The Funniest Parenting Posts of This Week

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Ely Bulnes • Writer and Editor
Nov 9, 2025 3:00 PM EST

Kids have an insane amount of energy. They're constantly sprinting around at full speed, climbing on furniture that they should absolutely not be climbing on, and launching into endless stories with no plot, no timelines, and no break. They're so wired that even when they're actually exhausted, they somehow loop right back around into being energetic again – a term known as "overtired." The weirdest thing about their energy is that they run on something like two bites of a sandwich, five Goldfish crackers, and a grape. Toddlers especially just seem to function off of pure adrenaline. 

Meanwhile, parents are just constantly begging the universe for a nap, a snack break, or honestly even just a time-out chair to get some silence for two minutes. If you're a tired parent trying to sruvive another day of a tiny tornado of energy, keep scrolling for some painfully accurate memes and tweets from parents who are right there with you. 

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  • 01
    When my kid is about to rat me out to my husband about how many packages were delivered to the house. Spicydisastermama
    via @spicydisastermama
  • 02
    Me, eating my kids' good candy after they're in bed. thewildwest5
    via @thewildwest5

  • My own mother was never secretive about taking my candy! She called it a candy tax because I never wouldn't have gotten the candy in the first place if she hadn't driven me around.

  • 03
    sp00ky moose @tiemoose [Dracula giving his son "the talk"] Dracula: you see when two monsters love each other very much, they- Dracula's son: they do the mash Dracula: *nodding* they do the monster mash
    via @tiemoose
  • 04
    I know you just gave birth but I have some bad news. I have a tickle in my throat and the sniffles. Spicydisastermama
    via @spicydisastermama
  • 05
    McDad @mcdadstuff I need movie theme music to play when my daughter walks in the room, so I have some idea of what kind of scene this is about to be.
    via @mcdadstuff
  • 06
    How it feels when you just want to relax on Saturday but your kid is like @alyceoneword I want to play a game.
    via @alyceoneword
  • 07
    Me: Go upstairs. We're in the middle of an adult conversation. My kid:
    via @spicydisastermama
  • 08
    The camera roll on my phone after my kid gets ahold of it Spicydisastermama
    via @spicydisastermama
  • 09
    My toddler escaping with things she found from under the sink cabinet @spicydisastermama
    via @spicydisastermama
  • 10
    when I tell the kids it's bedtime an hour early and hubs opens his mouth like "but it's only..." @madmommies go along with this or I'll cut you in half
    via @madmommies
  • 11
    my kid's actual picture my kid leaving the house on picture day @goldfishandchickennuggets
    via @goldfishandchickennuggets
  • 12
    before kids after kids URANC re carefully, drea @SPICYDISASTERMAMA cod
    via @spicydisastermama
  • 13
    redyellowgreendance ✓ @RYGdance @redyellowgreendance *** I don't know who needs to hear this, but the worst thing you can do when you notice your kids are playing nicely together is telling them that you like how they're playing nicely together.
    via @RYGdance
  • 14
    James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn @XplodingUnicorn Follow 7-year-old: I can't wait until I'm a grown-up. Me: Why? 7: So I can do whatever I want. Me: I have terrible news
    via @XplodingUnicorn
  • 15
    When you ask your parents a question and it turns into a lecture What have I done old master
    via @spicydisastermama
  • 16
    When I have to cough while laying next to my sleeping child but I'd rather choke on my own spit than wake them up SPICYDISASTERMAMA
    via @spicydisastermama
  • 17
    Deena Lang @itsdeenalang I love curse words more than any human who is in the midst of raising other humans probably should
    via @itsdeenalang
  • 18
    Mom TruthBomb the Mom TruthBomb @momTruthBomb Kids: Mom, why don't you ever buy 'x' for our lunches? Me: Because every time I buy 'x' no one eats it! Kids: That's not true! We LOVE 'X'!!! Me: [buys 'x'] @momtruthbomb *****Several Weeks Later***** Kids: Why do you always buy 'x'? We don't like 'x' Me: [head explodes]
    via @momTruthBomb
  • 19
    Kids these days have tablets and hoverboards while I spent my childhood trying to figure out where the juice went @oneawkwardmom
    via @oneawkwardmom
  • 20
    My daughter after I brush her hair I was murdered
    via @spicydisastermama
  • 21
    Reading the thank you email from my kid's teacher for volunteering for the class field trip I think I was high when I did that @spicydisastermama
    via @spicydisastermama

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