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17 Parents Who Did Things So Amazing, They Immediately Went Viral This Decade

Please don't tell me you forgot about Chewbacca mom.

1. When an Ohio dad wrote a check to his son's school using Common Core math because he was so frustrated with it.

2. When a mom shared this moving photo with her nurse after she delivered her baby.

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In 2017, Jill Krause, a writer and mom of four, shared the above photo (taken by Katie Lacer) and was overcome with gratitude for the labor, delivery, and postpartum nurses who guided her through her most vulnerable moments. She put her thoughts into a Facebook post that quickly went viral.

3. When an Arizona mom let her toddler style her for a week and it turned out super adorable.

4. When an Australia mom made signs for her twins after she got tired of people always asking the same, nosy questions.

5. When a mom dressed her sleeping baby up in the most incredible costumes.

6. When an Indianapolis mom took a stand at a sixth grade pool party after the school insisted all girls cover their swimsuits with a T-shirt.

7. When this mom made a blog featuring her two daughters recreating scenes from best picture nominees.

8. When this mom was open and honest about her postpartum body.

9. And when this mom shared what her body looked like just 24 hours after giving birth.

10. When this dad went viral for making the most amazing lunches for his kids.

11. When this mom shared her before-and-after body photos, telling the world that happiness isn't a number on a scale.

12. When this dad called out parents who humiliate their kids online as a punishment.

13. When this dad went viral for covering his arms in tattoos drawn by his son.

14. When this mom's comics about the difference between your first child vs. your second child went viral.

15. And when this mom related to parents everywhere after chronicling her baby's first year in doodles.

16. When this dad went viral on Twitter for just being really funny.

5-year-old daughter: I think a boy likes me. He drew me a dinosaur. Me: That could mean anything. 5: The dinosaur had a hat. Oh shit.

In 2016, a father of four daughters, James Breakwell (Exploding Unicorn on Twitter), started gaining a lot of followers for tweeting the dialogue he had with his family on a daily basis.

17. And, lastly, when this mom couldn't stop laughing after trying on a Chewbacca mask.