19 of the funniest tweets from parents who dared to be honest about their kids.

May 31, 2023 | 5:02 P.M. ET

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Parenting can be a rollercoaster of bittersweet, beautiful, life-affirming, and hilariously humbling moments, but luckily we have the wonderful wits of the internet to observe the humor in all of the challenges...

So, if you could certainly use a daily dose of catharsis over the whiplash that is raising the next generation, here are the funniest tweets we could find from parents who need a chilled cocktail and a beach vacation.

1.

My kids got new baby dolls, which they've named Teresa and Jessica...same as two of my husband's ex-girlfriends 😒
— Lil Bit 🌈 (@LizerReal) May 15, 2023

2.

I once had hopes of accomplishing great things like teaching my kid to tie her shoelaces, but that was yesterday when I was younger and more energetic
— I Hide From My Kids (@IHideFromMyKids) May 16, 2023

3.

My 5yo just came in and announced his engagement to the neighbor girl

Unrelatedly, 10 mins ago he came in crying because she had punched him “in the nuts”
— meghan (@deloisivete) May 18, 2023

4.

5YO: Daddy, did you play Roblox as a kid?

8YO: *Interrupting* He didn’t have Roblox when he was kid. He would just play outside.

*Both start laughing*
— My Life As Dad (@milifeasdad) May 21, 2023

5.

Half of parenting is just hoping they forget this idea before Christmas
— Matty (@bestestname) May 19, 2023

6.

I was on the phone with my parents and I brought up how I’m parenting differently than they did, so they became defensive saying “Well, look how well you turned out” and I heard my wife laughing all the way from Target.
— My Life As Dad (@milifeasdad) May 23, 2023

7.

My 5yo asked me to explain the Spanish Civil War to her at bedtime, a great reminder that 90% of parenting is just confidently making stuff up.
— Becky Hammer (@beckyhammer) May 19, 2023

8.

What to Expect When You’re Expecting should have a chapter warning you that you’re going to need a budget just for fruit
— mom mom mom mom mom (@notmythirdrodeo) May 23, 2023

9.

I used to want my kids to be happy all the time, but then I discovered happy screaming is even louder than angry screaming and now I'm not so sure.
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) May 23, 2023

10.

My three year old just asked me “why do mamas cry sometimes” and like how much time does she have
— Sachi Ezura (@misstrionics) May 26, 2023

11.

Mid-tantrum, 6yo paused to write MAMA and DADA, then crossed out both words. Shocked by his own cruelty, he crumpled the page muttering “not nice of me.”
— Emily Adrian (@adremily) May 23, 2023

12.

we paid for 13 to go to Dollywood with a friend all day yesterday and today he's thanking us by being a huge asshole.
— Dadman Walking (@dadmann_walking) May 23, 2023

13.

My kid woke up, mumbled that she wasn’t asleep and was only resting her eyes, and then went back to sleep, and just like that she’s ready to be a dad
— Real Life Mommy (@reallifemommy3) May 24, 2023

14.

Life begins the day all the kids can put on their own sunscreen.
— Terri Paella Piñata (@terrip38) May 24, 2023

15.

My kids have grown taller and they're just now discovering that the reason I've been getting them their snacks and drinks all these years was because they were too short to do it themselves, NOT because I'm their personal servant. They are not happy.
— Kristen Mulrooney (@missmulrooney) May 20, 2023

16.

I was up at 3:30am today and now I am required by Dad Law to bring it up in every single conversation at work today
— Dad Pickup Line (@dadpickupline) May 16, 2023

17.

*Watching a movie and the villain comes on screen*

6yo: He's an asshole and has farts in his heart.
— MommyingHard (@MommyingHard) May 22, 2023

18.

I took off work so I wasn’t at school with my daughter and she sent me a message saying “you’re like a puzzle piece and when you’re not around me my puzzle can’t be done” so she’s mastered the art of guilt tripping
— Katie D (@KatieDeal99) May 22, 2023

19.

I was playing doctor with my kid and she prescribed me a potato
— Tada (@krystaunclear) May 22, 2023

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