For a duo to effectively function as one unit, its members don't have to be exactly alike (if it's even possible to have two identical people). Whether you look at Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen or Batman and Robin, complementary strengths are often the key to their success. The same goes for parents!
Online, we've found loads of pictures of moms and dads raising their kids in different ways, each trying to give them a rich, balanced childhood. So we decided to compile the sweetest and funniest examples into a fresh new list.
#1 Mums vs. Dads
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#2 My Favourite Picture Of My Dad And I. The Expression On My Mom's Face Was Probably A Lot Different Than My Dad's
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#3 Just Being A Dad
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#4 Came Home To This. How Long Do You Guys Think I Have And What Should I Do With All This Free Time?
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#5 Quality Time
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#6 Throwback To When My Mom Forgot To Submit My Senior Baby Ad For The Yearbook And Asked My Dad To Do It
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#7 Birthday Wishes: Mom vs. Dad
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#8 Not Mastered Walking Yet But Flying? Nailed It
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#9 Peaceful Idealism vs. Danger And Carnage
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#10 The Difference Between Moms And Dads
She recently sneezed and farted at the same time for the first time ever. It was a riot.
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#11 Mom vs. Dad. As Simple As Cutting The Banana. And The Kids Refuse To Eat The Dads Version
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#12 Oh Dad
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#13 Nothing Quite Like A Little Quality Father Son Time
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#14 How My Mom Wraps Presents vs. How My Dad Wraps Presents
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#15 Mom vs. Dad. Two Mornings A Week My Husband Drops The Kids Off At Nursery And School, And It’s Easy To Spot What Days He Drops Off Just By Looking At Avalines Hair
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#16 There's Two Different Kinds Of Parents
Yes, my parents' names are still "Mommy" and "Daddy" in my phone.
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#17 Dad Level 9000 - Not Mom-Approved Way To Transport His Sleepy Kid
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#18 Mom vs. Dad
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#19 Kids Taking A Picture With Mom vs. Kids Taking A Picture With Dad. All I Want Is One Good Picture With My Kids. Yet Dad Gets One Every Time
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#20 Mom's Ig vs. Dad's Instagram
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#21 The Difference Between Photos With Mom vs. Dad
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#22 Fell Asleep On My Shoulders
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#23 Dad Texts vs. Mom Texts. I Thought This Was Funny And Adorable In The Way My Mom And Dad Text Me, Following One Of My Final Exams, And I Wanted To Share
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#24 Wife Gave Birth Last Week, And This Is The First Time I’ve Been Able To Play, Rate My “New Dad” Setup
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#25 Mom: Feeds Him 637438 Times, Snuggles, Burps, Feeds Again, Rocks, Reads A Bedtime Story, Finally Gets Him Down
Dad sits in a rocking chair and starts rocking... 5 minutes later, “I think he’s out.”
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#26 When Mom Helps With A Gingerbread House, And When Dad Helps With A Gingerbread House
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#27 Dad vs. Mom With A Baby
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#28 Mom And Dad Inspired, What I Asked For vs. What I Got For A Tattoo
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#29 The Difference Between Moms Swaddle And Dads Swaddle. It'll Do Right?
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#30 My Mom vs. My Dad. They Always Be Asking Me To Send Them Pics Of Their Granddaughter
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#31 Mom’s Cooking vs. Dad’s Cooking
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#32 My Parents Are Celebrating Their 30th In Estes Park. Mom Is Loving It. Dad Is Doing His Best
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#33 This Note My Dad Wrote Me To Get Me Out Of PE
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#34 How Mom vs. Dad Looks After The Child
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#35 The Photo My Dad Took Versus The Photo My Mom Took.
Only horrified because the corner had already tried to pierce my skull and wanted to make sure it didn’t stab me in the eye! Lolol
For being made out of cardboard, the thing hurts
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#36 "I Can't Even Watch Your Dad Sometimes" - The Text I Received From My Mom This Morning
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#37 Dads Never Overcomplicate Things
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#38 Mom Pics vs. Dad Pics. Every Time
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#39 Difference In Moms And Dads
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#40 My Dad Wrapped My Gift With Tinfoil And A Post It
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#41 Me When My Dad Is Visiting vs. Me When My Mom Is Visiting
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#42 When Mom Gives A Haircut vs. When Dad Does The Same
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#43 Moms Gone, Dads In Charge Of Supper
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#44 Y’all, This Cracks Me Up... I Took Carson’s First Day Pictures Yesterday Because I Leave So Early In The Mornings
That’s the picture on the left, then there’s today, when Dad was getting her ready. I can't!
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#45 Mom vs. Dad
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#46 Motherhood vs. Fatherhood
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#47 Mom Life vs. Dad Life
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#48 My Dad “Fixing Things”
After almost fifty years, you’d think I’d have seen it all when it comes to my Dad fixing stuff, and yet he still manages to surprise me…
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#49 Photos Mom Takes vs. Photos Dad Takes
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#50 How Scarlett’s Hair Towel Is Supposed To Look vs. How Her Dad Put It On Her Head
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