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It’s Time For The Best Parenting Tweets Of The Month, And Here Are The Best Ones This September (50 Pics)
Parenting is a mix of wonder, joy, angst, exhaustion, and the desire to tell others all about it. To be heard. Understood. Maybe that's why so many moms and dads turn to Twitter to describe their everyday highs and lows. It's a place where people listen (if you use the right hashtags, of course). But little do they know, we're interested in these stories as well!
Every month, Bored Panda collects the best parenting tweets, and September 2021 was no exception. From a funny idea for a toddler clothing line to a quick guide on how to keep your home clean, here are the ones that have caught our attention.
If you've fallen behind on the series, fire up our earlier collections: August, July, June.
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As you can tell from some of these pictures, kids can get really creative with their shenanigans. So it's perfectly normal if your little ball of sunshine catches you off guard.
"When parents don't know how to respond, it's really valuable to take some time to give yourself chance to assess the situation rather than reacting in a rush or on impulse," Anna and Luciana, two moms from the UK and creators of the parenting blog In The Playroom, told Bored Panda. "Especially in difficult situations as sometimes spur of the moment rash reactions can make things worse."
Just like each child is unique, so is every parenting problem. There is plenty of advice on raising kids but no definitive guide, and you never really know if something that has worked for another family will apply to yours as well.
"We all make mistakes sometimes, so apologizing to your child and admitting that we don't always get it right, gives them a good example and helps to build trust in the relationship," Anna and Luciana said.
And when everything is said and done, don't forget to tweet about it! "It's definitely important to talk to others in similar situations to get useful advice and to feel less alone," the mom duo added.
I did that too, or I'd make them really ugly. My Nintendo 3DS from when I was 7-8 has my family as Miis and a separate category of my family as their "mean" versions. Every time I was mad I'd make them uglier lol
It's like living near an airport. You learn to stop noticing engine noise.
I had to explain to my mom that she could just hang up. I don’t deserve my mom 😭🥰🥰
It means—and stay with me on this one— that there is...no...playground
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What school doesn't have a playground? I had one right up to age 18!? Plus all the schools I've worked in as a teacher have had them? Unless he means like a climbing frame sort of situation like some primary schools (5-11 age) have?
When I picked up my son from the first day of kindergarten and asked him how it went, he said indignantly, "Well, for one thing, they didn't teach me how to read."
wait, is this like an American thing? I have a playground in my high school
( i don't mean to offend anyone, I'm geniunely curious )
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We had three recesses from 1st thru 5th grade. 6th grade only had two to prepare us for no recesses in middle school.
I'm a junior in high school at this point and I'm still pissed that I don't have recess anymore.
In my country, playground only for kindergarden. Older kids has basketball or futsal field. At least until 25 years ago. Doubt that it has changed
Awww, that's sweet. Kids are expected to grow up too fast. It's good when they hang on to that for a little longer.
Is there another reason for me to be depressed about being American? Do other countries let their teens play outside in the middle of the school day?
My school was K-8th (US) and we had a few basketball courts, a large gym and a playground but after 6th grade we didn't have recess.... And recess only happened ONCE a day. To get an extra 30 minutes was a rare treat... High school was all weights and elliptical and treadmills. Thats it
Ever notice, how parenting books are always written by people, who either don't have kids, or who's kids are well behaved ? Where is the book on how to get your demon to stop doing a crab walk on the ceiling ? :D
And when there is no more room in hell, the devil will give you two screaming babies and a non-stop ticket to New Zealand. 😂
Don't forget to knock over a glass of milk for her to really get the full experience.
I know this is a joke, but clothing like that really exists. There are some companies that make adapatable clothing that's intentionally designed to be worn any direction. It's generally for adults and older kids who have disabilities that make getting clothing on the "right" direction really difficult.
A dollar bill IS adorable... and even more adorable than that is a HUNDRED dollar bill!
Story time: I made a pan full of brownies. They were on the counter, still cooling and hadn’t been sliced into squares yet (important). One of my foster girlies asked if she could have one. I said yes. Later, I went into the kitchen to discover 3/4 of the pan of brownies gone. I looked at her and said, “I told you ONE brownie!” She gave me this incredulous look and responded, “Yeah. But you didn’t say how big it had to be.” Touché, kid. Touché.
Conversation between me and my 19 year old niece: "I love your sweater, I want one like it." "Thanks, I got it at Costco for $9!" *awkward silence "Costco!? You can buy clothes at Costco?"
A "Just around the block" walk with my dad was like a walk with the foreign legion in the Sahara Desert, that man could walk for days!! He was a Marine....
Eh, it's reality. She'll have bigger dreams when she gets older. I had a ~14yo tell me (seriously) that her life dream was to work at Subway. It was extra hilarious because it was something she could conceivably do in a few months or a year if she still wanted to. She didn't. She's now 20, in college, and studying for a career that doesn't involve sandwiches.
My son called me Dude. My mom got mad when she heard it and told me to have him call me mom as dude was disrespectful but I told her my son tells me everything so if he wants to call me dude I'm good.
Some kids desperately need plans for the day. It can help them immensely with transitioning between activities. I'm sorry this parent had a bad experience, but don't take this advice as universally applicable.
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Who cares if they don’t have kids. Better for our food supplies and future planet. How many selfish YouTube, Instagram and tick tickers do you want raising the next generation. Fine by me!
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It's funny that my mom always thinks that her friend with 4 kids would care that our house is messy.
Ah, the benefits of being a Grandparent... It's like catch and release trout fishing - all the fun and you don't even have to clean the little beasts.
Amen to that! My mom always said in her next life she wanted grankids first. As a MeeMee to an amazing 11 yr old, I absolutely understand what she meant by that comment!! I adore my 32 yr old son but, his son, my grandson, is such a delight at this point in my life.
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This further reaffirms the fact that I don’t want kids, sadly the 11 year old has some issues with being adopted out, anyone fancy swapping PS5 for a smart but a bit too sassy girl? She can bake, cook, has a little bit of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde about her but with some training I’m confident you could make a halfway decent human from her. 😜
No matter what you do to make sure your kids don’t go through the same thing you did! Whatever that may be.. they will find something to resent for and you will not see it coming !
Who cares if they don’t have kids. Better for our food supplies and future planet. How many selfish YouTube, Instagram and tick tickers do you want raising the next generation. Fine by me!
Load More Replies... It's funny that my mom always thinks that her friend with 4 kids would care that our house is messy.
Ah, the benefits of being a Grandparent... It's like catch and release trout fishing - all the fun and you don't even have to clean the little beasts.
Amen to that! My mom always said in her next life she wanted grankids first. As a MeeMee to an amazing 11 yr old, I absolutely understand what she meant by that comment!! I adore my 32 yr old son but, his son, my grandson, is such a delight at this point in my life.
Load More Replies... This further reaffirms the fact that I don’t want kids, sadly the 11 year old has some issues with being adopted out, anyone fancy swapping PS5 for a smart but a bit too sassy girl? She can bake, cook, has a little bit of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde about her but with some training I’m confident you could make a halfway decent human from her. 😜
No matter what you do to make sure your kids don’t go through the same thing you did! Whatever that may be.. they will find something to resent for and you will not see it coming !
