parenting

Most parents will attest to their kids being their biggest miracles, the lights of their life, and the reasons they push through every single day. However, let's not pretend that they can't be a little sh*ts sometimes as well. Parenting isn't easy, and while we're showing off all the good parts on social media and bragging to our friends about our children's achievements, deep down, we want to kill them. Just kidding. Sort of. Not really. These tweets pretty much summarise what every parent is thinking but doesn't always have the guts to say.

Father's Day can be a tricky holiday when your parents are separated and you may have more than one father. And considering 50% of marriages end in divorce, this is not an uncommon issue. Luckily there are many ways to make it work. First of all, Father's Day always hits on the weekend, so you can split up the weekend and dedicate one day to eat one. Or you can split up the day, really it should all be up to the children, and who they view as father figures in their life. Blood isn't the ultimate bonder in life, there are plenty of children who very much look up to their step-fathers or non-biological fathers. But every situation is different, and you can't make your children call a random man in their lives 'Dad.' Sorry sh*tty step-dads of the world, the title can't be forced, it's something you earn.

We've just celebrated Father's Day, where we give dads the credit they deserve for raising their kids as best they can. But every day, fathers struggle through the parenting journey, and sometimes, dad humor is the only way they can preserve their sanity in the process. We celebrate these dads every week because their despair is utterly relatable for anyone raising kids, and we love to laugh at their expense. Check out these hilariously sarcastic tweets from dads who are hanging on by a thread, and then head on over to last week's funniest dad tweets for more dad humor.

A lot of parents place excessive pressure on their children to bring them, grandchildren. It's nothing new, and if you plan to have kids anyway, it's not such a big deal. But not everyone wants children, and we don't 'owe' our parents grandchildren. If they want to take care of something so badly, invest in some kind of house-pet, or succulent.

If one's parents are understanding, eventually they should be able to respect that their children don't want to have kids. But some parents can just get more and more obsessed with the lack of toddlers in their life and just progressively lose their sh*t.

Intermarriage is much more common than it used to be, and it's a wonderful thing that it has become normalized in society. However, it can be really difficult for parents to understand that their mixed children may experience a completely different upbringing than their own. It doesn't mean they should be treated any differently, but it means they probably have developed much thicker skin than one of their parents would ever require. They probably face more adversity and for that reason, their parents should be even more empathetic to them. However not every parent possesses that level of compassion, and it shows.

Father's Day is upon us once again. This year is basically guaranteed to be better than the last due to... obvious reasons. Luckily there are many more options if you're looking for a fun place to take your old man. Don't ask us what to buy him though, it has (un)officially been decided that dads are the hardest people to buy gifts for — a close second being older brothers. How many ties can a man possibly own after all? 

If you're a parent, then congratulations on making another week of keeping your kids alive. Parenting is full of moments that make you want to laugh, cry, jump off a cliff, and everything in between. Unfortunately, no one hands out parenting medals. so Twitter is an excellent place to get the appreciation, empathy, and cheerleading that you need to keep you going for another week of parenting. Welcome to this week's funniest parenting tweets, which, as usual, are as relatable as they are hilarious. Oh, and here's last week's in case you missed them.

We can't imagine having a pregnant wife is easy because you have to deal with the hormones, the stress, and the responsibility of getting them through the pregnancy. But being pregnant is even harder, so the sympathy for partners is somewhat limited. These men think they've got it so tough having a pregnant wife and have resorted to being smart asses to cope with it. Three guesses as to whether or not their wives appreciate their sass? Yep, you got it. They don't! These tweets from dads-to-be prove that it's never too early to start with the dad humor.

Parenting is all fun and games until your kids drive you so crazy that you want to kill them. So sometimes, getting even is the perfect revenge you need on your kids to make yourself feel better about whatever they're doing to you. Parenting is all about protecting your sanity, whatever the cost, right? These parents know how to get petty with their kids, not be embarrassed about it, and even shamefully brag about it on Twitter. Enjoy these tweets from parents who have no qualms about winning at parenting.

One of the best parts of having a big family when you start having kids is all of the help and support you can receive. Single mothers could especially benefit from a helping hand every once in a while. It's normal to ask for help but to demand or expect it unconditionally sounds more like entitlement. Everybody has their own life and it is not fair to constantly put people in compromising positions just because you feel overwhelmed.

It's almost Father's Day, which means it's time to celebrate all the dads out there and all the incredible work they do raising their kids. But instead of being all sentimental and cute about it, we thought we'd acknowledge the less wholesome moments of parenting that dads endure daily. Anyone with kids knows how most days feel like losing a never-ending battle, so to all the dads out there just doing their best—and by best, we mean trying not to kill their kids—we acknowledge you, appreciate you, and love you. Here are some of the funniest dad tweets we saw this week from dads who are just trying to hold it together.

Parenting is hard at the best of times, but raising teenagers is a whole new ballgame. From fending off their mood swings to keeping up with their appetites —which are big enough to feed a small country— it's certainly an uphill battle most days. These memes accurately sum up the trials and tribulations of raising teenagers and the strength of mind and character required to get you through to the parenting finish line.

Kids get all kinds of gadgets these days much quicker than they used to. It's kind of insane how pre-pubescent teens, children, even some toddlers have constant access to the internet, but that's the direction the world is going in we guess. There's not much you can really do as a parent to avoid it. You can either decide to raise your child without any electronics and then have them become envious of their friends or get them an iPad early on and supply them with an even shorter attention span for life. All you can really do is make it clear to them that it is a privilege to have such things, so they don't start expecting more and more.

They say having kids is the most rewarding thing you can do. But when you haven't slept in three years, you have spit up in your hair, and you can't even go to the bathroom without a tiny human following you, it's easy to forget why you became a parent in the first place. To all the parents out there who are losing their minds, humor might be the only thing left that will preserve your sanity, and luckily, you aren't alone. The funny parents of Twitter use sarcasm, sass, and wit to get through the trials and tribulations of parenting, and they are here for you. Welcome to this week's funniest parenting tweets, which will make you laugh, relate or roll your eyes.

It can be very difficult to be an empty-nester. You spending 18 preparing someone for the real world, and then it finally comes time to let them go into the world and become their own person. Even if you don't have kids, it can make you emotional just imagining yourself in that position. But it's a natural part of life. They say if you love something set it free. Plus, once your kids are out of the house you can finally turn their room into a home gym.

Babysitting is no easy feat. As cute as kids are, they get hella rowdy and annoying sometimes. When it's not your own kids, the money ultimately makes it worth it, especially when you're a teen trying to make it in the world. A Reddit woman who is now in her twenties shared a post in which she recalled a babysitting horror story in her teens where she babysat without any nourishment for an entire day, only to be paid in toothpaste tubes by the stingy mom. The mom also took advantage of her services and made her clean the house. Yikes. Read all the details below.