Fire up our latest collection of funny parenting tweets and you'll know that moms and dads never get tired. Or, who knows, maybe you even have a little bundle of joy to remind you of that every single day.
Either way, we humans aren't the only ones who have to nurture our young. Far from it. And there's a fresh Twitter thread that beautifully illustrates this universal experience.
It all started when Shawna B shared a picture of a fluffy little family. "One of my favorite very specific image genres is cats that look completely unprepared for the realities of parenthood," she tweeted.
It quickly went viral, receiving over 350K likes and 50K retweets, and many people started responding to it with equally cute photos of animal parents. Continue scrolling to check them out!
#1 Imitation Expert
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#2 The Joys Of Motherhood
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#3 Dad Passed Out After A Long Day With The Kids
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#4 Momma's Tail
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#5 Mommy's Asleep, Time To Party
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#6 A Stray Cat Decided To Bring Its Kitten Into My House Today. The Kitten Was Extremely Aggressive But The Mom Was Surprisingly Chill
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#7 Cosy Cat’s Family
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#8 When You Find Out You're Pregnant
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#9 The Joy Of Motherhood
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#10 Kids
#11 Being A Mother, No Matter How Tired You Are, Kids Are Always Important To You
#12 Pretending To Be His Mother
#13 Mama Cat Is The Best Cat Bed Ever
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#14 Baby Sheep Sleeping On Its Mother
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#15 Send Help
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#16 Wake Up
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#17 Send Help
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#18 Mom And Baby. Pure Happiness
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#19 Caught This At My Parents' House. Just Cruizin' With Mama
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#20 Have Kids They Said
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#21 Daddy’s Life Routine
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#22 Fatherhood
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#23 Mama Maybel With Her 3-Week-Old Kid, Scout, At Goats Of Anarchy Sanctuary. Maybel Had 4 Kids At The Same Time So She's A Busy Mama
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#24 The Face Of Parenthood
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#25 The Look On The Mamma Cat
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#26 Oh God, Make It Stop
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#27 The Apple Doesn't Fall Too Far From The Tree
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#28 Hiding From The Bitey Puppies
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#29 Proud Momma
#30 "Of All The Places He Could Sleep On, It Just Had To Be My Head"
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#31 Baby Iguana Hanging Out With Its Mom
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#32 Sleep
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#33 A Very Tired Momma And Her Pups
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#34 I Love You Mommy
#35 Motherhood
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#36 Petunia Can Relate
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#37 Cuddles On Mom
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#38 “I’ve Had Puppies And This Is My Life Now?”
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#39 "Why Did I Have Kids?"
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#40 Just One Of The Guys
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#41 Big “I Haven’t Slept In Days” Energy
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#42 Back To Front - Dad, Mom, Brother, Brother, And Sister. A Family Snuggle
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#43 He's Such A Patient Daddy
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#44 Mom And Pup Nap Time
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#45 Six-Week-Old Leopard Cub Jumping On Its Mother In The Okavango Delta In Botswana
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#46 A Mother And Her Kittens
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#47 Let’s Go Dad
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#48 This Cat Is A Whole Mood
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#49 Nine Of Them
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#50 A Definition Of Parenthood In A Picture
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#51 Mama Needs A Drink
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#52 Motherhood Is Hard
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#53 Mama Brown Bear Snuggling With Her Cubs
#54 The Joys Of Motherhood
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#55 I Guess This Is My Life Now
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#56 So My Bulldog Seems To Be Pretty Proud Of His Son
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#57 She Is Exhausted
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#58 The Mother Is The World's Share Warrior - Who Struggles To Keep The Child On Her Head
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#59 No Milk There, Kid
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#60 My New Foster Momma With Her Babies
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#61 Four Criminals Attack A Helpless Cat
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#62 Mom And Her Kids
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#63 My Dad's Dog Just Had 11 Pups
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#64 Motherhood Can Be A Pain In The Back
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#65 Mom Noms
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#66 Momma Clearly Has A Message For Her Little One
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#67 Chewing Mom's Tail Until She Pays Attention
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#68 Life Decisions Are Flashing Before Her Eyes
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#69 Nursing Puddle
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#70 This Tired Look
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#71 Parenthood
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#72 Motherhood Can Be Tiring
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#73 "Stressed? What Do You Mean? I Am Not Stressed. Do I Look Stressed?"
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#74 Pulling On The Tail
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#75 My GF's Cat Might Be Regretting Motherhood
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#76 That's Priceless
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#77 Mom's Job Is Never Done
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#78 First Day Of Motherhood. She’s Exhausted
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#79 Current Foster Cat
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#80 Overworked Momma
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#81 The Look Of Parenthood
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#82 My Cat Being Overwhelmed By Nursing The Newborn Kittens
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#83 My Cat's Reaction To Having Kittens For The First Time
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#84 The Beginning Of Fatherhood
#85 Three Weeks Old And I Think The Kittens Nearly Outweigh Mama By Mass
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#86 Snickers Is A Proud (Anxious) Mama To 6 Adorable Pups
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#87 Now They Have To Share This Window
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#88 Mom, We Want To Eat Again
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#89 Good Lord, How Did Those All Fit In There
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#90 Two Weeks Into Motherhood, Mimi Needed A Break
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#91 My Dog's Face About Sums Up Motherhood
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#92 The World's Biggest Pitbull Cuddles Up To His Adorable New Litter
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#93 Poor Mama
#94 Mother And Her Kids
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#95 Two Loved Ones
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#96 Motherhood Is Driving Her Mad
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#97 The Look
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#98 First Days After Giving Birth vs. One Month After. Mom's Still Questioning All Her Decisions
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#99 "Hewp!"
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#100 Reality Of Parenthood
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#101 She’s Done With Motherhood Already
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#102 Mama Needs Patience With These Rascals
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#103 Dirty Babies
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#104 Guess I Am A Puppy Pillow Now
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#105 The Face Of Motherhood
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#106 5 Weeks Today. This Doesn't Happen Often, But She Will Tolerate Them For A Bit. She Does Think Twice Before Jumping In, Though. Poor Girl
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#107 Father And Son
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#108 The Luxuries You Give Up In Parenthood
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#109 My Friend's Cat Had The Exact Same Expression
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#110 Kofu Being A Good Mom
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#111 My Husky Enjoying Motherhood
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#112 When The Baby Won't Sit Still You Sit On It. Oh, Is That Not How Parenting Works? My Bad
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#113 Oldie But A Goodie. My Cat Bluebell Completely Overwhelmed By The Duties Of Motherhood
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#114 I Think My Sister's Dog Is Regretting Motherhood
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#115 Dad Feeding The Young Ones
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#116 Help Me
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#117 She Wasn’t Ready
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#118 Parenthood
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#119 Pug Puppies
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#120 My Friend's Cat Had Kittens
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#121 She Looks Terrified Of Motherhood In This Photo
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