We’re stuck in the weird zone where coronavirus lockdown regulations are being loosened but we’re still not sure how safe it is to go back to living as usual. But one thing that hasn’t changed much is parenting—it still remains a fun challenge and lots of parents are still spending 24 hours a day, 7 days a week taking care of their munchkins.
Bored Panda has collected the funniest and most interesting parenting tweets of May 2020, so scroll down and have a laugh, dear Pandas. Don’t forget to upvote your faves and let everyone know in the comments what parenting is like during the quarantine for you. If you’re still hungry for some more hilarious parenting posts, check out our lists for April, March, and February.
Bored Panda spoke about pandemic parenting with writer and content creator Samantha Taylor who founded the Walking Outside in Slippers blog. According to the mom-of-two, the coronavirus pandemic greatly affected their family. “My husband and I went from both working full-time out of the home with two kids in school and after-school care to juggling working from home with the kids. I spend part of my time in the office, but my husband is home with the kids all day every weekday trying to be an employee, teacher, and parent all at once,” she said. Scroll down for the rest of our in-depth interview with Samantha who has some great tips for parents!
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“We've gained weight. My husband is exhausted, but there's never much downtime for us and certainly no alone time. We feel too guilty to even make a just-because Target run, so there are fewer outlets for our stress,” Samantha told us how difficult parenting during the quarantine has become.
“Our kids seem to scream even louder and want a snack even more desperately when we jump on work calls. On the bright side, I feel like this situation has pushed us closer together as a family,” the mom-of-two mused about the pros and cons of the lockdown.
“Depending so much on my husband to do most of the childcare and other household chores has made me appreciate him even more. My kids have always been in daycare, even during summer breaks, so they're enjoying a summer break of sorts for the first time ever. They fight a lot, but they also play together and have grown closer,” she said.
Ok, I have so many questions that are not about "dead stuff collection". For starter 6 yo found a scorpion in Grapes? Was it alive when found? Did ANY grown-up know about this?
I can´t deside if this is disturbing or not... the dead stuff collection...
Why not? It's not so much different from a seashell-collection. Seashells are also 'dead stuff', or better 'leftovers from dead stuff'
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This is so cool. I would have loved to have a scorpion! I only have a badger-skull, a dead hornet and a wasp (for comparsion), roe-deer feet, hog-feet and a dragonfly. oh, wait, and a very pretty butterfly! Sadly, my squirrel-tail got lost a yer or so ago :-( (I'm a not a serial killer, promise! And yes, it's for my work ;-) )
Fantastic! Maybe she'll become an entomologist one day, and rid the planet of ticks or some other nasty pest!
There is a proportional relationship between the size of scorpion's claws and the power of its venom. This has a mid+ size and its venom would probably not be worse than a bee sting.
Teddy Roosevelt helped create the New York natural history museum this way. His parents needed to eventually move all his dead stuff out of the attic.
I like how it looks like she murdered the scorpion and blood got everywhere
I worked at a produce store in high school and found a dead scorpion in the grapes once! Wonder what it is about grapes. Also found a live black widow in the sweet onions...we put it in a jar then released it far away from populated areas!
Let's hope they don't have pets, maybe she'll want to move to bigger critters eventually.
“Fortunately, I don't think social distancing has been too difficult for my children. They have each other to play with, and we live in a warm climate so we are able to get outside, hike, and go to the beach,” Samantha explained that their family has plenty of activities to keep them busy.
“My daughter is preschool age and needs lots of attention, which has been difficult for my husband and me as we try to address her needs while also working and homeschooling. I'm looking forward especially to getting her back to kids her age. My 8-year-old son is able to work more independently, and we've let him wear a mask and talk at a distance with the neighborhood kids a few times.”
Samantha pointed out that she’s been thoroughly impressed by her kids and their talents during the pandemic. “They are little YouTube stars in the making with the videos they create on their phones. One windy day I looked out of my backyard window and my son was leaping off a play set with an umbrella over his head, trying to fly like Mary Poppins. I believe a little boredom can lead to real creativity in kids, and adults too!” she said about how creativity can bloom when we’re bored.
I'm getting 30 this year and have been doing it for a long time. Also, I greet every single animal I meet outside. Plus, 3 of my neighbors have cats and I keep staring into their windows to see if cats are there :D
The mom also had some great advice for every single parent out there. “My best advice to other parents during the pandemic is to let go of too many expectations. Prioritize what's most important: sleep, healthy food mixed in with the junk, kids using their brains in some way each day.”
She continued: “Let go of becoming the ‘perfect’ Pinterest parent during this time. If anyone claims to be perfect right now, they're not giving you the whole story. We're all struggling to some degree. I also love the idea of doing kind acts for others, and involving our kids in those actions. It's harder to feel sorry for ourselves when we're focusing on making someone else's day a little brighter.” So remember: doing your best is enough; don’t try to be perfect.
When I was young, there were no Playstations or iPads. We were outside playing and running around. Today I'm an tired, underpayed social worker. I'm letting my sons play computer games all day, lest they become anything like me.
If it's for procreation, they allow it. If it's for pleasure they don't want to know
Bored Panda also previously spoke with parenting expert Dr. Laura Markham from Aha Parenting. She told us that for parents to stay ‘sane’ during the quarantine, it’s best to reduce expectations and focus on the most important things: “Like helping your family stay healthy, supporting your child, and replenishing yourself.”
Markham pointed out that kids are also under a lot of stress, not just parents. The expert suggests that parents learn mindfulness to manage their anxiety, help kids with their conflict resolution skills, and to spend some one-on-one time every day to strengthen the parent-child bond. “You didn't choose this particular marathon. But you're learning something about your own strength and how to support yourself to be your best.”
this is so true. like why the hell do we need to show workings for easy questions?
Our 3 year old nephew called my sister by her first name. When she told him that he better put a handle on her name, he called her Mr. Deborah for over a year. Sarcasm sets in early.
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You'd be surprised at what young kids say, especially the ones under 6 .
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You'd be surprised at what young kids say, especially the ones under 6 .
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