16 Things Done by Parents When in a Pinch

There is a rumor floating around that parents have it all together — and I'm here to say, bahahahahaha. Half the time I feel like I'm barely keeping it together, all while trying to raise a few small humans, which means I frequently find myself having to come up with temporary solutions for minor problems. Maybe I haven't made it to the grocery store and we're fresh out of vital household supplies (read: toilet paper and soap) or I'm away from the nest with just a wallet, a diaper, and an applesauce pouch. And like me, most of us just simply improvise and sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Call them lazy or call them genius, here are a few things that most parents have done when in a pinch.