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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 5 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)
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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) 5 months ago
Okay, but "I love my dad because he loves me" is adorable. Hope Sam and his dad keep that love forever :)
#5
Nannychachi 5 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.
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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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Wild Cream 5 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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LakotaWolf (she/her) 5 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
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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.
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 5 months ago
Well, some adults say wine is practically just liquid fruit salad, so I’d give them a pass 😆
#17
Robert Beveridge 5 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.
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.
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."
#22
Wild Cream 5 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 😂
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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.
#25
GirlFriday 5 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."
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%).
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!
#31
Robert Beveridge 5 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.)
#32
General Anaesthesia 5 months ago
Slightly better than, "whatever you're cooking, I don't like it".
#33
Robert Beveridge 5 months ago
Terrifying. (fun trivia: I literally lived in Fred Rogers' neighborhood 1983-1990)
#35
John Glunk 5 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!
#36
cnn57t8278 5 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.
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Judy Reynolds 5 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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nttw26r4fw 5 months ago
Well, to be fair, sitting still on concrete or wood for an extended period of time is really tiring hahaha
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Child of the Stars 5 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.
#76
JJ 5 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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