Here Are 30 Of The Best Tweets From Parents That Made People Laugh This December (New Pics)
There is nothing quite like raising a kid. The trials, tribulations, ups, and downs are unlike any other experience on earth. At the same time, there are an abundance of very human moments, from hilarity to wholesomeness.
We’ve gathered the most hilarious, relatable, and downright cute tweets that exasperated parents have shared in December. So strap in as you scroll through various parents' unfiltered thoughts, upvote your favorite examples, and be sure to share your own personal experiences on having kids in the comments section below.
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I tell them it's their fault that they can't finish and they must face the consequences. Only had to do this once per child and they never procrastinated again.
Kids have learned - from their parents - that they are expected to share around equally. Yet, when they do so with gusto their parents go to X to utter their disgruntlement, while in fact they should rejoice their good parenting.
My parents made me learn to play the recorder. Never again! I will make my kid learn to play the keyboard instead
Many parents would agree that raising a kid is very, very hard, but just as rewarding at the same time. Research shows that having a kid, particularly in the early stages, does cause a measurable amount of happiness for the parents. Even more so if they have a second child. However, the same study also suggests that after the third child, each additional kid has a negligible effect on happiness.
Experts also suggest that expecting or even current parents look into parental training and education programs. Like many things in life, we often don’t notice our mistakes until we are halfway through the task, so it can be helpful to get some tips and tricks from experts. After all, the art of parenting is thousands of years old, so it would be best to tap into this vast list of knowledge.
In our case it's the kid who snores like a pig... is that normal at 2 years? 😭
Of course, one of the oldest lessons is that you don’t need to do it all yourself. It takes a village, as the old saying goes. While that is perhaps a bit too many people for this day and age, it is important that parents have social support networks to help out. At the very least, a familial babysitter is always handy. This is why friends, good neighbors, and family are all vital tools for a new parent.
better than cartman's mom who asked bill clinton for a foetal termination right at 8 years old...
Teach them actions have consequences. Start at home teaching that negative actions get negative responses. Positive actions get positive responses. Do what you are told and you get a special privileges' ( If you can sit still through dinner, you get to choose dessert.) And yes, ADHD children can be taught to sit still, use a timer if you have to. You have 60 seconds you have to hold still. When they do it right, give them a reward. If they can't, make it 30 seconds. If they still can't, try 15 seconds. When they finally sit still, reward them. Rewards can be anything the child thinks is special. You get a new colored pencil. You get a hug for the same amount of time you held still. 30 seconds sitting still = 30 second hug. Not all rewards are monetary, not all punishments are physical.
At the same time, parenting never stops evolving. Because we live in a society where people have jobs and there are entire careers around looking after someone elses children, even some basic concepts in parenting are regularly shifting. At the same time, the lives of parents are never static, with new opportunities, jobs, and situations happening all the time.
This is most visible in the sorts of parenting styles people adopt when raising their own children. The past, by and large, was dominated by an authoritarian style of parenting, where the adult sets strict rules and ensures the kid follows them to the letter. This version, thankfully, is slowly disappearing, as parents realize that it’s a lot of energy to keep a fully sentient human in check and it doesn’t necessarily make them a better person.
TBT when I lived in Japan and used to sing parodies like this under my breath in the supermarket because no one could speak English. (These days I sing “oh my god make it stop” in Japanese under my breath when my most hated Christmas songs are played in the supermarket because no one here can speak Japanese.)
If you train your kid in the concept of "dad tax" you can tax any candy they get.
If all this sounds like too much, don’t fear, parenting might be a challenge, but it has its absolutely wholesome and hilarious moments at the same time. The tweets displayed here are proof of that. If you want to see some more, Bored Panda has got you covered, check out our collection of parenting Tweets from July.
we did this one year in school, see my grandma liked thrif shops, so she would buy us tons of toys, bu that time me, my sister, and my brother had over 1000 toys and stuffed animals, well we had "present day" at school for Christmas, so me and my sister, walked into our class {i was held back due to poor teaching when my birth mom died} with 3 huge black trashbags worth of wrapped stuff, we gave every kid in that class 3 random presents and told them they could trade if they wanted, and apparently it was the most any kid gave out {we had over 100+ presets for class of 30}
I have one strict rule with the kid: if I promise something, I WILL keep it. If I'm not intending to do something I won't promise, as broken promises inevitably lead to distrust in the future. And yeah, sometimes 'higher powers' do make something impossible (the car broke down, we have to get it fixed first), and the kid understands it was out of our hands
I agree. My husband tries to renig sometimes. Then we have another round of "if you make a promise, you keep a promise" conversation.
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When I was a kid my mom always told me “If you can afford it and it’s upkeep, you can have it.” Because no kid can save a large amount of money. One year I had saved up about $500 from chores, birthdays, Christmases, and everything that got me money, and I was ready to buy a pet. My mom very quickly changed her mind about that rule
But at least you can let the Tamagotchi run out of batteries...
It's only inappropriate because you didn't have the proper amount. It goes: "Shots; shots, shots-shots-shots-shots. Shots, shots-shots-shots-shots. Shots, shots-shots-shots-shots. EVERYBODY!
Yes. I talk about defenestrating the kids sometimes. Just talking about it helps me a lot. When it doesn't I text my bf and inform him to come and help with the kids before I defenestrate them. He knows it's serious when I text him that so it makes him come running. I just need to make it clear: I love the kids with every fiber of my being and of course I wouldn't ACTUALLY throw the kids out the window. But saying the words helps a lot when I'm about to give up for the day. :)
YEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH -literally every song ever
That's totally what my 2,5 year old would do. If she could unwrap presents without getting frustrated after 3 seconds that is
"subway surfer" in the car. Finger on the window, jump over the cars, signs, trees, whatever.
Be clever, buy 12 McNuggets and eat eat them down to a plausible size of 6
Get out the glucometers and just give everyone a poke. Simple solution.
Yes. But also to make sure that dad forgot about the kids' toys. For some reason my bf has a really hard time letting me give toys away because "the kids still play with them when they see them". But he somehow forgets that adults will still try out/test baby toys if they have a chance to. Lol.
My dad used to ask us at the end of the meal if we had reached Capa City. No joke, he actually said that to us. We'd all giggle.
[Long ago] 8: Mom, you're never bored Me: Oh, I'm bored a LOT. I just never _say_ so out loud! 8: Why not? Me, loudly: I'M BORED! _My_ mother, from the room: The basement needs sorting! You can dust the ceiling fans, your car needs cleaned out....
I just taught my kids the meaning of inappropriate words. They have no need to google it now. So for example, when they wanted to know what sex was, I was like, "you know in movies where the hero and the girl kiss and you avert your eyes and make retching sounds? well it's like that but way grosser, you do not want to see it." Result: clean browser histories.
Well, you have to be prepared! I totally need to pack an evening gown in case I'm invited to a Gala and need appropriate clothes
Does someone know if furries are bad? I want to know. If so please respond to this comment
I mean, to be fair, leg waxing, fake orgasms and the inability of men to commit are all probably a bit above 3-year-olds’ conversational repertoire.
What if I grounded you from all the things you have going on right now? That'd free up some time for you then, huh?
also never give them these things (I have experience with my younger cousins): glitter, slime, squeaky toys, and sometimes paint lol
Mine gets a full blown tantrum when I forget to let her flush the toilet for me 🫠
I've seen Mean Girls too many times now to see the word Fetch in any context and see it as a normal word.
I solved this one by giving them each a specific towel in their own colour. And they can only use their own towel, anyone catching anyone using the wrong towel can lash the guilty party with the said towel.
In this household it's more like the "science" of why vampires drink blood, why werewolves howl at the moon, how you make ghosts disappear, and the random "bad" words in Finnish. Sometimes I wonder what my kids will end up with, job-wise. Because they aren't gonna be princesses, that's for sure. Lol
This is gonna be the same parent that complain their kids have no imagination. Yes, you do ask questions but it's more in the line of "really? That is crazy! Then what happened?" And you let them tell you EVERYTHING about that dream. Just like when they show you a drawing. You don't try to guess what the drawing is. You ask the kid to tell you about the drawing. It will often give you amazing stories about how they view their world and what happened that day that made a big impression on them. Let kids talk. You don't have to listen to it all. But at least let the kids tell you about their lifes. 💚🧡
