The country is on quarantine, and if you don’t have kids, maybe you’re bored. Maybe you’re putting together puzzles and deep cleaning your house. Maybe you’ve binge watched everything on every streaming service. Maybe you won’t be able to relate to what we’re about to show you. Lucky you.

Many people are finding themselves quarantined with their kids. Sure, we love our kids, but working from home while figuring out this distance learning thing and trying to maintain our sanity is another story. Parents across the country have been sharing their stories and experiences of life in lockdown with kids.

Scroll down to see what life is like when you and your kids can’t leave the house. As parents, we have to laugh because there is a lot of truth here. If you don’t have kids in your house, scroll down to see what you’re missing.

  1. Who Left Out the Paint?

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    Using my tears to clean the crusted green paint speckled all over our house. #kidsaretheworst I didn’t post this on Wednesday when it happened because it was NOT funny yet. #art #no #washyourhands Update: There was a 1-ft wide trail of green paint around our entire island. The majority of the paint was cleaned up but it is still on the couch seams and floor cracks and random places we’ve washed but haven’t rewashed yet. Thank you for all the good vibes sent our way. 😂

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  2. The Struggle Is Real

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    Can any parents out there relate? #FML #impossible #corona #ihateyou #sendhelp #parentsofinstagram #quarantineparenting

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  3. So. Many. Messes

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    working from home going really good, yeah, yup. you? || #threeshampooslater #stillsmellslikesoup #quarantineparenting

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  4. Eating Off the Floor? Why Not.

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  5. Been There

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    Parenting is hard. Especially hard when you’re in a quarantine situation. So, let’s share our stories both good and bad and lift each other’s spirits ❤️ #quarantine #quarantine2020 #quarantineparenting #realstories

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  6. Let Us In!

    Working from home just got real.

  7. Desperate Times…

  8. Every Day Is Take Your Child to Work Day

  9. Working with Spiderman

  10. Working Out at Home

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    Nekem van a legjobb segítségem 😅🥰 Próbálnék jógázni…próbálnèk 🤣🧘🏼‍♀️ #quarantinewithkids #egyuttsikerul

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  11. Quarantine Schedule

  12. Quarantine Schooling First Day Picture

  13. Did the Couch Need Its Teeth Brushed?

  14. It Has to Be Hard to Concentrate Like This

  15. “Save Me From My Kids”

  16. Tolerance Level

  17. Wedding Dress? Why Not?

  18. Who Says the Parents Have to Be the Teachers?

  19. “Do Not Enter”

  20. “Closed”

  21. Gotta Do What You Gotta Do

  22. Whatever It Takes

  23. “Over It”

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    As we enter another week of vigilant social distancing for ourselves and loved ones, here are some new photos of the AKRF team from our remote locations. #workfromhome #workathome #remotework #homeoffice #virtualwork #covid_19 #covıd19 #coronavirus #akrf

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  24. It’ll Wash Off, Right?

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    How’s YOUR Monday going? I am enjoying letting the kids get out their artistic energy on the windows. Better than the walls, right? And we hope it’s a cute surprise for the neighbors on their walks outside! . . . . #covid_19 #quarantine #homeschool #creativity #art #artistic #kids #kidsofinstagram #toddlersofinstagram #crayola #crayolawindowcrayons #window #crayons #expressyourself #joy #happiness #wholesome #betterbeautywithshana #newnormal #monday #mom #momlife #momboss #motherhood #workfromhome

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  25. Baby’s First Pandemic

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    Tyler is celebrating a lot of firsts this year. Never thought this would be one.

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  26. Pancakes for the Win

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    Turn the ordinary into extraordinary FUN! Food for thought 😋. . . #pancakes #familyfun #morning #breakfast #pancakedemic #pandemic #pandemic2020 #covid_19 #socialdistancing2020 #foodie #fun #instagood #children #parents #everythingadeleandirie #familygoals #thingstodo #coronavirus #stayhome #picoftheday #smile #minput #quirkyfamily #funny #carolynskids

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  27. Hair Dyeing Time

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    The only thing keeping Edie from dying her hair a whole bunch of colors is her school’s “no hair dye” policy. So now, deep into self-isolation, the #quaranteen could no longer control her urges. This is just tonight. Apparently there will be more hair dying tomorrow. In a couple weeks, I might be desperate enough to have her do mine. #quarateens #edie #teen #quaratine #pandemicparenting #parenthood #parenting #love #motherhood #quarantinehair

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  28. Yoga with Toddlers

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    I mean, listen, if doing yoga with toddlers isn’t living the dream, I don’t know what is. I would personally like to thank Littlewoods for her perfect execution of upward dog on my backside because hey, I didn’t know I needed that in my practice. I would also like to thank Kidwoods for toddler-splaining yoga to me and my husband for falling over laughing while taking these pictures. I will brag for a moment here: I’ve done a lot of yoga in a lot of joints with a lot of teachers over the years and I’ve never–until today–done bowl pose with a two-year-old on my back. Isolation is expanding all sorts of horizons over here. I would like to thank @cosmickidsyoga for their amazing videos. I owe them a very large % of my sanity and gratitude. #pandemicparenting #kidsyoga #toddlerlife

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    We miss the gym too…and their free childcare.

  29. So Much for the Extra Toilet Paper and Pasta

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    Pandemic parenting be like 🤦🏻‍♀️😣😬🙄🥰 please child find something else to destroy other than tissues, toilet paper & spaghetti. These things are essential right now 🤦🏻‍♀️ and that unicorn… don’t even get me started on how many ways she tries to kill herself daily on that thing 😬😬😬 #pandemicparenting #lifewithatoddler

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  30. Playing “Zoo” with the Kids

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    Play Zoo – trap them in the garden for the day and watch from the safety of the house. The more hungry, bored and desperate to escape = more realistic. #DoNotTapOnTheGlass #HowLongWillItTakeForThemToTurnOnEachOther #PandemicParenting

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