Can you share some funny bad parenting stories?

My cousin had a situation where his parents were always misplacing his school things. One day, they accidentally threw away his science project that he had been working on for weeks. When he found out, his parents just shrugged and said they thought it was trash. It was really funny in a way, but also a bit frustrating for my cousin.

Well, there was this family where the dad was doing the bedtime story. He was so tired that he started mixing up all the fairy tales. So it became a story about Cinderella going to fight dragons with Snow White. The kids were laughing non - stop.

Sure. One story is about a parent who tried to potty - train their toddler. They put the potty in the living room for easy access. But one day, the toddler decided to use it as a hat instead. It was hilarious and messy at the same time.

Well, here's a story. A dad was dressing his son for school. He put on the shirt backwards. When the son got to school, his teacher asked him what was wrong with his shirt. The son just said, 'My dad dressed me this morning.' The dad was so embarrassed when he found out.

Often, it's about parents not being fully aware of what their kids are doing. I heard of a story where a dad thought his son was doing homework when in fact the son was building a huge fort out of all the living room furniture. When the dad finally noticed, he was so shocked that he just stared for a while before laughing. Another element could be parents' attempts at discipline that go wrong. A mom might try to ground her daughter but forgets about it after a few hours and then wonders why the daughter isn't taking it seriously.

Sure. One time, my friend was trying to potty - train her toddler. She put a little potty in the living room. Her toddler thought it was a new toy and put his teddy bear on it. Then he sat on the teddy bear and said 'Bear go potty!' It was hilarious.

Well, here's one. There was a man who thought he could sing really well. He entered a talent show. When he started singing, his voice was so off - key that it made the judges wince. He also had some really strange dance moves that looked more like he was having a seizure. In the end, he got booed off the stage, but he was so oblivious that he thought he did great.

Sure. Once I was about to tell a really funny joke at a party. Just as I opened my mouth, someone dropped a whole tray of glasses. Everyone was so startled that no one even heard my joke.

Sure. There was this one time at work. My colleague, Tom, had really bad breath. He was talking to a new client and the client kept subtly backing away. Tom was so into his pitch that he didn't notice. Later, when the client left, another colleague joked about it and said the client probably thought Tom was trying to'smell them out' instead of selling something.

Well, I know a dog that was terrified of its own shadow. One time, it chased its shadow for hours, running around in circles and barking at it. It thought it was some kind of strange enemy. It was really funny but also a bit silly.