Unfiltered Parenthood: 43 Hilarious Tweets That Sum Up What Life Is Like As A Parent

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Tammywainer
Nov 6, 2023 11:00 AM EST

Parenthood is a wild ride, and Monday mornings are a humorous reminder of the daily mom and dad duties.  It's the perfect time to turn to social media, where parents worldwide share their laugh-inducing and relatable parenting moments. From early morning negotiations with kids over breakfast to enduring the never-ending 'Why?' questions even before coffee, the nonstop humor in these situations is undeniable, Let's be honest if we didn't have humor would even be able to get through Mondays?

Parenting is like entering an exclusive club where you are not sure if you always want to be a member. Despite the chaos, parenthood is a journey filled with love and laughter, making the sleepless nights and sticky fingers entirely worth it. As we face another Monday morning, let's tackle it with a relaxed, laid-back attitude and a healthy sense of humor. Because, in the end, it's those moments of laughter that make it all worthwhile. Happy parenting!

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  • 01
    Stella G. Maddox @StellaGMaddox Me: It's an old phone. 6: Like a 4S? Me: No. Like a house phone that's attached to the wall with a cord. 6: I don't understand. 4:34 PM - 26 Mar 2015 43 125
    via @StellaGMaddox

    Me: It's an old phone. 

    6: Like a 4S? 

    Me: No. Like a house phone that's attached to the wall with a cord.

    6: I don't understand. 

  • 02
    John Kinnear @askdadblog Her: Dad... Dad...DAD!! Me: Wha? WHAT?? Her: You look really tired. Me: That's because I was asleep. Her. Oh yeah. HAHA You're funny 7:16 AM -18 Jun 2015 7 13 15
    via @askdadblog

    Her: Dad... Dad...DAD!! 

    Me: Wha? WHAT?? 

    Her: You look really tired. 

    Me: That's because I was asleep. 

    Her. Oh yeah. HAHA You're funny

  • 03
    Exploding Unicorn @XplodingUnicorn 5-year-old: The baby won't help clean up the house. Me: She's a week old. 5-year-old: I know. She's been lazy long enough. 6:06 AM - 19 Nov 2015 358 967
    via @XplodingUnicorn
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    Sarcastic Mommy @sarcasticmommy4 I told my kids we had to leave 10 minutes early today & then we all laughed & laughed & left late as usual. 7:08 AM -17 Nov 2015 308 607
    via @sarcasticmommy4
  • 05
    Carter Gaddis @DadScribe "For some reason, I have a really hard time going to sleep when my eyes are open." (Our 6- year-old might be on to something.) 10:20 AM - 12 Jun 2015 177 7
    via @DadScribe
  • 06
    Exploding Unicorn @XplodingUnicorn [explaining ultrasounds] 5-year-old daughter: How can you tell if the baby is a boy or a girl? Me: 5: Me: Girls have capes 5: I knew it 9:25 AM-18 Jun 2015 273 735
    via @XplodingUnicorn
  • 07
    Wendy S. @maughammom you've had a lightsaber pointed at you while you were on the toilet you may be a parent ...or your life is way more interesting than mine 9:21 AM - 17 Nov 2015 165 328
    via @maughammom
  • 08
    Dad and Buried @DadandBuried *chatting with wife about weekend plans* *son bursts in to interrupt conversation* ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT THE TOILET THAT HAS A FACE? 5:25 PM - 15 Jun 2015 275 21
    via @DadandBuried
  • 09
    The Daddy Complex @thedaddycomplex *DC Text from wife about the boys: "They're being uber sweet. I can't find it in my heart to tell Wyatt he has his pants on backwards." 12:23 PM - 15 Jun 2015 275 5
    via @thedaddycomplex
  • 10
    SO WHY CANT HAVE No Idea: Daddy Blog @byclintedwards Confession; I only get mad at my toddler for eating food off the floor when other parents are watching. 10:00 AM - 18 Jun 2015 40 50
    via @byclintedwards
  • 11
    Nick Edwards @nick_BTG My toddler just told me that I dont understand her. This glimpse into the teenage years has been terrifying 12:25 PM - 14 Jun 2015 175 14
    via @nick_BTG
  • 12
    1800 Kate Spencer @katespencer "But Zayn's a One Direction boy, he needs to come back there" - just broke the news to my 1D AF 4-year-old 2:29 PM - 25 Mar 2015 175 30
    via @katespencer
  • 13
    Kate Hall @KateWhineHall 9yo: I can't wait until I'm an adult. Me: Why? 9yo: So I can play with my phone while sitting on the toilet too. 6:11 PM - 26 Mar 2015 17 39 72
    via @KateWhineHall
  • 14
    carly kimmel @carlykimmel 5yo: I wish I was a bird so I could fly. 3yo: I wish I was a crab. Me:??? 3yo: *wistful* then I could pinch people. 9:13 AM - 26 Mar 2015 12 16
    via @carlykimmel
  • 15
    AutumnSkye13 @AutumnSkye13 *zips up Hazmat suit* *dons gloves and gas mask* *changes poopy diaper* *seals diaper in drum* *buries it in the desert* ~my day at work~ 8:00 AM - 24 Mar 2015 234 18
    via @AutumnSkye13
  • 16
    Marl Beans @Marlebean Kid: What's this? Me: A napkin holder K: What's a napkin? M: You wipe your hands on it when they're dirty K: You mean like the couch? M: ... 9:36 PM - 22 Mar 2015 1796 153
    via @Marlebean
  • 17
    Wendy S. @maughammom It's hard to establish yourself as a wise authority figure in front of your kids when you're struggling to open their tubes of yogurt. 5:36 PM - 15 Apr 2015 276 28
    via @maughammom
  • 18
    carly kimmel @carlykimmel I'm not at #Coachella but my 5yo did just sleepwalk into my guest room and pee in the closet so it feels like I am. #samesamebutdifferent 10:35 PM - 11 Apr 2015 271 15
    via @carlykimmel
  • 19
    Josh @iwearaonesie [Target] wife: I CAN'T BRING YOU GUYS ANYWHERE! 9: Why'd she say that? me [putting out the fire we started in the camping display] Who knows 9:58 AM - 16 Apr 2015 181 349
    via @iwearaonesie
  • 20
    Jen Good @buriedwithkids Raising my kids to be functional adults in society seems like such a lofty goal since I can't even get them to flush the toilet. 9:25 AM - 16 Apr 2015 244 404
    via @buriedwithkids
  • 21
    The ParentNormal The Normal @ParentNormal Me: I need a new car for my family of 5 Salesman: My experience tells me you need a minivan Me: My experience tells me I need a food truck 10:16 AM - 10 Apr 2015 48 105
    via @ParentNormal
  • 22
    Tired Working Mom @WorkingMom86 I usually think my son is a picky eater but then I see him try exotic things like play doh or dirt. 6:44 PM - 15 Apr 2015 102 227
    via @WorkingMom86
  • 23
    Rorschachadot @rorschachadot *grabs an extra free sample* "Mommy I don't think you're--" OH MY GOD CAN'T YOU JUST BE COOL ABOUT THIS ONE THING 9:45 AM - 11 Apr 2015 21 57
    via @rorschahadot
  • 24
    olivia wilde @oliviawilde Forgot my ID in our diaper bag last night and got rejected by a bouncer who said my story was exactly the type of lie a cop would tell. HA. 4:09 PM - 8 Mar 2015 314 2,369
    via @oliviawilde
  • 25
    Paige Kellerman @PaigeKellerman 4yo: You want a Tootsie Roll? Me: Sure! Thanks, sweetie. *pops in mouth* 4yo: I keep them in my shoe. Me:... 11:47 AM - 16 Apr 2015 277 28
    via @PaigeKellerman
  • 26
    Mommy Honesty @momesty We're assembling a crib from Ikea... Which option on their toll free number gets you a marriage counselor? 3:33 PM - 11 Mar 2015 72 114
    via @momesty
  • 27
    The Normal @ParentNormal Me: What are you doing? 3yr old: Taking a bath. Me: Why are you in the sink? 3: Taking a bath! Me: The ParentNormal 3: Me: Remember to wash your hair. 5:26 PM - 11 Mar 2015 28 87
    via @ParentNormal
  • 28
    Lori @loribuckmajor When your kids ask for dessert suggest fruit, if you'd like to enter a nursing home especially early. 3:32 PM - 11 Mar 2015 27 15 59
    via @loribuckmajor
  • 29
    Kate Hall @KateWhineHall It just dawned on me that none of the other parents are riding their 6yo's scooter to pick them up at school everyday. 3:10 PM - 29 Apr 2015 17 16 45
    via @KateWhineHall
  • 30
    Joel McHale @joelmchale Say what you will, but it's a fact that throwing a birthday party with 35 seven yr olds is way more exhausting than competing in an Iron Man 1:22 PM-8 Mar 2015 156 919
    via @joelmchale
  • 31
    Dosie Doe @DosieDoe I'm playing this game with the kids where the floor is made of quicksand. So naturally I can't get off the couch or Mommy dies. 7:07 PM - 28 Apr 2015 1770 147
    via @DosieDoe
  • 32
    Bogadafet @nevels_kendyle When your 3 yr old son walks by you wearing a beanie & holding a golf club your spidey-sense tingles... 12:48 PM - 29 Apr 2015 178 24
    via @nevels_kendyle
  • 33
    Exploding Unicorn @XplodingUnicorn 4-year-old: You're the strongest one in this whole house. Me: *flexes* I sure am. 4-year-old: I was talking to Mom. 8:28 AM -29 Apr 2015 17252 677
    via @XplodingUnicorn
  • 34
    Reasons MySonlsCrying @ReasonsMySonCry (Crossing street) Me: "Know what my favorite thing is? Holding your hand." (Reach sidewalk) 5yo, rips free: "NOW YOUR FAVORITE THINGS OVER!" 2:30 PM - 27 Apr 2015 178 473
    via @ReasonsMySonCry
  • 35
    carly kimmel @carlykimmel "Momma there's something wrong with this iPad." -2yo playing with etch-a-sketch. 4:11 PM - 15 Mar 2014 23 50
    via @carlykimmel
  • 36
    Real Mommy, for real. @MommyisForReal Tuesday: Day 1 of school, preschool, and back to work. Wednesday: Home with two sick kids. Classic. 8:41 AM - 9 Sep 2015 20 45
    via @MommyisForReal
  • 37
    Tired Working Mom @Working Mom86 The new mom at my work is so cute, she's still enthusiastic and doesn't have a drinking problem yet. 11:59 AM - 31 Dec 2014 149 359
    via @WorkingMom86
  • 38
    Exploding Unicorn @XplodingUnicorn I let my 3-year-old make her own dinner. She put candy corn on top cold pizza The apprentice has become the master. 5:23 PM - 13 Aug 2015 820 2,245
    via @XplodingUnicorn
  • 39
    Simon Holland @simoncholland I'm at my most hostage negotiator when I see my 3 year old holding a permanent marker without the lid. 12:57 PM - 21 Sep 2014 1,146 1,894
    via @simoncholland
  • 40
    Abe Yospe @Cheeseboy22 A cute thing I tell my kids when we see a dead deer on the side of the road is, "Looks like Santa lost his temper again." 8:27 PM - 18 Jul 2014 2,692 3,826
    via @Cheeseboy22
  • 41
    Cuppy @runawaycupcake Son: Can you teach me about fractions? Me: Sure. I love 2/3 of my children. 7:58 PM -24 Jan 2013 175 446
    via Plu@runawaycupcake
  • 42
    Domestic Goddess @DomesticGoddss My parents had it so easy. When they gave me my first Polaroid, they never had to say "Oh and please don't take pictures of your junk." 10:27 AM -2 Apr 2015 181 272
    via @DomesticGoddss
  • 43
    Amy Shearn @amyshearn Overheard my husband telling my daughter, "You have to find just the right man." Walked in the room & realized they were building Lego cars. 10:40 AM - 4 Jan 2015 737 80
    via @amyshearn

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