As someone that doesn’t have an especially strong urge to have kids anytime soon, I’m often told things like: “It’s a completely life-changing experience;” “your priorities are turned upside down;” and “nothing can describe the feeling you get when you first hold your own child in your hands.”
Now, I don’t doubt for a second that the act of procreation fulfills one of the most basic and fundamental human needs and brings about incredible and joyous emotions that only a parent can really understand.
However, while parenting is surely amazing, rewarding and life-changing beyond words, it can also take its toll! From the calm, romantic, fun-loving and free couples of before to the flustered, stressed and vomit-stained parents of afterward, these photos amusingly highlight some of the change that all parents go through – and even though they will surely say that it was 100% worth it – meh, I’m still not quite convinced yet.
The ‘before vs after parenting pics’ trend was started by forty-something Brooklyn dad Mike Julianelle, who runs the ‘Got Toddlered‘ Instagram page and also has a popular parenting blog that shares his experiences of being the father to two crazy sons. We had a previous post covering the first batch of hilarious examples, and they were so popular that we have come back with more! Scroll down to check them out for yourself, and let us know your thoughts and stories in the comments!
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#1 This Doesn’t Even Need A Caption. I Should Literally Delete Every Other Picture On This Page And Replace Them All With This And Put “Mission Accomplished” In My Bio. My Work Here Is Done. All Joking Aside, This Guy Is A Champ And A Half! Giving Us Dads A Good Name!
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#2 From Dressed To The Nines To Asleep By Nine
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#3 Every Once In A While, Parenthood Is A Major Improvement
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#4 Honeymoon’s Over!
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#5 For Obvious Reasons, This Cat Has Learned To Sleep With One Eye Open
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#6 Made Our 1 Year Wedding Anniversary Picture!
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#7 Parenting Gets You Into Some Sticky Situations. (These Captions Can’t All Be Winners!)
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#8 From “I’m On A Boat!!!” To “He’s On My Throat!!!” (This Is One Of My Favorites!)
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#9 The Dog Days Are Over
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#10 From “Haaaaaaayyyyyy!” To “Wait! I’ve Got A New Complaint…”
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#11 This About Sums It Up
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#12 Actually Maximus, No, I’m Not Entertained. Thanks For Asking! (Love How The Shirt Goes From Sincere To Ironic When The Kid Shows Up!)
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#13 I’m Not Sure Which Situation Is More Hazardous To His Health…
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#14 It Doesn’t Take Long For Them To Go From Cute To Crushing
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#15 This Dapper Gent Went From Refined Af To Resigned To His Fate
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#16 From Drinking Together To *making Drinks* Together
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#17 From Sex On The Beach To Dead On Her Feet! This Juxtaposition Almost Makes Me Feel Bad, But The Truth Must Be Told! Also, The Baby’s Mouth Is Wide Open Too Omg
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#18 From Da King To Dafuq?!
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#19 His Drinking Buddies Have Changed
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#20 From Partying All Night To Peppa’s Windy Fall Day
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#21 What’s The Opposite Of A Glow Up?
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#22 Older Siblings Can Get Toddlered Too! Not That He Seems To Mind Trading His Mouthguard For A Tiara
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#23 From Fat Tuesdays To Ass Wednesdays
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#24 They Never Suspected That When They Found Nemo They’d Also Lose Their Dignity
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#25 And To Think, She Used To Be The One Who Threw Up After Drinking Too Much
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#26 Look At What That Baby Has Reduced This Once Proud Man To. And The Kid Knows It Too! “No More Relaxing Dinners Out, You Eat In Bed Now And You Love It! I Own You!!!
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#27 From Striking A Pose To Serving As Poster Board
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#28 From Little Black Dress To Big White Mess. I Can’t Believe She Stopped To Take A Photo Before Incinerating That Hoodie!
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#29 Double Double-Fisting!
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#30 Kids! They’ll Steal Your Life-Force And *literally* Suffocate You, And Somehow You’ll Still Find Yourself Smiling While They Do
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