Parents·Posted on Dec 6, 201719 Hilariously Tired Parents Who Are Just Trying To Survive The Holidays"According to my kids' Christmas lists, they think this parenting gig pays pretty well."by Mike SpohrBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Valerie ❤️s Presents @ValeeGrrl Parents, it's called Elf on the Shelf, not Elf on the Zipline Made of Licorice That Ends in a Punchbowl Full of Min… https://t.co/Gw3laEyCnO 05:33 PM - 02 Dec 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 2. Simon Holland @simoncholland Believe in the magic of Christmas, I whisper to myself as I check the balance in my account. 01:18 PM - 04 Dec 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 3. Mommy Christmases @mommy_cusses *takes picture of son putting ornament on the tree* Okay, now give that back to mommy and don't touch another one, okay? 07:34 PM - 05 Dec 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 4. Paige Kellerman @PaigeKellerman 5yo: What does Santa bring if I'm bad? Me: I hear it's coal. 5yo: Is it true you can make diamonds out of coal? Me:… https://t.co/EzqiEsEvTo 10:27 PM - 30 Nov 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 5. Abe Yospe @Cheeseboy22 My son wants two $50 Lego sets for Christmas so that he can make them & then 2 days later, throw the pieces into his giant barrel of Legos. 12:42 AM - 14 Dec 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 6. 🎄MamaFizzles🎄 @MamaFizzles The children were nestled all snug in their beds until they had to pee get a drink show me they can whistle and ask me if birds have teeth. 04:54 AM - 20 Dec 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 7. James Breakwell @XplodingUnicorn My 3-year-old told me Santa gets presents from space and gives them to you if you pay him money. All hail capitalist space Santa. 06:29 PM - 02 Dec 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. Rodney Lacroix @moooooog35 The most challenging part of Christmas is staying up later than my kids to put the presents out. 01:54 PM - 30 Nov 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. dadpression @Dadpression You know it's a cheap Advent calendar when a three year old spits out the chocolate. 02:58 AM - 02 Dec 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. 🎄Sarcastic Mommy🎄 @sarcasticmommy4 According to my kids' Christmas lists, they think this parenting gig pays pretty well. 02:16 PM - 27 Nov 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 11. Simon Holland @simoncholland Think you are chill and laid back? Watch your kid build and decorate a gingerbread house without intervening. 12:50 PM - 03 Dec 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. mark @TheCatWhisprer Sorry kids but Santa said you can only ask for toys that are Amazon Prime eligible. 02:31 PM - 13 Dec 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. Dad and Buried @DadandBuried *decorating the tree* 6yo: Dad, can I help? Me: Of course! First we string the lights, then we show Mommy & she tells us what we did wrong. 10:29 PM - 02 Dec 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. MyQuestionableLife @2questionable Parenting is hard, but saying hell no to all the toys on their Christmas list that make noise is easy. 10:27 PM - 03 Dec 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 15. Northern Lights 🦖 @PinkCamoTO Me: Santa's always watching. 8: That's creepy. 01:03 AM - 04 Dec 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 16. Walking Outside @WalkingOutside Whoever decided to celebrate Christmas with breakable glass bulbs in pretty colors on a big thing you can knock ove… https://t.co/zH9wlHR28K 05:32 AM - 04 Dec 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 17. mark @TheCatWhisprer Heck yes I want to spend all the Christmas money on a new washer & dryer and call it "our gift to ourselves." 03:37 AM - 17 Dec 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 18. Lurkin' Mom @LurkAtHomeMom Pretty sure my son just asked Santa for a "for real life jet pack" so I guess these inflatable Buzz Lightyear wing… https://t.co/vUPC8d4pbg 03:53 PM - 04 Dec 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 19. the Mom TruthBomb @momTruthBomb Christmas break isn't so bad since the sound of your kids fighting over their new toys is drowned out by the vacuum sucking up pine needles. 08:55 PM - 21 Dec 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite