Your children may be the light of your life, but no matter how much you love being a mother not every moment is picture perfect as these hilarious snaps reveal.
WorldWideInterweb has shared a collection of photos from mothers around the world, that show the everyday realities of parenting that could well make you stop feeling broody.
One mother let her daughter go through her handbag only to find her trying to chew on a tampon, while others turned their backs for a moment and found the house flooded or the living room covered in polystyrene.
Some mothers shared their domestic efforts gone wrong, such as putting dinner in the slow cooker and then plugging in the wrong device or putting a soiled nappy in the washing machine with the laundry.
From leaking boobs to a very unfortunate wardrobe malfunction when a dress got caught in the baby sling, these are the ‘laugh or you’d cry’ moments every parent will relate to.
Women from around the world have shared candid photographs of their most challenging moments as mothers including this very unfortunate wardrobe malfunction
They’re not sweets! Another parent shared a photograph of their child trying to nibble on a tampon
Hell’s kitchen! One mother was left feeling defeated after they were confronted with burning food and shattered glass
A breastfeeding mother captured her awkward gym wear incident with a selfie
One child tried to appear innocent after they created a blizzard using styrofoam whilst their mother was attending to their siblings
A mother was left needing a trip to the store after their dog bed crumbled in the washing machine
Attempting to defrost left overs, a mother realised too late that her tray couldn’t fit in the microwave
Another parent trying to cook had the disappointment of realising they had waited in vain for a pot to heat up that wasn’t plugged in
One child took the opportunity to cover themselves in paint whilst their mother was at the wheel of the car
A mother took time to reflect on lying to her daughter about her stash of sex items
One mother took her washing out the machine to discover a dirty nappy had accidentally been put in
After buying a water game for her child, a mother was left with wet floor as she struggled to set it up
One mother tried to bleach boil her socks after accidentally putting her jeans in the wash with her white clothes
A child was left confused after their mother presented a questionable birthday cake
Another child was disappointed when they entered the kitchen to find their dinner on the floor
One mother wondered how she would explain decapitating her daughter’s doll whilst attempting to cut a string off
Another mum came home to find the tap had been left on and flooded the house
A washing machine disaster shrunk a glove to the point that it was unable to even fit a child