kids these days

Kids these days, eh? Full of confidence, cheekiness, and all the answers. They certainly are a force to be reckoned with, especially when it comes to influencing other kids at school. Teachers might have their work cut out for them for eight hours a day, but it's all down to the parents when it comes to having tough conversations. And based on the notes they received from their children's teachers, it looks like these parents have some pretty serious discussions coming up with their kids.

Another week has gone by, which means another week of parents doing their best with their little ones. But, as with everything in life, parenting comes with good and bad days. And when the bad days strike, Twitter is there as a platform to vent on, filled with parents who will empathize with your struggles and spur you on. Here is a list of the funniest parenting tweets we came across this week, where parents try to keep their offspring alive without losing too much of their sanity. Have kids, they said, it will be fun, they said.

Being a teacher is one of the noblest professions - being underpaid and overworked, to ensure that the next generation gets an education. But it's also a profession that comes complete with its challenges, including dealing with little kids' pettiness. Tattletales are an inevitable part of working with children, but sometimes teachers are presented with simply ridiculous scenarios. A Reddit thread asking teachers for the stupidest reasons a kid has told on someone else will provide you with endless entertainment and make you feel sorry for the teachers who had to mediate the scenarios these kids presented to them. Kids, eh?

Last week we featured a Reddit thread that had people revealing the most expensive things their children ruined by mistake. Our own Cheezburger users jumped at the chance to share some of their own similar childhood misdemeanors and we had to show you some of the best responses we received! We love it when our users share their stories with us... check to see if your response is featured below!

Hide and seek is an age-old game that can go one of two ways: really well, or really badly. We've bought you horror stories of adults playing hide and seek that went wrong, but here are some pictures of kids who failed at playing the game equally as bad, but differently. You know the drill... they can't see you, so they think you can't see them. Bless their little souls. Scroll through and chuckle at how badly these kids got it. 

When you have a lot of wealth, it's important that your kids understand the value of money. It can be hard for the average parent not to spoil their kids, but when you have unlimited cash, the test is even harder and it's not one that everyone passes. Rich Kids of Instagram is a platform for wealthy kids - or, more realistically, kids with wealthy parents - to show off their incredible assets to the rest of the world. Casually posing by their Bentleys and Rolls Royces with wads of cash and Rolex watches, is just another day in the life of these spoilt children who have no concept of the value of... anything, really. But it's fine, we're not jealous or bitter at all. 

Being a parent isn't easy, but when you're a father of four daughters, you've certainly got your work cut out for you. Kids are cheeky, rude, and playful but sometimes they leave you stumped, not knowing what to say. Being a parent isn't easy for anyone, but when you're a father of four daughters, you've certainly got your work cut out for you. James Breakwell - said father of four girls has tweeted the funny conversations he has with his kids and they're hilariously relatable for anyone who has ever been a parent of young children. 

When it comes to life hacks, kids know how to do it best. Whether it's to get out of being in trouble with their parents or at school, they've always got a trick or two up their sleeves. Because let's face it, if they can get away with it, they'll do it. These kids show us how it's done by finding cheeky, yet simple solutions to the problems life throws at them. 

With all the chaos and protests going on in the world at the moment, we thought we'd show some of the cutest, funniest and heartwarming signs that kids have held in protests over the years. Because let's face it, we all need some cheering up. 

When it comes to honesty, kids are brutal these days. They are getting ballsier by the day, and saying exactly what is on their mind... a far cry from the old "kids should be seen and not heard" mantra of way back when. Here are some hilarious tweets from parents who reveal just how honest their kids are and some of them seriously burn!

Kids sure do have their moments of being weird and annoying, but sometimes, just sometimes, they can be cute too. Although this might be hard to remember, after being in lockdown with them for weeks on end, these pictures prove that kids can put a smile on your face every now and again.

Getting dumped is pretty brutal, however old you are. There's never a good age to be told by your SO that they no longer wish to be with you. At least when you're an adult you can (hopefully) use some tact when you're breaking up with someone and spare some of their dignity. But when it comes to kids, they have no filter and are brutally honest with the reasons for their breakups. Here are some breakup letters written by kids and they sting just to read them!

You gotta love how brutally honest kids can be sometimes. Or not. Just when you think you're looking good, your kid will come along to let you know that you're not. Just when you think you've got it all together, your kid will come along and expose all the ways you do not. Out of the mouth of babes is all too read for some parents, which they've proved in the tweets below. Check out how these parents were savagely torn apart by their kids having absolutely no filter. 

As if parenting wasn't hard enough, throw the world into lockdown and it's a whole different ballgame. Kids are cooped up inside with nowhere to let out their energy, which means tantrums are more likely to happen, especially when it comes to food. Children are picky eaters at the best of times. You know the drill... they ask you to make them something, and once it's ready after you've slaved away at it, they're no longer in the mood for it. Why? Who knows. My Kid Can't Eat This is an Instagram account that collects pictures of perfectly good food submitted by parents, along with the reasons their kids came up with for why it was not edible. All of them, of course, totally ridiculous. If they're not too triggering for you, take a look at some of our favorite ones below and see if you can relate!