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@parentball.bsky.social
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Parenting humor. Dumb jokes. Dumber puns. Humor writing: www.mcsweeneys.net/authors/michael-… & medium.com/@mikeward08 & www.pointsincase.com/author/michael… Building a game for parents: www.parentball.com (Reboots in 2026)

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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 20h
7yo is amazing at basketball and soccer despite her size, but she is amazing at hide and seek in part *because* of her size
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I started joining my kids when they were doing some drawing/painting and ended up making this drawing of my happy place
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It’s all about the messaging
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
post a meme made by you
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yeah, and they totally messed up the 2020 reboot
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Spent some time painting with the kids this weekend, and 7yo made this, which she dubbed her “mousterpiece.” My work here is done
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sure, everyone’s gonna have their own specific gripe. So here’s mine: massive gaping hole that The Colbert Report is not on here. At peak, it was the funniest, most on point political satire of the century. Nonstop laugh out loud ripping of conservative media
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One serving
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Saw this little dude on my run earlier. Either someone’s pet escaped, or I feel like I’m about to be chosen for a noble quest
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Reading the news this week starting to feel like
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“SERVES 6” is my villain origin story
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
*Bond villain voice* And now, Mr. Bond, I expect you to dry.
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
7yo saw this on the hotel wall and said “most people think they’re getting married but I think she’s pushing him into the lake,” so apologies/you’re welcome in advance to her future spouse
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
How I'll post if Bluesky dies.
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Does the board respect me? Respect is a two-way street, Denise!
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Had about 10 to decide between, so I’m picking four I haven’t seen included yet
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Boss: I want you to add the steps to microwave this onto the packaging Employee: you got it Boss: And you definitely know what steps are, right? And you won’t just throw random information in the middle? Employee: absolutely
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The perfect Nextdoor notification doesn’t exi-
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Past me: I’ll just save up my ironing for months and then do it efficiently all at once while watching TV some night Current me, halfway through the bottomless pile of ironing:
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Oh no
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Mark it. Halloween display. July 26. We used to be a proper country
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Baby praying mantis looking at me like “‘sup?“
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“I had this weird dream where we were people”
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Can’t wait to show my 10yo that Mbappe just passed by while I was sitting at a traffic light
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The week before vacation
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I’vvvve got a switcheroo movie idea! *muppets theme plays*
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Movie idea: the Muppets got to Norway, and Sam the Eagle falls into a magic fjord and comes out human…
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Grandpa, what was it like living in the Great Prediction Markets Era?
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
In a way, all of us has a missing giraffe to face. For some, shyness might be their missing giraffe. For others, a lack of education might be their missing giraffe...
Steve Martin giving his El Guapo speech in Three Amigos
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Uhhhh, quick question for the graphics department: which world do you think World Cup refers to?
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Wait a minute
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Seeing the US Men’s 2026 World Cup jerseys for the first time
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
🎶 *plaintive guitar* There's a lady who's sure All that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to Heaven When she gets there, she knows
Cardboard box with the words “do not destroy legs enclosed” printed on it
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Me reading the Father’s Day cards my kids made for me
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Same energy
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
It kinda grows on you. To the point we made it out Trunk or Treat theme last year
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Me when washing my kids’ hair
Movie poster from One Battle After Another
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Me when my washing my kids' hair
Movie poster from One Battle After Another
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Similar idea, but for the periodic table
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Friendster today
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Weeping cherry, forsythia, lilacs (flowering soon), and vegetable garden (partially planted)
Weeping cherry, forsythia, and vegetable garden (coming soon)
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Haven’t seen either of these yet
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Parentball @parentball.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Ah, spring. When the robins make their graceful return to the yard
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