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The idea of having 25 tarantulas as pets in your home might send a pure and icy shot of chills down your spine, but for some folks, tarantulas are nothing short of adorable. On top of that, this particular pet owner also had a pet scorpion. As it turns out, that pet scorpion had a bit of a moment where it was able to break free from its living quarters, and apparently had ended up posting up right where its owner was going to lay her head for sleep. Just imagining a scorpion running across your face is enough to make the idea of sleep seem like a wildly unrealistic pursuit. Like, no thank you. 

We've just celebrated Father's Day, where we give dads the credit they deserve for raising their kids as best they can. But every day, fathers struggle through the parenting journey, and sometimes, dad humor is the only way they can preserve their sanity in the process. We celebrate these dads every week because their despair is utterly relatable for anyone raising kids, and we love to laugh at their expense. Check out these hilariously sarcastic tweets from dads who are hanging on by a thread, and then head on over to last week's funniest dad tweets for more dad humor.

Intermarriage is much more common than it used to be, and it's a wonderful thing that it has become normalized in society. However, it can be really difficult for parents to understand that their mixed children may experience a completely different upbringing than their own. It doesn't mean they should be treated any differently, but it means they probably have developed much thicker skin than one of their parents would ever require. They probably face more adversity and for that reason, their parents should be even more empathetic to them. However not every parent possesses that level of compassion, and it shows.

Father's Day is upon us once again. This year is basically guaranteed to be better than the last due to... obvious reasons. Luckily there are many more options if you're looking for a fun place to take your old man. Don't ask us what to buy him though, it has (un)officially been decided that dads are the hardest people to buy gifts for — a close second being older brothers. How many ties can a man possibly own after all? 

If you're a parent, then congratulations on making another week of keeping your kids alive. Parenting is full of moments that make you want to laugh, cry, jump off a cliff, and everything in between. Unfortunately, no one hands out parenting medals. so Twitter is an excellent place to get the appreciation, empathy, and cheerleading that you need to keep you going for another week of parenting. Welcome to this week's funniest parenting tweets, which, as usual, are as relatable as they are hilarious. Oh, and here's last week's in case you missed them.

We can't imagine having a pregnant wife is easy because you have to deal with the hormones, the stress, and the responsibility of getting them through the pregnancy. But being pregnant is even harder, so the sympathy for partners is somewhat limited. These men think they've got it so tough having a pregnant wife and have resorted to being smart asses to cope with it. Three guesses as to whether or not their wives appreciate their sass? Yep, you got it. They don't! These tweets from dads-to-be prove that it's never too early to start with the dad humor.

Parenting is all fun and games until your kids drive you so crazy that you want to kill them. So sometimes, getting even is the perfect revenge you need on your kids to make yourself feel better about whatever they're doing to you. Parenting is all about protecting your sanity, whatever the cost, right? These parents know how to get petty with their kids, not be embarrassed about it, and even shamefully brag about it on Twitter. Enjoy these tweets from parents who have no qualms about winning at parenting.

One of the best parts of having a big family when you start having kids is all of the help and support you can receive. Single mothers could especially benefit from a helping hand every once in a while. It's normal to ask for help but to demand or expect it unconditionally sounds more like entitlement. Everybody has their own life and it is not fair to constantly put people in compromising positions just because you feel overwhelmed.

It's almost Father's Day, which means it's time to celebrate all the dads out there and all the incredible work they do raising their kids. But instead of being all sentimental and cute about it, we thought we'd acknowledge the less wholesome moments of parenting that dads endure daily. Anyone with kids knows how most days feel like losing a never-ending battle, so to all the dads out there just doing their best—and by best, we mean trying not to kill their kids—we acknowledge you, appreciate you, and love you. Here are some of the funniest dad tweets we saw this week from dads who are just trying to hold it together.

Parenting is hard at the best of times, but raising teenagers is a whole new ballgame. From fending off their mood swings to keeping up with their appetites —which are big enough to feed a small country— it's certainly an uphill battle most days. These memes accurately sum up the trials and tribulations of raising teenagers and the strength of mind and character required to get you through to the parenting finish line.

With Father's Day right around the corner Jimmy Fallon decided to start up a Twitter thread that has people sharing the very best and absolute worst advice that they ever received from their dads. Even when the intentions are pure, sometimes the advice ends up being anything but good. Maybe some of these dads were just kidding around. You know, like they could've been telling their own kinds of dad jokes that just ended up completely missing their mark. Speaking of dad jokes, check out these punny dad jokes that outpunned themselves. 

Kids get all kinds of gadgets these days much quicker than they used to. It's kind of insane how pre-pubescent teens, children, even some toddlers have constant access to the internet, but that's the direction the world is going in we guess. There's not much you can really do as a parent to avoid it. You can either decide to raise your child without any electronics and then have them become envious of their friends or get them an iPad early on and supply them with an even shorter attention span for life. All you can really do is make it clear to them that it is a privilege to have such things, so they don't start expecting more and more.

When trained the mind can be a beautiful instrument. Even without the training it's as if some of us are born with a bit more willpower than others. Sometimes that willpower can end up showing itself at a very young age. Especially during those toddler years that are already susceptible to all kinds of tomfoolery. There's something about kids during those years where they just can't be bothered to give a dang. This kid certainly showed off some impressive willpower. They're clearly going places. 

Some of us may not want to remember the dumb things we would do as children. Whether it was peeing into the vents of the family home (Sorry, mom) or harboring the thought that women don't poop, kids really are apt to doing (and thinking) the darndest things. The r/KidsAreFuckingStupid subreddit is full of these sorts of anecdotes, submitted by people who are marveling at their own childhood stupidity, frustrated and bemused parents, and people who may have seen a tweet they couldn't help but share. And we've got a bunch of the forum's best tidbits right here to share with you. 

They say having kids is the most rewarding thing you can do. But when you haven't slept in three years, you have spit up in your hair, and you can't even go to the bathroom without a tiny human following you, it's easy to forget why you became a parent in the first place. To all the parents out there who are losing their minds, humor might be the only thing left that will preserve your sanity, and luckily, you aren't alone. The funny parents of Twitter use sarcasm, sass, and wit to get through the trials and tribulations of parenting, and they are here for you. Welcome to this week's funniest parenting tweets, which will make you laugh, relate or roll your eyes.