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As if raising children wasn’t hard already, coronavirus has taken this goddamn mission to a whole new level. In fact, moms and dads have had to go headlong into the call of triple duty—parenting, homeschooling, and coming up with some free-time activities.
While chaos is setting in inside their households, parents are sharing the most hilarious moments of their duty on Twitter. The result is Bored Panda’s compilation of the best March tweets delivered right here below. You may find it soothing during these trying times because kids are unpolished gold in the (tragi)comedy department.
And scroll down for our interview with Martin Whitehead, the director of communications at Homeschool Association of California, about how the coronavirus is changing the ways people run their households. Psst! An extra batch with 30 of the best parenting tweets of February is right here.
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What does a Foxxy say? 5 years ago
That is actually quite sad, and yet so many people still don’t think the US has a gun problem.
KEBI Photography 5 years ago
We aren't the only country. I think that every single fucing thing has both PROS and CONS. So back off of our country having issues. We aren't the only ones, and nothing is perfect.
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Jim Kendzior 5 years ago
Maybe Syria, Afghanistan, China, North Korea, etc would beg to differ
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Joshua Goldberg 5 years ago
Saw it with my own eyes. Went to Dunham's sporting goods to refill the CO2 tanks for my soda stream last week. Normally a 5 minute process at the gun counter to get it done. This time I stood in line for 45 minutes in a queue of maybe 20 people all buying handguns.
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Laura Roberts 5 years ago
Had a babysitter say “I can do it too.” Her silliness made my sister happy again! I am for sure picking up tips for whenever we have our first child. So many creative, great moms in my life!
Robyn Wilson 5 years ago
My grandmother did this once..my 4 year cousin was throwing a tantrum..so my grandmother started fake crying..even told me to join in..at which point my cousin stop and just looked at her like she lost her mind
According to Education Week, at least 104,000 public and private schools in America are closed now. With at least 47.9 million school students staying at home, parents find themselves struggling to cope with 24/7 on-duty challenges.
Experts suggest defining routines and schedules that work for the whole family. This research claims that children benefit greatly from consistent routines that give a sense of security and stability.
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Laura Roberts 5 years ago
My dog does two of those three things. She is happy about Bring Your Dog To Work time. She is enjoying it so much! She’s been so surprisingly good, but we’ll see if she gets tired of not being alone this next week.
Mugen 5 years ago
she is not your co-worker. don't stsrt your story with a lie. In the hope of some snicker you fool
Debra Robinson 5 years ago (edited)
OMG-IT'S CALLED HUMOR, YOU MORONIC TURDPIE! also, it's HE
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Soggy Crumpet 5 years ago
What are we doing to tonight Brain? The same thing we do every night Pinky...Try and take over the world!!
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Hans 5 years ago
I object. If you make them not be afraid, that is sufficient. Children are resilient, yet the smaller ones do not comprehend the reasoning. Doing as good as possible, however, should be enough to assure yourself after a long day that it was _fine_.
Lara Mig 5 years ago
If it was for a long weekend at home, yes. For 6 months or so, you do have to occupy their minds.
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
Indeed, ask the northern italians who are a month in. Those that set up lesson plans on day1 are keeping it together; those that treat it like you propose here as living through a hell of their own making --- the kids don't know what's possible or sensible or rule anymore.
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Kim Lorton 5 years ago
I have no kids, but nieces and nephews long grown up! THIS, IS THE BEST THING I HAVE HEARD OR SEEN! I intend to send it to my sisters with kids! And the once little ones getting ready to give birth or planning families! My mom, in the early 60's, would give us grapes to peel and then eat to keep us busy as toddlers! She was a pretty cool mom, and ahead of her time!
Yeah, you heard 5 years ago
Its sad how many kids will be suffering neglect over the coming months. Not because their parents are bad, but because their parents have to work from home while the kids are there. Children won't die from coronavirus, but they will suffer massively.
Anna roberts 5 years ago
Funny that's what we used to say in an elementary school I worked at. As long as you have the same number at the end of the day...it's a good day LOL
After the California Governor ordered nearly 40 million residents to stay at home today, a challenging period has started for many families. “Many are working from home, those in critical functions who still commute to work will practice social distancing measures at their work, and sadly, many have lost jobs,” said Whitehead in an interview with Bored Panda.
Whitehead believes that it’s quite a change for many to spend so much additional time in close quarters with their children and significant other(s). “One approach is to meet our loved ones where they are, in terms of supporting their needs for alone time, group games and activities, and digital and on-line play, for example.” But the director of Homeschool Association assured us that “there is no one-size-fits-all solution.”
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Anna roberts 5 years ago
My oldest has always been the comedian in the family, at 4 he asked hubby if he got his license from a cracker jack box. Me one time I did something stupid and he looked at me and said, it's ok mom, we know you were a natural blonde before you became a bottle blonde. It's amazon he was aloud to grow up LOL
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Elizabeth Wilkins 5 years ago
My dog gets this look when he is in trouble. It looks just like dobby . So I'll say "Awww! Someone give dobby a sock!"
It’s important to understand that there’s no one right way for a family to homeschool. Whitehead suggests “checking in with themselves and their families to informally or formally find out what everyone needs and wants and then crawl, walk, run, fly to approaches that work for the entire family.” But if something doesn’t work, try the next big thing.
Most importantly, remember that we are not alone. “We all belong to larger networks of families working through the same problems and challenges.” Whitehead explains: “Our biggest resource is each other, and we can reach out to our neighbors, friends, clubs, churches, synagogues, mosques, elected officials and other resources on-line and by phone.”
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Bob Connely 5 years ago
To be the favorite kid, she woulda included a sippy-cup of Chardonnay, right?
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Deborah Brett 5 years ago
Like a zombie apocalypse. This explains why people in the US are stocking up on guns and ammo; It must be a common misconception.
Erica Vandegrift 5 years ago
Actually it's because I literally had someone tell me "well now we know whose house to raid" when I mentioned that I was able to stock up on groceries before the panic hit. Yeah, raid my house. I f*****g dare you.
Load More Replies... ROSSELAIRA EUGENIE CRUZ 5 years ago
You got that right. My Accelerated Math teacher said if someone's different from you, kill them...
Thomas Es Thomas 5 years ago
That's exactly why so many people died of the bubonic plague. The church at the time killed many suspected carriers.
Christine M Quigley 5 years ago
They think zombies are coming for the tiolet paper. Or they can shoot the Covid-19 virus/
Kanga9ine 5 years ago
To finish my thought. Once you get charged for bad check you get another charge to your insufficient account. This is how zombies mess you up. Right before they eat your brains. So even if your a gazzillionaire and never write any bad checks, what good is a gun and lots of ammo against a dead guy who won't die. It's like if the Termininator had never come looking for Sarah Conner, she never would have any reason to spend the night with the guy who chased T -and kid never would have been conceived at all.
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Martha Hubbs 5 years ago
I truly feel as though the toilet is involved here. I had one of those toddlers once! Lmao!!!
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Anna roberts 5 years ago
When I was in elementary, I had a teacher call my mom because I was playing kill the man with the boys and she didn't like it. She told my mom who simply asked, Why is she losing? I love my mom LOL
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Claire 5 years ago
When my cousin was around 3-4 my mother tried to sing along to the Elmo song she was singing. Sadie fell to the ground and dramatically wailed, "Asson (she couldn't say Alison), when you sing, you make me so, SO sad!". It is still often quoted in our house even 7 years later.
Nia Loves Art 5 years ago
My brother’s first sentence was “mommy no singing.”
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As soon as my son could string a few words together (age 2.5 maybe) he said "Stop singing Mummy! Stop singing forever!"
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Kaylee Losier-Wolodko 5 years ago
My parents did s**t like this to me and I'm now a 31 y/o recovering drug addict, dealing with the trauma of my parents making me think I was crazy at age 7, amongst other things but things like this are the hardest to deal with still. Js
Anna roberts 5 years ago
When I worked in an Elementary school in Kindergarten, by the end of the year, I had trained the kids that chocolate and caffeine are adult food groups. I had kids bringing me candy the whole time I was there LOL
Anna roberts 5 years ago
I hated when the kids got old enough that the, I have to make sure it's not poison, when eating their Halloween candy, stops working
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Hans 5 years ago
Is there any difference to adults? On Twitter you will read stuff like it came from secret US laboratories, the chinese released it to make Western companies go bankrupt, the Russians released it to destabilize Europe etc. etc.
WhatEvenIsLife 5 years ago
I sincerely wish there was a virus that killed stupid.
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@Hans If China created it to make Western companies go bankrupt, please do realize that China practically depends on the US for money. LITERALLY EVERYTHING I buy says 'Made in China.' Just sayin'.
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Ruth oro 5 years ago
To play on SOMETIMES, to read books, to learn new things , to see animals we don't have at zoos to research things they are curious about. All types of things. Everyone thinking kids having a device is bad or wrong in some way is just looking at all the negative, supervised internet access is a wonderful tool in exploring , just limit the time so they're not stuck in front of the screen all the time. Geez
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Jonathan Armstrong 5 years ago
Mine has a battery. It holds enough juice t
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Henry Cheves 5 years ago
The human mind processes drugs and screens the same way. That is why they are so addicting. But I am somehow doing this without using a screen. Yup! I'm not addicted and hypnotized and Bill Gates should be supreme leader of Earth... Bill Gates should be supreme leader of Earth...
SilverFoX 5 years ago
I go to a Catholic school and every child from 3rd grade to 8th grade gets a Chromebook. The Kindegarteners - 2 get iPads.
SilverFoX 5 years ago
My school is called Community of Saints and it's great. It actually helps and doing online classes and online apps like imagine math Lexi's powerup and others
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Lily Mae Kitty 5 years ago
he says a lot of stupid things, but he didn't say that one.
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Karen Fernley 5 years ago
I always say we dont get out of this life alive
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Anna roberts 5 years ago
not this year, sorry school is over on account of lack of interest. The did away with the mandatory 180 days and then the standardized test, nothing left to do
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Lynda Momalo 5 years ago
I think every mother on earth, no matter how old, played that "Mom" in her head and shuddered at the memory!
Load More Replies... Laura Roberts 5 years ago
My almost 3 year old nephew does not say ‘grandma’ (although he knows she’s who we are talking about when we say it) My sister calls her mooom so that’s what he calls grandma. His mother is momma. He’s finally started greeting people excitedly by name too! Actually, all of my nieces and nephews make me feel loved!
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Marlene Ricker 5 years ago
If your ego is ever getting out of control, just talk to a kid and they will simmer you down immediately.
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hallowed demon 5 years ago
this is me and my mom about chocolate. https://www.google.com/search?q=gollum+my+precious&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjrs8nZl7XoAhVCh1MKHRmaDksQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=gollum+my+&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.7241.8876..11161...0.0..0.473.1672.3-2j2......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i67j0i131i67.OEaXs1P-s_s&ei=SxN7XqviPMKOzgKZtLrYBA&bih=711&biw=1005&safe=active&surl=1#imgrc=dLI_JXHi_k7FOM
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Luna Lovegood 5 years ago
Please fix your grammar. It's hurting my eyes to read. I do agree with you, however, I'm not trying to be mean.
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heidi holmes 5 years ago
Or where did all of *whatever thing your needing and frantically searching for* go!?
Chris Jones 5 years ago
I got so fed up with the missing teaspoons conundrum that I bought a pack of 50 teaspoons and have spent the past five years very, very glad that I did.
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Luna Lovegood 5 years ago
They should hold a contest... whoever frees the most house elves and reads the most books in an hour is obviously the real Hermione. :)
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AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
SAME! I have learned that I'm 98% positive I'm immune for two reasons and note, I'm leaving a 2% margarine for error here. #1 I read that people that have type O blood are less susceptible and #2 I've worked in a prison for almost 15 years, I think I'm immune to everything at this point.
Not A Panda 5 years ago
That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works.
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What does a Foxxy say? 5 years ago (edited)
My son is such a chatter box that my mum even said that he seems to talk just for the sake of it. What makes it difficult is he has moderate to severe speech delays so quite often it sounds like gobbledygook.
Evil Little Thing 5 years ago
I feel you. My kid would run out of things to say before he was ready to shut up, so would start making random noises at himself. It was terrible.
Catherine Hankinson 5 years ago
My daughter came out of the womb making a noise and basically hasn't stopped for three and a half years!
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Luna Lovegood 5 years ago
Um, no. This is wrong. I just googled it and no where does it say this.
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Ashla Delana 5 years ago
This is what is happening when I'm doing my homework for AP Gov. Except my sister is 10.
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CrunChewy McSandybutt 5 years ago
There are a brand of pants called Tough Skins that are reinforced in the knees.
Martha Riche 5 years ago
They used to be made with a double layer of cloth at the knee, I remember them very well!
Elizabeth Wilkins 5 years ago
Well my son has a hole in every pair because they take off running and slide on the gym or hardwood floors on their knees seeing who can spin or go the farthest. Yeah....
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Every. Pair. My eleven year old son refuses to even walk down the hallway without being on the floor somehow.
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Henry Cheves 5 years ago
Bad Jeffrey! Put down the chainsaw! No! NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?! THAT'S MY-AIEEEE!
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Suzanne Clark 5 years ago
No matter what they ask for, they only actually want what you don't have.
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AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
awww my 13 and 18 yo daughters told me one time : "Mom, if we had another mom we'd punch her in the face and come find you." Yessss same my girls same....
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AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
My youngest daugter told me at 5: (My 30th birthday) "Mama, how old is you today?" Me: 30! 5yo: WHAAAAAT????! You should be dead!" Thanks honey....thanks
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Isabel Care 5 years ago
Did you ever do something that will require her giving a drum set as a present?
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Henry Cheves 5 years ago
I have a book called A Nobel Book Of Answers and it explains why not but with french fries. Still, it would be easy to adapt.
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Uncommon Boston 5 years ago
My husband and I did my son's homework after an argument, "You are in 4th grade, how hard can it be?" Took us an hour to complete the one page worksheet, we confirmed every answer with his textbook. Next day he said, "Thanks mom, my teacher and the principal want to have a meeting. Every answer on the worksheet was wrong. I tried to explain," rolls his eyes, "The answers are not in the book, they are whatever she told us in class." Argument lost.
Ashla Delana 5 years ago
And my AP Calc teacher doesn't seem to care that my mom can't understand my homework. Now I'm wondering if he can understand it.
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What do you think ?
martin734 5 years ago
I have never been happier that I don't have children. I feel deep sympathy for all those parents who are looking at 6 months of school holidays.
Shannon Matthews 5 years ago
My teenager is home with me and I couldn't possibly be happier about it. She's only a year out from college, so I treasure each and every moment with my best friend and the love of my life.
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Vegan Heathenism 5 years ago
School is not free baby sitting. If you don't want to be around your children, don't have them.
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
"Your job is not essential"... Unless your job is the reason why you have a house, electricity, water and you are not living in your car.
Load More Replies... martin734 5 years ago
I have never been happier that I don't have children. I feel deep sympathy for all those parents who are looking at 6 months of school holidays.
Shannon Matthews 5 years ago
My teenager is home with me and I couldn't possibly be happier about it. She's only a year out from college, so I treasure each and every moment with my best friend and the love of my life.
Load More Replies... Vegan Heathenism 5 years ago
School is not free baby sitting. If you don't want to be around your children, don't have them.
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
"Your job is not essential"... Unless your job is the reason why you have a house, electricity, water and you are not living in your car.
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