Why is being a parent so hard? If you are one, you know why. If you try to explain it to anyone else, you seem insane or inept.
Thankfully, we have social media to help us vent and let the world know that even though parenting is seemingly full of easy, mundane tasks, it somehow adds up to something that is, somehow, difficult.
Here are the funniest tweets about parenting from 2021 so far.
Via Buzzfeed
Reaction from my kids after explaining how sex works:
— megan (@meganmuircoyle) February 3, 2021
“You’ve done this THREE TIMES?”
I asked my 6yo “aren’t you gonna help me plant flowers” and she said “oh mommy I would love to do that except that I don’t want to”
— Lil Bit 🌈 (@LizerReal) April 5, 2021
Hey, NASA, do you mind looking for my son’s shoe while you’re on Mars? He’s looked “everywhere.”
— Jessie (@mommajessiec) February 19, 2021
Personal news: After years of flawless service, the Tooth Fairy hit a rough patch this week. pic.twitter.com/JaDAakpvxA
— Laurel Rosenhall (@LaurelRosenhall) April 7, 2021
When your kid has yet to finish a puzzle & now it looks like the scene of a teddy bear murder pic.twitter.com/GKXzq0pW9h
— A Bearer Of Dad News🇬🇾 (@HomeWithPeanut) May 5, 2021
If children knew how much their parents were winging it, the whole system would topple.
— dADDisms (@Beagz) February 13, 2021
My daughter went back to college today and I texted her that I missed her so much and she texted back 2.5 hours later, “Yes.” Then, “Sorry, that wasn’t for you.”
— Lady Lawya (@Parkerlawyer) January 11, 2021
I WAS IN LABOR FOR 14 HOURS
My 9yo let me know that she’s starting to get really stressed about how old I’m getting.
— Professional Worrier (@pro_worrier_) February 18, 2021
Thanks kid.
Spent ten minutes scrubbing the wall thinking my kids left a huge stain on it and then realized it was my own shadow. I’m fine. It’s fine. Everything’s fine.
— Mommy Owl (@Lhlodder) January 14, 2021
Two of my kids just had an entire argument by singing at each other and now I understand how musicals are made.
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) February 14, 2021
None of the parenting books prepared me for my teen asking me what “the carpet matches the drapes” means.
— Sweet Momissa (@sweetmomissa) April 26, 2021
my daughter said “it’s cold, but it’s a beautiful day.” ppl w no bills are so positive.
— B (@DontWorryBoutB) February 4, 2021
my daughter was wearing a flannel hoodie so I said “hey, the 90’s called” and she replied “yeah cause they couldn’t text” and godDAMMIT I’m getting really tired of my kids owning me
— Grant Tanaka (@GrantTanaka) January 29, 2021
“Dad isn’t it weird that the word chicken can mean an animal or a type of food?”
— Average Dad (@Average_Dad1) March 29, 2021
- my kid, on the verge of making a horrific realization
I'm always shocked how I can't keep a house plant alive but I have 2 kids.
— Stay at Homies (@stayathomies) May 10, 2021
My son just told me that he LOVES the new toy trucks they got at daycare. They are his toy trucks. We donated them because he refused to play with them.
— Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) March 26, 2021
Hey, if you’re not busy, my daughter has a two hour story about slime she’d love to share with anyone who will listen.
— Rhyming Mama (@sarabellab123) April 12, 2021
My daughter turned 5 today. She is currently having a meltdown bc she “still looks 4”
— *sigh*clops (@aotakeo) February 7, 2021
Be kind to everyone you meet for you never know who got woken up at 3:20am by a kid who was “just not tired”.
— Snarky Mommy (@SnarkyMommy78) May 6, 2021