There are many downsides to parenting in the age of the internet (the shaming, y’all!), but one of the major upsides is that you always know there are others out there fighting the good fight right alongside you every single day.
I mean, after you read through this list you’ll also know that those parents are funnier than you, but life is full of tradeoffs.
So, try to enjoy!
13. He probably heard that somewhere before…
I’m just saying.
My kid addressed my boyfriend as “big sexy beard man” and I felt like I should reprimand him for not being respectful but unfortunately I was laughing too hard
— andi zeisler (@andizeisler) July 1, 2021
12. I mean it’s not the worst advice.
He’ll have to let us know how it turns out.
Dropping my daughter off at camp and she’s a little anxious. Told her to find the biggest camper and start a fight to establish dominance.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 27, 2021
11. OMG I am dead, y’all.
This is SAVAGE.
my mom will put you in a coffin without even trying pic.twitter.com/ytUrfGOWYj
— Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) June 27, 2021
10. He just needs better menu options.
Step up the offerings, parents!
10, every night at dinner: I won’t eat that.
10, on vacation at dinner: I’ll take the pan-seared branzino in lemon butter sauce with wild rice, thank you.— Ms. Havisham (@MissHavisham) July 1, 2021
9. I mean, I don’t need the motivation.
But the recognition is nice.
My toddler clapped while I was eating my second piece of cake and this is the encouragement that’s been missing from my life.
— Jessie (@mommajessiec) June 26, 2021
8. Some advice is just laughable.
So go ahead and laugh at it. Right in their faces!
I love when I mention getting frustrated with my kids and someone’s like “have you tried TALKING to your kids?”
Omg thank you you visionary and here I’ve been communicating with fucking charades silly me
— Arianna Bradford (@thearibradford) June 29, 2021
7. I’m not saying Disney will be more worth it, but…
It definitely won’t be less worth it, either.
We’ve officially spent more time planning our Disney vacation than we did naming our second child
— Vinod Chhaproo (@Chhapiness) June 30, 2021
6. The things they don’t tell you about before you had kids.
Or maybe they do but you just don’t believe them.
Trying to fall back to sleep after a near heart attack from what I thought was asleep paralysis demon but was actually my child staring me down in the dark whispering “mommy” until I woke up pic.twitter.com/NcNP1kaWoS
— well, sorta kinda (@Steph_I_Will) June 28, 2021
5. No, I won’t be going along.
They’ll be fine. They’re obviously survivors.
My kids & I have spent A LOT of time at home this past year, so I'm looking forward to when we can safely travel again. They have never seen snow & I want to take them somewhere to experience it. I hope they will love it. Because then, I'll leave them there.
— A Bearer Of Dad News (@HomeWithPeanut) June 29, 2021
4. This is more than slightly accurate.
Although none of us really know about being an adult.
My kids are playing grown-up. From what I can tell, it involves running around yelling "I'm late for work!" and going to the eye-dentist
— meghan (@deloisivete) June 28, 2021
3. Or before having kids, tbh.
They’re totally overrated.
Abs are short for Absolutely no way I’m going to see mine again after having kids
— Sweet Momissa (@sweetmomissa) June 30, 2021
2. Hey, he ate it.
That’s called a win, my friends.
Tonight our 4 year old ate his dinner in a record time of 4 hours 27 minutes
— threetimedaddy (@threetimedaddy) June 28, 2021
1. Wow, he just woke up and chose violence.
The way only a very young child can.
Imagine my son's excitement at having written something all by himself. Now imagine my wife's disappointment when she read it. Now imagine how fun it was for me to listen in on their conversation fully aware that he wrote the 'd' in 'dad' backwards. pic.twitter.com/Wlh0BT8Ai3
— Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) June 30, 2021
I’m cracking up and also sort of crying, because that’s parenthood.
What’s your favorite of these? Share with us in the comments!