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50 Hilarious Tweets That Capture What It’s Like To Live With 4-Year Olds
Even if you don't have any little kids of your own, you might have heard about their development stage, called The Terrible Twos that is often defined by temper tantrums, disobedience, and anger. If this sounds horrible, then wait until you hear about The Frustrating Fours. A 4-year-old kid is somewhere in between babyhood and childhood, meaning they still don't have the motoric skills and language fully developed, yet their understanding of the surrounding world is already very advanced. Because of that the temper tantrums and disobedience of these frustratingly funny kids is expressed in even grander ways than at the age of two.
Sure at this age, the little children have a better command of the language, but is that always a good thing? I think the parents who have to argue with these ferocious debaters would beg to differ. The following funny tweet round-up of life with four-year-olds proves that while some things get better with age, they can also get crazier. Scroll down below to check out these funny Twitter stories and rants about raising children and don't forget to upvote your favs.
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Ross Carter 7 years ago
I love how children assume we have the same or slightly lower cognitive capacity than they do! I'm often asked "Do you know what (simple term or noun) is?" when they're trying to explain something to me
Kristof De Smet 7 years ago
'Yes, I thought about what you said, and no, you can't have ice cream'
blue-stars 6 years ago
I mean, with that level of trickery, the kid definitely deserves an ice cream!
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Borgia 137 7 years ago
that was the last thing she needed, since make up isn't working for her
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Zenozenobee 7 years ago
My 4yo son love when I "paint my face", he takes note for when he will also be allowed to "clown" himself
Natasha Forchione 7 years ago
This reminded me of when my little nephew saw a picture of my mom when she was about 20 years younger. He didnt know how to say "you look so young". instead he said "wow, you took a shower!" haha
Random Panda 7 years ago (edited)
Maybe he thinks she's prettier without it. When I was little it was weird seeing my mom with it (she put make up on very rarely).
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Virgil Blue 7 years ago
This kids remark is so brilliant she is probably going to build space colonies some day.
Dian Ella Lillie 7 years ago
"And sweetie, because you're a super-smart woman you know that going to sleep will make you even smarter tomorrow, so godnight, sleep tight, and I love you."
blue-stars 6 years ago
“Kid, your brain needs sleep to function properly. You can read more tomorrow.”
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Vlad Horobet 7 years ago
I am stealing and using this explanation from now on 'till the end of my days.
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Dian Ella Lillie 7 years ago
We all make our life choices... I can imagine a photograph of this tableau, titled 'Regret.'...
Anna Kożdoń 7 years ago
Like my son on the bus, way too loud "mommy, why does this old lady have a moustache?". She was sitting next to him. She heard.
BoredDragonfly 7 years ago
A friend of mine did this too when she was a young child. Her mom tried to shush her, but she kept on asking, eventually louder and louder! Though this was in a waiting room if I remember it correctly.
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Randomcthulu 6 years ago
According to my mom, when I was a toddler, I noticed that the woman in line in front of us had on a bunch of gaudy rings. The lady noticed me looking and wiggled her fingers to make them sparkle, and I loudly announced "How tacky!". My mom said she wanted to melt into the floor.
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blugeagua 7 years ago
Yep! A young male or female comedian they will be! :)
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Matt Richardson 7 years ago
Just picture your favorite Batman and Alfred doing this exchange. It's hilarious. My mind went immediately to Affleck and Irons.. and then Adam West and Alan Napier.
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Alex Bailey 7 years ago
We should all do that at times... though I'd prefer something softer than the floor.
Donna Cheung 7 years ago
Such depth! If only we could all rest our feelings more, the world would be a much calmer place (and I will be, ahem, a much calmer person).
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Kenny Kulbiski 7 years ago
Enjoy it while you can. In ten years you'll be one of the stupidest people on the planet.
Vonskippy 7 years ago
A 4 year old said that? Not in school, still learning to count 1-10 and say the alphabet is all of a sudden a whiz kid that can add numbers?
Effie The Hedgehog 6 years ago
Given that Brian Wecht has a PHD in theoretic physics I wouldn't be surprised if his daughter is a genius.
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AzKahleesi 6 years ago
That's ok one time my TEENAGE daughter asked me an hour after going to the movie theaters if I had seen the movie....that we saw....together....while sharing a soda and popcorn!
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Rebeca Lozada 7 years ago
My younger cousin plays with his drawstrings on his fav hoodie and each drawstring has a name; Pillo and Pallo. They are a married couple and have no children, and are constantly arguing, This post just reminded me of him. Sweet boi.
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blue-stars 6 years ago
Actually, gen z stopped being born in 2010. Any 4 year olds today are gen alpha kids.
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Jenny Gordon 6 years ago
I heard my then 6 year old daughter crying and shouting from her bedroom while she was getting dressed. I went to see what was wrong and her answer has gone down in infamy....."Mummy, I cross and sad because my pink pants don't work!". She'd managed to get them inside out, back to front, sideways, basically every way that was wrong and had just given up!
Elizabeth Reflogle 6 years ago
Laughing so hard I can't see. So glad I had a hysterectomy before my daughter "became a woman." We would have killed each other.
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Speedy panda 7 years ago
I remember one of my family friends daughters cut all her hair off with a pair of scissors at her preschool
Belle_Pandamonium 6 years ago
I know. I was 4. And 7. And 11.. God I could not have been too bright:-///
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Bron 6 years ago
Well, yeah, it's bloody hard work! (*ignores the many hours of sitting or laying doing nothing)
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Louplou 7 years ago
Just realised it was a fellow 4yo, not the parent's mate...it's very late here in Australia, I should go to sleep lol
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Roxy Eastland 6 years ago
I don't think that's evidence that there's no need for a legal age of consent. Or I've misunderstood the point being made.
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Jennifer Boyle 7 years ago
... A one year old trying to put on his own socks- won’t let me do it, grabs them from me, tries just *resting them gently* on his feet, gets FURIOUS that it’s not working, I try to help, and the cycle begins anew....
Hannouchka 6 years ago
We have the same fun at home every day... and once we managed to put his socks on after ages, he just takes them off again because he hates socks. :D
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S Bagci 7 years ago
Or watch my 11 year old get into and out of a booth. Why does it take him so long ?????
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Louise Brigance 6 years ago
How could have not notice? Caped Crusader just doesn't inspire any trust as Sweater/Jacket Crusader.
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Martha Meyer 7 years ago
So, a 4 year old has already figured out what all the weird meninists deny is true? Color me surprised!
SirWriteALot 6 years ago
This happens a lot more than people are made aware of. Planned caesareans!
Foxyloxylou 6 years ago
yes, like periods.. mine hasnt come yet since im 12 but i bet ill wish i was a boy when it starts
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your name 7 years ago
Googled why they hurt worse than most other cuts and it's because they dont bleed usually which exposes nerve endings to the air directly and that hurts worse vs being coated in blood when cuts do bleed
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James Grey 6 years ago
Drama queens. My sister freaks out at the mention of mushrooms because her father told her that one was poisonous. Literally freaks the eff out.
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De'leeze(fka moon) 7 years ago
car wash is my 5 yro sister,she wanted to go there for her birthday so,my parent's took her
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Kim Cornwell 7 years ago
Haha! Mine says “quite” with everything. “I’m quite done coloring.” Ooooookay, my little elizabethian goddess.
Karen Lyon 6 years ago
I have taught kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten for a long time. I once had a little guy in Kindergarten who used the word "actually" all the time. As in "Well, actually, grey whales are the largest animal on the planet, not humpback whales." I had a hard time keeping a straight face when he did this, because he was so serious! Like a little professor. He's in 5th grade now, but I remember it like it was yesterday.
Karen Lyon 6 years ago
I have taught Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten at my school for a long time. One of my little guys in Kindergarten used the word "actually" a lot. As in "Actually, the grey whale is the biggest animal on the planet." I had such a hard time keeping a straight face, but he was so serious! Like a little professor. He's in 5th grade now, but I remember it like yesterday.
Twenty øne doggos 6 years ago
my brother always used the word "technically". hard to take him seriously when he already had glasses and a lisp.
Ross Carter 7 years ago
No different from adults saying "I legit just did something" when they've surprised themselves and expect other people to care!
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Carol Emory 7 years ago
Had a friend that told her kid that his broccoli was a tree, and if he ate it, they could build more playgrounds. Finished plate every time.
Nia Loves Art 7 years ago
Only if they are smart enough to remember and make the connection.
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Louise Brigance 6 years ago
either that or someone has being lying to this child.
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JillVille 7 years ago
Yep, that sounds right. Were they permanent farts or hopefully a washable fart?
Janelle Collard 6 years ago
OK, I'm laughing so hard I'm crying! P.S. How do you draw farts? (asking for a friend!)
James Grey 6 years ago
Their cuteness and occasional adorable facade is a trap. Don't. Do. It.
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SlightlyBurntWaffle 7 years ago
Conspiracy: everything is paper. This world isn’t real. It’s paper
FatBaby 7 years ago
He got it the wrong way....Trees aren't made of paper. Paper is made of trees
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Lauren Roberts 7 years ago
One time my 5 year old little sister wanted to call her triceratops "horny". We managed to persuade her to call it "grey" in the end because of its colour. It took a good half an hour tho
Roxy Eastland 6 years ago
I would happily have left her calling her crystal 'Prick'. I'd have been so looking forwards to people coming round and my daughter introducing them to her collection. But then I am evil.
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Paul K. Johnson 7 years ago
Now you just have to remember how you got to this point and try to replicate it as closely as possible every day.
Donna Cheung 7 years ago
Please write a book on parenting. I will follow whatever you did down to a tee.
Roxy Eastland 6 years ago
Noooooo. They then sleep until 5pm and are recharged enough to stay up to 1am. Ask me how I know . . .
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Liesa Yopp 7 years ago
Sounds about right. Kids have BAsS really bad at that age (Beagle Attention-span Syndrome)
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Louplou 7 years ago
Not being funny Hans, but you're kinda bringing down the mood - chill out man!
Hans 7 years ago
You need to take sarcasm when you find it. :) I am so completely chilled..
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Louise Brigance 6 years ago
I suspect this the reason I have such a tough time getting out of bed before the alarm goes off JUST to go potty!
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Amanda Ford 6 years ago
I only just recently figured out what I want to be when I grow up! I'm gonna be a teacher! It just took me 35 years to get to this point. :P My kids laugh at me when I word it this way. :) My dad says he still hasn't grown up. XD
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Ladies and Gentlemen 7 years ago
*making all sort of physics argument in my head* --> In the end decided No, Sun can't burn the ghost. This 4 yr old has powers to make other people think they never did!
Vlad Horobet 7 years ago
Well, it is supposed that ghosts are made of Ecto-Plasm and sun is a big round hot ball of Ionized Plasma. While ghosts can pass through everything, I think the sun won't melt them, but will act like a impenetrable barrier for a ghost.
Kururi.Orihara 7 years ago
So if my house is being haunted, can I just stand in the sun and be safe? Asking for purely hypothetical reasons.
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Robin Jackson 6 years ago
Proper response would be: Sweetie, do YOU think the sun would melt a ghost? Whatever they say, roll with it.
Flisey 6 years ago
Depends if the kid likes ghosts. If they do like ghosts then no, the sun doesn't melt ghosts. It is completely safe for them to go outside in summer. If the answer is no then yes, yes it does. That is why we open all the curtains in the day, letting the sun in keeps the ghosts away.
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Paul K. Johnson 7 years ago
You just have to change the phrasing to make it sound more like a good thing. "I like you almost as much as I like the rest of our family!"
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Hamlets twin 6 years ago
I went over to my aunt/uncles house a little early to help them setup for a party. When I get there there are 4 naked girls, 4/6/7/8, running around. Being the only non parent there makes me feel like I'm going up on some watch-list for just being there.
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Ann M Halvorson 6 years ago
You can try to change your child now but it will beckon her when she is of age.
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Conrad Strucker 6 years ago
I like how J just over here talking about a genuine reason why children are constipated and you guys over here downvoting her like what's up with u pandas
Jennifer Erdossy 6 years ago
My littlest would SCREAM BLOODY MURDER every time she had a difficult poop. She really just wanted me to come and remove the s**t from her body (without touching her bum, naturally). Sometimes a hug would help, but mostly? She just kept screaming until it was done. Kept it up for years. Eventually logic does help: Is there anything I can do to help? No. Is screaming making the situation better or worse? Worse. Are you upsetting everyone who can hear you? Yes. Can you please stop now? I CAN'T HEAR YOU I'M SCREAMING TOO LOUD! She still does it from time to time. She's 11. She will never forgive me if any of you know her.
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Ladies and Gentlemen 7 years ago
You definitely need to pay more attention to your kid, first it was disney land, now this!
Nia Loves Art 7 years ago
Both seem totally normal. There are a few times where I told the cat I loved her and mom thought I was talking to her.
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CbusResident 7 years ago
Me to my 4 year old niece: 'Hi, can I have a hug?' Niece: 'Noooo!' - so then I stop asking for that, just say 'Hi' to her when I see her, she still frowns at me, is rude. Next time I see her, Niece: 'I want a hug!!' - so I pick her up and hug her, she clings to me tightly and says: 'You never hug me!!'
Ola Polowczyk 7 years ago
Perhaps it was not that she didn't want hugs at all, but just at that exact day. You shouldn't have given up asking so quickly ;)
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CbusResident 7 years ago
Me to my 4 year old niece: 'Hi, can I have a hug?' Niece: 'Noooo!' - so then I stop asking for that, just say 'Hi' to her when I see her, she still frowns at me, is rude. Next time I see her, Niece: 'I want a hug!!' - so I pick her up and hug her, she clings to me tightly and says: 'You never hug me!!'
Ola Polowczyk 7 years ago
Perhaps it was not that she didn't want hugs at all, but just at that exact day. You shouldn't have given up asking so quickly ;)
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