The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week (Dec. 30-Jan. 5)

"Reached into a pocket of my diaper bag only to find a handful of cat food. When asked about this, my 5 year old said, 'in case we see some cats'"

Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest ways. Although Twitter has rebranded to X, the humour lives on.

Every week, we round up the most hilarious quips from parents on the social media platform to spread the joy. Scroll down to read the latest batch, and follow @HuffPostParents for more!

“I don’t want the orange juice with the fruit meat”. - my 6yo referring to pulp as fruit meat

— Princess (@themultiplemom) January 1, 2024

Had a talk with the kids at dinner about New Year’s resolutions but I guess the 6yo doesn’t quite grasp the concept because she went around the table and told each of us what SHE thinks WE should do better and…..you guys I think she might be onto something.

— Dinah (@dinahaddie) January 2, 2024

My daughter is at her friends house and we told her to call us for the toast… look what she called us with 😭 pic.twitter.com/eyVN2WdZFe

— MOMMA $PICE (@ItsMrsPlugg) January 1, 2024

Reached into a pocket of my diaper bag only to find a handful of cat food. When asked about this, my 5 year old said, “in case we see some cats”

— Taylor Schumann (@taylorsschumann) January 3, 2024

when i became a parent, i was prepared for the inevitable tantrums over no cookies for dinner or it's time to turn off the tv to go to bed; i was not prepared for the 15 minute tantrum because he asked me for chocolate milk and i gave him some.

— emily (@emilykmay) January 1, 2024

Find someone more giddy with excitement than my husband who stopped the car between the Canada-US border to joke that we left the kids in another country

— I Hide From My Kids (@IHideFromMyKids) January 2, 2024

My daughter just referred to her dad as my “ex husband”. I said girl that is my ex boyfriend I was never married to him. She gon look at me and say “well that’s weird for you to have a baby with somebody you wasn’t married to”. Not you judging me for making YOU 😂

— Kira J (@IamKiraJ) January 4, 2024

My son trying to pay for his groceries with a drivers license…he is going to JAIL pic.twitter.com/KMNW2yxIMt

— buc nasty (@CindyM0on) January 4, 2024

be kind, for you never know how many dad jokes someone may have had to listen to today

— That Mom Tho 🐦 (@mom_tho) January 5, 2024

My little girl admitted last week that there was a little toy she asked Santa for in secret that he didn't bring, and she was a little sad about it. But we were taking the tree down today and there it was! Santa must've just accidentally left it round the back. He's some man!

— Gerry McBride (@GerryMcBride) January 2, 2024

“Only 105 days until summer break.” -my kids teacher at school pickup on the first day back from winter break

— Marissa 💚✨💛 (@michimama75) January 3, 2024

kids these days will never experience the pain of when it's the night and time your show finally comes on and you've waited all week. you sit down and it begins only to realize it's not new and it's a re-run instead. now you had to wait ANOTHER week.

— Dadman Walking (@dadmann_walking) January 3, 2024

My mom asked if Zelda was part of Mario Kart and my 8yo’s eyes rolled so far back in his head they might still be there

— meghan (@deloisivete) January 5, 2024

My daughter wants an “old car”. Like something from the 20-teens

— McDad (@mcdadstuff) January 3, 2024

My kid was mad I didn’t take her to a Taylor swift party so I got her McDonald’s and she got over it. Follow me for more parenting tips.

— @itssherifield (@itssherifield) January 3, 2024

What’s it like having teenage boys?

They pour a huge bowl of cereal, while you’re making dinner, without breaking eye contact.

— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) January 4, 2024

My daughter called me the other day and after a little while just said “well I’m out of things to talk to you about” and hung up

— Katie D (@KatieDeal99) January 1, 2024

Cooking for kids is like owning a restaurant except the patrons won’t leave the kitchen, constantly complain you’re taking too long and ask you to watch them do jump-kicks every 12 seconds.

— Jennifer Parker (@Mrs_JParker) January 2, 2024
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