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“Please Don’t Tell Them”: 40 Best Tweets From Parents Who Were Barely Holding On During June
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine," parents often sing to their children as a lullaby. And while probably all parents would agree that their kids are the best thing that happened to them, they undoubtedly also have moments when they think, "Can somebody lower me into the volcano already, please?"
We're carrying on our tradition of presenting you with the funniest observations parents made during the past month. So, here we have the funniest and wildest things parents heard their kids say and watched them do during June. Scroll down and see what antics some of the little rascals got into this time!
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Feathered Dinosaur 6 months ago (edited)
Can't start early enough. Or be like me and have somebody else do it, because your executive dysfunction sucks so much you can only do the bare minimum (no free pass for weaponized incompetence, if you can do it but don't want to and let your partner struggle with all of it, not cool)
murmelinpaiva 6 months ago
My kids did their own laundry as soon as they were tall enough to reach the buttons on the machines.
Philly Bob 6 months ago
I started at 9... how to vacuum, iron, laundry, mop etc. and at 10, how to cook small meals. I'm a guy. "Guys don't do that stuff!" Oh Yeah? Some of the best things I've ever learned in life! Especailly when I finally got my own place. I'm 67 now. I still do all of the cooking in the family and have done so professionally for a few years, kind of as a hobby. I enjoy the hell out of it! BTW, I'm an IT tech and a multi-media specialist! (And my wife loves me! I mean, I wash, cook, clean, sew...)
Chris Christo 6 months ago
wash the dishes, dust the house, clean their room, mow the lawn, etc. Should I go on?
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Lara Verne 6 months ago
I wonder how they want to teach teens about s e x when they can't even write it? Great way to create more pregnant teens
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KrazyChiMama 6 months ago
They should make those “training dolls” have blowouts, spit up and have colic at various times just like babies do!
Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
When I was in s*x ed in like grade 5 (I think?) we had to watch a cartoon video called “Changes” and I distinctly remember a scene where cartoon penises were raining down from the sky. If you’re a Canadian millennial maybe you know what I’m talking about? 😂 anyways I feel like that would be banned in the US these days hahaha. Edit: omg I found it and now I feel like a weirdo for even trying to look it up lmao, I’m on some CSIS list now I’m sure: https://www.nfb.ca/film/changes/
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KatSaidWhat 6 months ago
My ex-office mate and another colleague give me silent treatment when they get called out. Pure bliss. The golden child has now realised that running to the boss if I have called her out no longer works since he told her that she was indeed wrong...
What kind of parents do you imagine (or imagined) yourselves to be, Pandas? Before becoming parents, many people vow to never repeat the mistakes of their own parents and to be as different as possible in their parenting strategies. So, with Gen Z becoming parents (yes, the oldest Zoomers are already members of the parents' club!), what has changed?
Interestingly, the majority of Gen Z really love their own parents. According to a 2024 Gallup poll, 93% of younger Zoomers really like spending time with their parents. And a whopping 91% care what their parents think of them. The poll also revealed that majority of Gen Zers (19%) want their parents to understand their feelings and emotions, and 17% feel they're already understood.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Okay, but "I love my dad because he loves me" is adorable. Hope Sam and his dad keep that love forever :)
Serena Myers 6 months ago
"Sam" has remarkably good pre-cursive handwriting and spelling for a 4 year old!
Upstaged75 6 months ago
My brother has a hilarious one of these that his son did a long time ago. It says his job is drinking beer. 🤣
Judy Reynolds 6 months ago
Although he may have some health issues, being 100 feet tall, and only weighing 13 pounds!
Susan Teter 6 months ago
Keep this. When he's a teenager and pulls the typical teenage bullsh*t, show it to him.
BlahBlobLa 6 months ago
Have a husband that is also a dad, can confirm, "dance moves" are high on the list of favorite things to do.
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Nannychachi 6 months ago
When daughter #3 was just a little thing, she would ask, "Did we go past the the white fumial" when we were on our way home from somewhere. It took me forever to realize she was asking if we had went past the white funeral home. If we had, she knew we were close to being home. She was too short to see out of the whole car window and could only see the tops of the buildings. The "white fumial" was a 2 story building.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
I called my grandmother Baba 😊 because of the audibility of her nightly farts we actually called her Bulldozer Baba
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Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
My nephew, an iPad kid addicted to Minecraft and video games and YouTube, visiting his grandparents’ (my mom and stepdad’s) house when the power suddenly goes out (normal occurrence here in the middle of nowhere) 😂 he was like 9 years old and I was trying to tempt him with the Nerf guns and silly string and water balloons my parents had lying around from my childhood. Ended up being the best day ever, we even made a fort out of sheets on my old trampoline and had a sleepover in it, telling scary stories and making hot dogs over a fire we made inside an old washing machine drum in the backyard 😂 this was about a year ago and it felt so good, like the way life is supposed to be. He’s back on his phone now and spends evenings after dinner sitting on the couch with us, on his phone looking at random content until bedtime. I’m doing the same right now, it takes so much away from us. Who would we be if we didn’t spend hours on our phones looking at brain rot?
Indeed, there might be less of a generational gap between Zoomers and their parents. Corey Seemiller, a generational researcher and co-author of Generation Z: A Century in the Making, says that, according to her research, about 69% of Zoomers say that their parents are their No. 1 role model.
However, when it comes to parenting, they're striving for something different. According to research from VIRTUE Worldwide, eight in 10 Gen Z parents have a different approach to parenting than their own parents. Only 47% claimed that their parents' parenting style is something they wish to emulate.
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Renee Fiola-Homen 6 months ago
Ok " Walter" lol... one of my grandsons has a cool name.. Brahm . The other two have cool names too but not as different as his.
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Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
As a 33 yr old I just bought the newest car I’ve ever owned, and it’s a 2019 😂 previously everything I’ve driven has been at least 20 years old
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Wild Cream 6 months ago
Ok so once in the city, I got a milkshake from Burger King. The whipped cream on top shocked my tongue. Like a genuine zap. I yelped and grabbed my mouth and told my boyfriend “I think this just shocked me!” He stuck out his tongue and carefully tried his own milkshake’s whipped cream, and got shocked on the mouth as well. Then we noticed it smelled terrible and sour - it was rotten whipped cream. We went back and got new ones and they were very apologetic and kind but I’ve never been electrically shocked by whipped cream before or since 😅 be careful out there yall
What's more, younger parents do not view parenthood as a threat to their identity. Only 35% of VIRTUE Worldwide's research participants believed that having a child makes a person lose a part of their identity. Instead, 73% see parenthood as something that enhances who you are as a person.
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Upstaged75 6 months ago
My TV rearranged how I find my favorites. It ruined my entire day yesterday.
Renee Fiola-Homen 6 months ago
Me as an adult, I threw out my back opening a dresser drawer to put laundry away.
KatSaidWhat 6 months ago
Few things make me more furious than the supermarket rearranging the shelves. Turns out the staff are equally annoyed at having to learn the new layout and being asked every 5 seconds where something is now...
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
I don't keep indoors plants any more, because I have cats and dogs XD My oldest cat is so plant-obsessed though that she chews on the plastic fern at the family business office whenever I take her to work with me... XD
Upstaged75 6 months ago
One of my dumb cats started eating the fake plants in my house. I found a fake leaf in a pile of puke. 🙄 I had to hide them from her.
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Chewie Baron 6 months ago (edited)
I know I would! “See this first week as a lesson in being self sufficient! Byeeee!”
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 6 months ago
That one time I bought a plane ticket for a Wednesday and showed up on Wednesday only to find out that what I thought was a Wednesday was actually the Tuesday 24 hours before - and that’s how I lost $800 for no reason and almost got stuck in Taipei, still feel sick about how much money I wasted for no reason when I think about it 🥰
Ghostchaplain16 6 months ago
Living in Vermont at the time, I once drove to Washington, DC, to give a speech, then was planning to drive to New York to visit my son for a week. Finished the speech, accepted an offer of a ride to the airport, bought a ticket and promptly flew home. EVEN while buying the ticket, it never occurred to me to ask myself why I didn't already have one. Shortly after take-off, it suddenly dawned on me... Wish I could say this was the wildest tale of forgetfulness....sigh!
Load More Replies... Robert Beveridge 6 months ago
I read the time wrong on my tickets last week and took son to a rodeo that didn't start for a month. We thought about grabbing a comforter ad camping it, but ultimately we decided we'll do That a little closer to the time.
John Glunk 6 months ago
Pin a $20 bill to their backpacks and wish them the best if luck for the next 7 days! Your summer vacation begins TODAY!
Gen Z parents also have more progressive views on gender roles among parents and believe that parents can successfully balance career and parenthood. Only one in three Zoomer parents believe that it's the mother's responsibility to take care of the larger part of the household and parenting duties. Half of the respondents say that they split responsibilities equally.
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Wild Cream 6 months ago
I love cloud watching. Such an underrated way to spend an afternoon with good company and some snacks and a doobie somewhere beautiful.
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Lily bloom 6 months ago
I do a sauce plate with kechup, honey mustard, barbaque sauce, and ranch. Many combinations to be had depending on how you dip
Load More Replies... Two in five young parents in the U.S. have had to put their education on hold when they became parents. However, the majority (67%) still believe that having children will keep them from achieving the things they want in life. Even if a third of them have paused their studies, two in three say that they plan to go back and finish their degrees.
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nttw26r4fw 6 months ago
Well, some adults say wine is practically just liquid fruit salad, so I’d give them a pass 😆
Wild Cream 6 months ago
If I had to choose one breakfast to have every day of my life until I die, it would be leftover butter chicken and garlic naan 😂 warmed up with some tamarind chutney and rice. Or spicy tomato soup and pierogi with cheesy eggs and fruit (random but classic for me haha). What about y’all, what’s your #1 breakfast you’d never get sick of?
Ghostchaplain16 6 months ago
Cold cheeseburger pizza, or cold fried chicken. Yes!
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Robert Beveridge 6 months ago
Otoh, did you tell 10 "you got three years, tops, till you're right here with me"? Cause that seems a valid response.
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Wild Cream 6 months ago
Give me a 1 week trip and I’ll pack for at least 10 days. Gotta make sure I have space for emergencies or accidents or changes of mood or changes in weather etc 😊 sometimes I plan and pack a whole week’s worth of outfits and then wake up one day and decide I wanna be in sweatpants instead. Just going to go ahead and live my life 😊
Most people identify Gen Z as the first generation that grew up immersed in the online world. While this undoubtedly makes them tech-savvy, it's also a big source of headaches in their parenting journeys.
Young parents are dedicated to keeping their children out of social media for as long as possible and also often have strict rules about screen time. In fact, according to a poll from What to Expect, 72% of Gen Z moms strive to ensure plenty of outdoor/physical activities for their kids.
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Wild Cream 6 months ago
My parents struggled to make me brush my teeth. Idk why I didn’t want to do it, but I did NOT want to do it 😂 until I became a teenager and they stoped asking. Now I feel nauseous trying to eat anything before brushing my teeth.
Data1001 6 months ago
My parents *struggled* to get me to brush my teeth. And the more they insisted, the more I didn't want to do it. It got so bad that I would put a tab of toothpaste in my mouth so if they tried to check by smelling my breath, it would smell like I'd brushed. As a result, I did irreparable damage to my teeth, all because I was rebelling against authority, lol. But y'know what I think would've worked? Peer pressure. Have the parents pay one or two of my friends to tell me my breath smelled terrible, and say that I must not be cool enough to brush my teeth regularly. Gotta be sneaky with little brats like me, haha.
Judy Reynolds 6 months ago
Relax. Some day they will move to a home of your own, and you will miss these little arguments!
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Trophy Husband 6 months ago
I wrote that to the president of the United States when I was about 12. He sent back a letter encouraging me to keep thinking of new ideas and a book about the white house. I wish I still had those
Generational researcher Corey Seemiller explains that Gen Z parents experienced the pitfalls of social media and technology firsthand, and they want to ensure their children are protected from it.
"For some of them, they were on [social media] a lot, and it was really helpful in making connections. They may want to see their children have that same experience. Some of them have had very negative experiences on social media where they were bullied, harassed. There's a fear of judgment. There's people not liking their comments and pictures."
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Wild Cream 6 months ago
No for real as a kid we have no concept of money 😂 I remember my mum telling me my band instrument cost her almost $400 and at the time I was thinking to myself “so?” That was like 20+ years ago and $400 would make me balk now - I owe my mum a big thank you 😂
General Anaesthesia 6 months ago (edited)
That's inflation for you. I remember when the $100 bill was the largest. [Edit: okay, after the $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 were retired in 1969]. [2nd Edit: in the US]
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Wild Cream 6 months ago
No offence to younger gens, this is just for us older folks: SO glad I grew up before having to fight with my mum for attention over her phone was a thing.
Whitney Keen 6 months ago
You act like books werent a thing that parents used to ignore children. Or tv, or whatever. Ignoring family isnt new because of phones
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syb8djdb5q 6 months ago
Robert, thank you for this - you are truly hoopy frood who really knows where your towel is.
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Laura Gillette 6 months ago
My 3 year old keeps mixing up "privacy" and "company" so when he wants me to go away, he says, "Mommy, I want some company!" And then gets mad when I stay. 🤣
Social media is also having an effect on how much pressure Gen Z parents are putting on themselves. "They are placing pressure on themselves because of the environment they grew up in, and part of that is this social comparison to other parents' ‘perfect’ lives portrayed on social media," licensed clinical psychologist Holly Schigg, PsyD, explained to Parents.
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GirlFriday 6 months ago
My two year-old great niece dropped the big F*&K YOU to her mother yesterday in front of the rest of the family. Her mother turned red and shook her head while the rest of busted out laughing. Her mom, "Do you know how hard it is to discipline her when you are all laughing?" The rest of us, "Yes!" Niece, "Fbomb, fbomb, fbomb."
Dragon Ashes 6 months ago
Caught the 3 year old fbombing all over the place last weekend. He was trying to cut a tree branch, so was using it in an appropriate manner.
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I asked my parents this as a kid 😂 I was probably like 10. After careful consideration, they graciously allowed me one word - c**p. I couldn’t swear but I could say c**p all I wanted 😂 it was kinda cool at the time, but it’s really funny to me now as an adult 😂 I’m child-free but if I had kids I’d let them swear as long as they were respectful in public. They’re just words - we need to teach respect, not fear.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Oh it’s a BP censored word! Guess I had some cool parents allowing me to say a censored word 😂
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Gen Z parents' goal to be 'perfect parents' is reflected in their attitudes, too. Compared to millennials, they rate parenting ideals, such as keeping kids busy with lots of activities or ensuring tech-free time, significantly higher than the previous generation. That's also making Gen Z moms feel less confident (70%) when compared to millennial moms (75%).
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Serena Myers 6 months ago
Which is why I always book a time slot on a Friday for my shopping delivery that doesn't clash with the school run or the bin collection. Before you start with your lazy-old-biddy-do-your-own-shopping-stupid-b***h I have cataracts, and can't drive, and certainly can't carry 24 cans of cat food plus the rest of the weekly shop onto a bus and walk the remainder of the way home with it, so home delivery suits me just fine!
KatSaidWhat 6 months ago
Yeah, last Friday I had groceries delivered. And then I smoked a bit this weekend and had to do another food order on Monday...
Load More Replies... KatSaidWhat 6 months ago
I was getting annoyed at how much I was spending on online grocery orders until I actually went into the supermarket on a day off and spent and additional £25 on magpie items. I'm back to ordering online.
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FlamingZombies 6 months ago
I thought everyone knew that the Royal Dansk tins were for storage and the cookies shown on the outside are an illusion.
Giraffe Sitter 6 months ago
Tell the kid in 20 years they’ll be annoyed there’s cookies in the sewing tin. They won’t believe you.
Do you think any of these tweets reveal a new side of parenting, Pandas? June hasn't been easy for these parents, so give them some love by upvoting their funny quips! And if you feel like seeing more similar posts, check out the best parenting tweets of May and April!
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Robert Beveridge 6 months ago
"gave" may be pulling extra weight there. My understanding of this dynamic is she asks you if she can borrow it, and from then on you have joint custody. (partner will be 45 this year. The dynamic does not change after high school.)
Rinso The Red 6 months ago
Married more than 10 years, hoodies and some pullovers are most definitely communal
Load More Replies... Philly Bob 6 months ago (edited)
I always bought a dozen sweat shirts because eventually a fem would make off with one. Girlfriends, sisters, daughters, daughters friends, some rando chick that was in the office for a few days, what ever! And hoodies need to be locked in a rifle cabinet with a navy seal guarding them! No sense in buying another hoodie after she has claimed yours because now she will have TWO hoodies!
KatSaidWhat 6 months ago
You know your relationship is over when they ask for their hoodie back.
John Glunk 6 months ago
Dad better get his rocksalt fill shotgun ready if that's what you're asking!😂😂
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General Anaesthesia 6 months ago
Slightly better than, "whatever you're cooking, I don't like it".
Lost Panda 6 months ago
I always get "What's for dinner?" at least 2 times the moment I walk in the door.
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Robert Beveridge 6 months ago
Terrifying. (fun trivia: I literally lived in Fred Rogers' neighborhood 1983-1990)
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
Reminds me of when my mum showed me Lambchop and then later (even more horrifying) H.R. Puffenstuff!
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John Glunk 6 months ago
Sitting quietly in the pew before church service started, quiet organ music in the background. The youngest, (3) looks down and sees her shoe is untied. In her loudest voice she screams "God dammit". My father looks over and asks "Where did she learn that?" Mom and 7 other kids all do eye rolls!
Carrie Westendorf 6 months ago
full on snort laugh that's hilarious thank you needed that today! your a rockstar
Load More Replies... Philly Bob 6 months ago
Just stub your toe on the metal bed frame. They'll have a whole library to choose from and even some new ones you invented!
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cnn57t8278 6 months ago
I washed the car to get the bugs & bird poop off, rain after a wash is like getting a free extra rinse cycle.
funkybluegirl (she/her) 6 months ago
I count on the rain to wash my car. Unfortunately, I live in Arizona.
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Judy Reynolds 6 months ago
Is that a version of the game of "where's 3" when they are hanging onto your leg and giggling like mad?
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Judy Reynolds 6 months ago
Wait till the teen makes rice with a white sauce with blue food colouring, and tinned pineapple in it. And I had to eat it, or she would never have cooked dinner again, saying "you didn't like the last thing I made"!!
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Tropical Tarot 6 months ago
He's a 15 year old boy. He would sleep 24 hours a day if he could figure out how to eat while asleep.
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nttw26r4fw 6 months ago
Well, to be fair, sitting still on concrete or wood for an extended period of time is really tiring hahaha
Ashtophet 6 months ago
My son’s soccer league field didn’t have any seating, eventually I wised up and got a folding chair like all the other parents…
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JJ 6 months ago
I guess it was Father's Day (in the US?) on June 15th, 2025. (In Germany it was on May 14th though, so I might be wrong.)
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Child of the Stars 6 months ago
As a night shifter, school breaks make my life easier. My kids are old enough to more or less take care of their basic needs, I'm home in case of emergency, but I get to sleep a solid 8 hours without it being interrupted to pick them up from school.
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JJ 6 months ago
I hated to get my hair combed as a child, because my mother used a cheap, terribly stingy brush and combing hurt like hell. When I was a teen I bought a tangle teezer and was amazed that combing doesn't have to hurt. So, maybe, if your child hates combing, try another brush or comb - and maybe also use conditioner.
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