper smell. You can never unsmell it.

When your friends are there for you, no matter what:

A woman cries with two friends. Text: And then I said, Why don't I host Christmas this year?

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Article Author Jen Goodhue
Jen Goodhue

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Jennifer Goodhue is a performer/writer in Toronto. As part of a stellar ensemble, she wrote and performed in five Second City MainStage revues. She co-starred in CTV’s Comedy Inc. for five seasons and has written for several television shows such as This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Stroumboulopoulos Tonight and YTV’s That’s So Weird. As a member of Comedy Inc. she was nominated for a Gemini Award and has won three Canadian Comedy Awards for her work with The Second City and Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show.

She’s currently a staff writer for the much anticipated comedy Baroness Von Sketch Show on CBC. She continues to teach writing at The Second City Training Centre and perform in various impov shows around Toronto.

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