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Happy spooktacular month! If you are a parent, this time may be especially busy for you. From creating a smashing DIY Halloween costume for your little daredevil to some of you still homeschooling your kids, working from home, and trying not to worry too much about the future in these uncertain times.

So for those of you who need a little pick-me-up, we have a monthly treat—this hilariously relatable compilation with parenting tweets baked straight out of the oven. From kids’ shenanigans to parents sharing their daily wisdom in painfully funny one-liners, October’s list has it all.

Get yourself a pumpkin spice latte, scroll down, upvote your favorite posts, and let us know how your parenting game has been going this month in the comments!

If you've fallen behind on the series, fire up our earlier collections: September, August, and July.

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    HenpeckedHal Report

    From our monthly parenting tweets series, we all have realized how being a mom or a dad is not for everyone. It requires a sheer amount of patience, dedication, and thinking ‘outside the box’ which, unsurprisingly, makes being a parent among the hardest jobs out there.

    The only harder thing than being a parent is being a single parent, tackling all the challenges of raising your kid on your own. So to find out more about the hardships of being a single parent, we spoke with Natalie Maximets, a certified life transformation coach at “Online Divorce,” which is a professional divorce document preparation service with 20 years of market history.

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    RodLacroix Report

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that's why freddy is only bothering teenagers ever since

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    mommajessiec Report

    Buren
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mom! My savior, my hero! What? NOooooooooOOoOOOOo

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    “Being a single parent is equally difficult for both a mother and father,” Natalie said and added that most of these difficulties appear during puberty. “Do you think it is easy for a father to talk to his daughter about the first menstrual period or go together to choose the first bra? At the very least, it will be awkward for both.”

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    However, single dads face quite a lot of other challenges in addition to the ones mentioned above. “Many single fathers do not want to be overly strict with their children. Instead, they try to be soft, caring, and reasonable so that children do not feel neglected. In the same way, single fathers often try to make up for the absence of a mother in the family.” Natalie explained that this often leads to the fathers overindulging their children or giving up discipline altogether

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    HenpeckedHal Report

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    Parenting-Tweets-October

    daddygofish Report

    Gala h
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter locked me out of the house once while I was putting the washing up. Went to the window "open the door darling...". Up until I saw her face I thought it was an accident but she seemed way too pleased with herself. I had to break into my own house!

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    KayAyDrew Report

    Buren
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shape shifters, unauthorized clones could be out there. Your daughter will do great in the future

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    Moreover, as confusing as it sounds, single fathers are often very protective of their children when solving personal problems. Natalie explained that such behavior happens because “they want to protect their child from everything that can upset or negatively affect them, like a mother hen. New friends or a date? It will be difficult for a potential partner/friend to gain the trust of a single father.”

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    mommajessiec Report

    Mazer
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Make your coffee, go sit in your car and phone their cell to wake your kid, space for self preservation in the morning is in the manual

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    mommajessiec Report

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get these messages from banks usually when i draw 20 Euros! The fit apps is weird that they don't ask me "are you dead"?

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    Work-life balance is also something that single parents often have trouble with. “It is difficult to provide for their children and be with them all the time (except, of course, if you work remotely). A single father sometimes has to sacrifice something, and children do not always understand this. From here, there may be misunderstandings and alienation between parent and child,” the life transformation coach concluded.

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    threetimedaddy Report

    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been there. Done that. It's really hard to lose at Candyland as it really is a game of chance. I started cheating with the preschooler and drawing multiple cards.

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    Average_Dad1 Report

    LottieH
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Give them glitter, still finding it in your coffin.

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    #15

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    dadmann_walking Report

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then your wife must have a very small mouth. Hmmm…

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    #16

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    Lottie_Poppie Report

    Simzabandz
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol i dont know how or why they always like that language

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    #17

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    TheOrvedahl Report

    White Wolf
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    S**t, that movie gave ME nightmares and I was mid 30 when I saw it!!!!!!

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    simoncholland Report

    CP
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been there and it is startling! My other favorite is the scampering around the bed but all you can see is the very top of their head.

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    #19

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    emily_tweets Report

    Pearl
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, there seems to be a jem called Urban Dictionary..I think they'd appreciate your addition!

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    #20

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    motherplaylist Report

    Ashley
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He’s rocking the hair clips

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    #22

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    anxiouscougar Report

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    #23

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    Tobi_Is_Fab Report

    Dorothy Parker
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! And I'd want you, uh, her, to be my new friend.

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    #25

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    RaDadtouille Report

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What if i don't have kids and wear different shoes in my feet cause mornings?

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    #27

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    alexfromoakland Report

    Erika
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm okay with this up to a point -- there's nearly as much difference between 13 and 24 months as the same in years. Tell me he's 61 months and I'll fight you.

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    irishrygirl Report

    Buren
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Keep doing that for another 20 years, she will find it endearing one day

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    #29

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    RodLacroix Report

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best “staycation” for exhausted parents.

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    #31

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    Marioisbald Report

    Penelope
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one feels more like bullying and less like funny parenting moments.

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    emily_tweets Report

    Lovin' Life
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandson had a major meltdown because I gave him gummy bears. He wanted gummy worms. Literally the same thing just in a different shape. Learned my lesson real quick!

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    Wordesse Report

    #36

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    mahnamematt Report

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Will plug you back when she needs something don't worry

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    #38

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    TheCatWhisprer Report

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    #39

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    SatiricalMommy Report

    #40

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    Average_Dad1 Report

    Sue Lynn Chan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe you should teach your kids about bullying.

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    #43

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    Chhapiness Report

    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can grown-ups have a designated cookie tummy too? And can it have a faster metabolism than our usual tummy?

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    #46

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    simoncholland Report

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And without asking: are we there yet?

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    #47

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    thedad Report

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    #50

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    Dad_At_Law Report

    DuchessDegu
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sister and I got along (by that I mean actually talking to each other, not yelling, not getting into a physical fight) for a total of about 6 months in the almost 50 years we've been alive. Luckily it's the complete opposite with my brother.

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    #51

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    mom_tho Report

    #52

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    threetimedaddy Report

    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a preschooler, I had several speech impediments. I called dumptrucks "dumb f***s." My grandmother was horrified.

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    #54

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    IAmYardDad Report

    Buren
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To Lauren and Demi, on more serious note, check bruxism. I did that but not in my sleep and thought it was just me being me, but apparently it's a thing

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    #55

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    Wordesse Report

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be locked then, or it wouldn’t be closed, and you’d be holding court from “the throne” with kids and animals all present and accounted for.

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    #56

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    XplodingUnicorn Report

    lara
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I should write a book about excuses not to write.

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    #57

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    ben_rosen Report

    Rei
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then expecting your child to be honest with and not lie to you. Instead of saying "no" we prefer to lie to our children. What does that teach them? 1. Lying is fine (yes, they can tell when you lie to them most of the time, which can lead to trust issues) 2. There is never a "no" for me in this world = entitlement. Now I am not judging parents who do this, I totally understand that desperate situations sometimes lead to unwise decisions and how hard it may be to say "no" to those cute people. But it is necessary for them. And for you.

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    #58

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    IAmYardDad Report

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    #61

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    StoneAgeRadio13 Report

    MalayDragon
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must've been a hell of a blockage.

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    #63

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    Tobi_Is_Fab Report

    ƒιѕн
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of that time I made hot dog gravy. Yummy.

    #64

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    mom_tho Report

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    #65

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    reallifemommy3 Report

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    #67

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    SatiricalMommy Report

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    #69

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    thedad Report

    Irina Deneva-Slav
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weird to see myself and my husband described so accurately.

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    #70

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    mom_tho Report

    #71

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    CrockettForReal Report

    ƒιѕн
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm gonna have to agree with your daughter on this one.

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    MamaNeedsACoke Report

    StormWolf
    Community Member
    4 years ago

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    #73

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    Dadof2crazyboys Report

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    #75

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    Parentpains Report

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if you don't have kids, your spouse will talk to you whenever you are wearing headphones.

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    #76

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    HomeWithPeanut Report

    cj be like
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    either that or you bribe them with candy

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    #77

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    sarcasticmommy4 Report

    Witchling
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's when I'd say.. what do you want? or what did you do?

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    #78

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    wildrainbow2 Report

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put it in a travel mug with a vacuum seal. It’ll be portable, stay warm longer, and won’t spill if “nobody” knocks it over.

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    #79

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    sweetmomissa Report

    ƒιѕн
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might as well get all the moldy dishes outta there while you're at it.

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    Parenting-Tweets-October

    simoncholland Report

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    #81

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    simoncholland Report

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    #84

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    kevinthedad Report

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our education was based on the "It won't kill them so let them try it." principle. That's how I learned that a peanut butter, gravy, cucumber, ham sandwich doesn't taste as good as I thought it would.

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    #87

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    notmythirdrodeo Report

    Lori McMillen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And spend the next 3 weeks hearing the annoying sound they made up! No thank you

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    #88

    Parenting-Tweets-October

    Dad_At_Law Report

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