Many people yell at email us with very deep, introspective questions about fatherhood and parenting. Today, we’d like to address some of these questions head on in the most effective manner the internet can handle: short, silly videos in a list format.

Most of us are so concerned with getting this parenting thing right, we never really to stop wonder if any of the books or statements pundits are blabbering on about are based in reality. The following examples are derived from careful observation and experience. Again, none of these videos is more than 10 seconds so you’ll absolutely have time in your busy schedules of checking social media and complaining about your life to get great benefit from this listicle with the power to heal your parenting woes.

We’ve already written too many words. Let’s press on.

Parenting in a Nutshell

So, you want to be a better parent. Of course you do. Because you suck. It’s true. You’re the worst. Some days your parenting looks a lot like this:

But you collect yourself and promise you’ll do a better job. So, you go overboard in your reactionary parenting style. You praise your children until it’s almost embarrassing how ridiculous you look, and your children feel:

‘Isn’t there an app or some kind of brainwashing for my kids to make them better?’ This thought echoes throughout your mind but then you read a Buzzfeed article about the ‘235 Ways Technology Is Scary’ and it feels like:

It starts to take a toll on your relationships. This frustrated feeling grows. Even the littlest things can have big consequences:

And in that last moment of frustration, you decide to give up. That’s when it happens. The stars align. You get all green traffic lights. Your kid listens to you!!!

NOPE!