If broken bones are good for anything (and they’re not), it’s getting sympathy. It’s your surefire way to have everyone feel a little badly for you. You walk around with a cast and ask people to sign it, and maybe they’ll hold your books for you or bring you a casserole. It’s the one way …
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25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (February 20, 2025)
Parenting in the middle of winter is parenting in advanced mode. You can’t just take them to the park and set them free while you read the new Colleen Hoover book on the bench. You can’t reward them with the ice cream man or with promised trips to the beach. You can’t send them to …
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Mom and stepfather force 16-year-old daughter to pay $450 per month in rent despite 18-year-old sister living rent free: ‘Because she never worked’
When you’re a teenager, you feel like an adult. I remember thinking, «I don’t know how I could possibly be any more grown up than I am now,» when I was 15 years old. And in a way, I was right. It was the oldest I had ever been up until that point, so how …
Seguir leyendo Mom and stepfather force 16-year-old daughter to pay $450 per month in rent despite 18-year-old sister living rent free: ‘Because she never worked’
25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (February 13, 2025)
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, which means odds are your kid has just told you they need 35 unique Valentine’s cards for each one of their classmates, and you have exactly 2 hours to get them. If kids are going to do one thing, it’s wait until the very last minute to ask you for something …
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25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (February 6, 2025)
One of the funniest things about parenting is watching your kid grow up to be just like you, or their other parent. They have such personality and individuality, even when they’re little, but one day they’ll make a face that looks exactly like their father’s and you realize that they are truly your child. I …
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25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (January 30, 2025)
We’re nearing the end of January, which means the longest month of all time is slowly inching to a close. Why does it feel like there are so many days in this month, like more than usual? Something about it getting dark so early plus the cold weather plus the lack of holidays makes me …
Seguir leyendo 25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (January 30, 2025)
Grandparents put pregnant daughter’s ultrasound on their Christmas card without her permission, don’t understand why she’s upset: ‘[They said] I should keep my mouth shut so as not to rain on their parade’
When a new baby comes along into the family, everyone gets understandably excited. Siblings become aunts and uncles, parents become grandmothers and grandfathers. It’s a big change in the family dynamic and it’s a wonderful feeling to watch the generations continue to unfold. But sometimes in all the excitement, it’s easy to lose focus of …
Seguir leyendo Grandparents put pregnant daughter’s ultrasound on their Christmas card without her permission, don’t understand why she’s upset: ‘[They said] I should keep my mouth shut so as not to rain on their parade’
25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (January 23, 2025)
Being a parent this time of year can feel more like a nursing job than a parenting one. With the flu going around like nobody’s business, plus the general dreck of January, plus the dry-as-a-bone weather that would make anyone’s nose ooze, it’s a bad time of year to be around children 24/7. Odds are, …
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Video-gaming mom forgets to pick up 9-year-old from school because she’s busy playing Roblox, husband calls out her neglect: ‘I immediately blew up at her’
If you’ve ever played the Roblox game Dress to Impress, you know how time-sucking it can be. If you’ve never played before, you basically run around assembling outfits for a specific theme while the time counts down. You then judge the outfits of others and they judge yours, resulting in a podium ranking of the …
Seguir leyendo Video-gaming mom forgets to pick up 9-year-old from school because she’s busy playing Roblox, husband calls out her neglect: ‘I immediately blew up at her’
25 of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (January 16, 2025)
One of the best things about being a parent is getting to see your child thrive. For example, if you get to see them in a school play, scoring a goal in their soccer game, or finishing a painting so good that you hang it on the fridge. These are the moments where you get …
Seguir leyendo 25 of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (January 16, 2025)