21 Hilariously Honest Parents Who Tweeted To Keep From Crying

    "When my 10-year-old asks for something and I just give a huge sigh, she says, 'Yay!' because she knows she's already won."

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    When my 10yo asks for something and I just give a huge sigh, she says “Yay!” because she knows she’s already won.

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    Kid: My sandwich has too much peanut butter on it. Me: *makes new sandwich* Kid: This one has too little. Me: *makes one just right* Kid: I don’t like peanut butter anymore.

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    Hi, I’m a mom. My hobbies include running late and yelling at my kids because we are running late.

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    An exercise video for parents where all the lunges are just you going around the house picking up juice box straw wrappers.

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    [middle of church] 5-year-old: I have to go potty. Me: Why didn't you go before church? 5: I wasn't bored then.

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    You think you’re going to be this Mary Poppins type mom and before you know it you’re threatening to cancel Halloween in the middle of the grocery store.

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    Inventor of Legos: I'm a GENIUS! Inventor of Legos, after having kids: I'm...OW!...an...OW!...IDIOT!...OWW!

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    Different scented candles moms can burn so everyone can tell what mood they're in like: Frazzle & Laundry Mold, No Fucks & Cleaning Everything With Baby Wipes, Stale Coffee & Bordering a Nervous Breakdown.

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    60% of a parents diet is eating their child’s leftovers. The other 40% is wine and coffee, depending on who you ask.

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    My childless friend told me I’m exaggerating the struggles of parenting. I’ve been calling her repeatedly since 5 AM to say hi. She’s picking me up soon and I’ve also got a pocket full of crackers for the floorboard of her car.

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    A real haunted house would have a bunch of kids following you around asking random questions and then asking why? right after you answer it, and toddlers randomly throwing tantrums.

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    Me: Why is your hair so tangled? Daughter: Syrup Me: Right

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    If you open a candy bar wrapper in the middle of a forest with nobody around, how long until your children show up and ask what you’re eating?

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    Anytime a kid answers “Um” the next thing they say will be the opposite of what you want to hear

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    An unexpected benefit of being a parent is becoming great at fractions: Me: Do it before I count down from 3! 3! 2! 1 and a half! 1 and 2 fifths! 1 and 3 twentieths! 1 and 7 hundredths! 1 and 11 two thousandths! I really show the kids who the expert is.

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    I just tore off the top of a fruit gummy packet with my teeth like a soldier pulling a pin out of a grenade. Then I threw it across the room to my kid and hid in the bathroom. If you think this sounds weird, you probably don't have kids.

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    Everyone is tired and hungry and crying - an after school special

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    I can’t tell if this is my kid’s class roster or a list of the Instagram filters

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    *Tiptoes up behind a burglar robbing our house and sneaks 10 of my kids’ stuffed animals into his bag*

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    There are two types of zombie 1. The undead 2. Parents

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    7-year-old: What's for dinner? Me: I'll tell you if you promise not to complain. 7: *walks away*