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 The Joys Of Motherhood

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#2 When You Find Out You’re Pregnant

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#3 Dad Passed Out After A Long Day With The Kids

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#4 The Joy Of Motherhood

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#5 Momma’s Tail

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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 Send Help

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#8 Being A Mother, No Matter How Tired You Are, Kids Are Always Important To You

#9 Mommy’s Asleep, Time To Party

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#10 Imitation Expert

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#11 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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#12 The Face Of Parenthood

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#13 Kids

#14 Big “I Haven’t Slept In Days” Energy

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#15 Daddy’s Life Routine

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#16 Send Help

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#17 He’s Such A Patient Daddy

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#18 Petunia Can Relate

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#19 Have Kids They Said

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#20 Pretending To Be His Mother

#21 “Of All The Places He Could Sleep On, It Just Had To Be My Head”

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#22 Oh God, Make It Stop

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#23 “Why Did I Have Kids?”

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#24 Wake Up

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#25 Let’s Go Dad

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#26 Mom And Baby. Pure Happiness

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#27 Caught This At My Parents’ House. Just Cruizin’ With Mama

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#28 Motherhood

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#29 Cosy Cat’s Family

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#30 Mama Cat Is The Best Cat Bed Ever

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#31 Baby Sheep Sleeping On Its Mother

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#32 The Look On The Mamma Cat

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#33 Mama Needs A Drink

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#34 Cuddles On Mom

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#35 Motherhood Is Hard

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#36 The Apple Doesn’t Fall Too Far From The Tree

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#37 The Joys Of Motherhood

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#38 “I’ve Had Puppies And This Is My Life Now?”

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#39 Baby Iguana Hanging Out With Its Mom

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#40 A Mother And Her Kittens

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#41 No Milk There, Kid

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#42 Proud Momma

#43 A Definition Of Parenthood In A Picture

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#44 Life Decisions Are Flashing Before Her Eyes

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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 I Guess This Is My Life Now

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#47 Four Criminals Attack A Helpless Cat

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#48 Fatherhood

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#49 Hiding From The Bitey Puppies

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#50 A Very Tired Momma And Her Pups

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#51 She Is Exhausted

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#52 This Cat Is A Whole Mood

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#53 Mom’s Job Is Never Done

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#54 The Mother Is The World’s Share Warrior – Who Struggles To Keep The Child On Her Head

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#55 Nine Of Them

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#56 Mom And Pup Nap Time

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#57 Mom And Her Kids

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#58 My New Foster Momma With Her Babies

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#59 Sleep

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#60 Momma Clearly Has A Message For Her Little One

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#61 Chewing Mom’s Tail Until She Pays Attention

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#62 Pulling On The Tail

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#63 My GF’s Cat Might Be Regretting Motherhood

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#64 That’s Priceless

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#65 The Look Of Parenthood

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#66 Parenthood

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#67 Motherhood Is Driving Her Mad

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#68 My Cat Being Overwhelmed By Nursing The Newborn Kittens

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#69 Reality Of Parenthood

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#70 Current Foster Cat

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#71 Two Weeks Into Motherhood, Mimi Needed A Break

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#72 My Dad’s Dog Just Had 11 Pups

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#73 Mama Brown Bear Snuggling With Her Cubs

#74 Motherhood Can Be A Pain In The Back

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#75 Motherhood Can Be Tiring

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#76 The Beginning Of Fatherhood

#77 Poor Mama

#78 Snickers Is A Proud (Anxious) Mama To 6 Adorable Pups

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#79 So My Bulldog Seems To Be Pretty Proud Of His Son

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#80 “Stressed? What Do You Mean? I Am Not Stressed. Do I Look Stressed?”

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#81 Just One Of The Guys

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#82 Back To Front – Dad, Mom, Brother, Brother, And Sister. A Family Snuggle

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#83 My Cat’s Reaction To Having Kittens For The First Time

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#84 Nursing Puddle

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#85 Three Weeks Old And I Think The Kittens Nearly Outweigh Mama By Mass

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#86 Overworked Momma

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#87 Now They Have To Share This Window

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#88 Mom Noms

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#89 Mother And Her Kids

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#90 First Day Of Motherhood. She’s Exhausted

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#91 She’s Done With Motherhood Already

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#92 Mama Needs Patience With These Rascals

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#93 The Look

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#94 First Days After Giving Birth vs. One Month After. Mom’s Still Questioning All Her Decisions

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#95 “Hewp!”

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#96 Good Lord, How Did Those All Fit In There

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#97 My Friend’s Cat Had The Exact Same Expression

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#98 She Wasn’t Ready

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#99 My Husky Enjoying Motherhood

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#100 My Dog’s Face About Sums Up Motherhood

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#101 Dirty Babies

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#102 The World’s Biggest Pitbull Cuddles Up To His Adorable New Litter

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#103 Guess I Am A Puppy Pillow Now

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#104 Oldie But A Goodie. My Cat Bluebell Completely Overwhelmed By The Duties Of Motherhood

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#105 Parenthood

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#106 The Face Of Motherhood

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#107 I Think My Sister’s Dog Is Regretting Motherhood

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#108 Dad Feeding The Young Ones

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#109 Father And Son

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#110 Mom, We Want To Eat Again

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#111 Help Me

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#112 I Love You Mommy

#113 Two Loved Ones

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#114 The Luxuries You Give Up In Parenthood

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#115 Kofu Being A Good Mom

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#116 When The Baby Won’t Sit Still You Sit On It. Oh, Is That Not How Parenting Works? My Bad

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#117 This Tired Look

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#118 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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#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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