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It's that time of the week, where we gift you the gift of the funniest dad tweets we found over the past seven days. It's your collection of dad humor at its best, for you to laugh at, cry with and relate hard to. Parenting isn't easy, and dads try their best... sometimes. Or not, it's hard to tell from these tweets. Either way, here is the best of dad's parenting hacks we found on Twitter this week. And here are last week's funniest dad tweets in case you missed them. 

If you have kids, you'll know how much they love playing with crayons. And by playing, I mean drawing on any surface they shouldn't and smearing them into the carpet. In short, all crafts designed for kids are just nightmares for parents. Whether it's Play-Doh, glitter, or crayons, kids will find ways to use them in all the ways they weren't intended to be used. These funny tweets from parents sum up just how sick of crayons they are, and how close they are to boycotting them altogether. Kids might brighten up your life, but they can be total nightmares when they want to be. 

Being a mother, or a guardian in general, is not an easy job. Every experience is a major learning experience for your child, and you have to try to model for them what it means to be a kind and honest person. Basically, you don't get a break. But some parents definitely seem to have it all figured out, like Dr. Chae, an educator, and mother, equipped with a beautiful amount of patience. She has received much praise for being direct and asking her daughter why she was behaving rudely. The way she got on her daughter's level while speaking with her was very impressive to the Twittersphere.

Parenting is a full-time, all-consuming job. You can never switch off, you can never take a break, and you don't get extra pay for the hard parts. In fact, you don't get paid at all, so it's only natural to need a good ol' vent now, and then when going gets tough, the tough get going. And what better place to do it than on Twitter, where you can get endless empathy from all the other parents out there. So here are this week's funniest parenting tweets, which you'll relate to if you're also going through the struggles of everyday parenting.

For many new parents, the magic of having brought a new life into this world is almost unimaginable. You start to plan all kinds of activities and outings under the assumption that you will never grow tired of your little bundle of joy. You wake up every morning longing to grab your child and dance like no one's watching. Oh, you sweet, innocent, naive little fawn. Wait a couple of weeks and reality will set in. Once you have kids they're with you everywhere. You're either holding them or they're climbing on you. You try to get a moment's peace but they're grabbing your shin and hanging on for dear life. Somehow they never get tired of it. How do they never get tired of it??

So, to help new parents cope with the growth of a new appendage in the shape of their child, we put together a list of all the awesome things you can do while holding your baby.

Raising children is no easy feat, as every parent will attest to. But some stages of parenting are easier than others. The notorious 'terrible twos' have a terrible reputation, but no one talks enough about the 'threenager' phase. What is that you may be wondering? Well, as one parent put it, a 'threenager' is "A three-year-old with all the emotional instability from the terrible twos but with more of a vocabulary, mixed with the rebellious attitude of a teenager." If you have survived this stage of the parenting journey, you'll relate to these tweets from parents also attempting to make it through to the other side. And if that stage is yet to come, then I wish you all the luck in the world; you'll need it!

Every parent knows that you can never really get a break. Sure you can say, "Hey kids, Mommy is taking a nap, play nice!" But how much sleep can you really get knowing that these devil children have the whole house to themselves? The traumatic scenarios that could ensue are limitless. You can baby proof a house all you want, but once your child hits those danger-craving years there's nothing that can stop them, except maybe you of course... if you're lucky.

These Tweets perfectly encapsulate just about how on-guard parents have to be 24/7.

Parenting only gets harder as your kids get older. It's all fun and games when they're innocent babies who can't talk back or partake in questionable activity, but teens are a whole nother breed of children. The parents of Twitter took to the platform to blast their own teen kids, and rant about the struggles of raising them. They just grow up so fast, and none of us are ready for the teen angst storm coming our way. Scroll down for the hilarious tweets. 

The internet is where entitled parents go to showcase how much better they think they are than everyone else. Isn't that fun? Seems like they're overcompensating for something, but we don't have to get into it... Rather let's just appreciate how entertaining it is to watch Karen's of parenting from all over the world throw hissy-fits over basic parenting responsibilities. These posts do a great job of showcasing just how petty they can be when it comes to raising their kids.

Once you have kids your entire life changes and a lot of adjustments need to be made to keep up with it. You have to try to have healthy snacks around the house, you can't get blackout drunk every Tuesday, and you need to deal with your child's incessant curiosity. I promise you, it never ends. 

Why this? But why that? But why why why?

It can drive you insane. Sometimes it makes your life just a whole lot easier to tell a little white lie. It might not make a whole lot of sense, but it gets the job done. If you run out of useful white-lies, feel free to take any of these that fellow parents shared on Twitter.

It's pretty hard to convince kids that the tooth fairy exists. They've evolved, becoming more attuned to their parents' games and tricks. Nonetheless, parents keep trying to keep up the facade of the tooth fairy through clever tactics. A Reddit user asked parents about their experiences pretending to be the tooth fairy, and boy, did these parents deliver with their stories. Scroll down for the funniest tooth fairy stories below. 

Having kids is a really rewarding, selfless experience. Sometimes you're so selfless that you pay no mind to the fact that your kids don't acknowledge your existence. You're a grown adult, and being ignored by your own children doesn't hurt at all. Or at least that's what you tell yourself as you cry yourself to sleep at night. Parents who are ignored regularly by their children took to Twitter to share the latest ways their kids acted like they didn't exist. Scroll down for the best of 'em. 

Parenting one child at a time is a tough enough gig, but when you have twins, then it's hellfire and brimstone. Sure, having two for the price of one gives you twice as much cuteness, twice as much love, and twice as many photo opps. But twins also mean double the trouble, which is something the parents of Twitter know all about. These hilarious tweets about the harsh realities of raising twins will make you realize just how tough of a gig it can be, proving that two for the price of one isn't always better.

Parents, you've made it through another week of keeping your offspring alive, and that's worth celebrating. But extra credit goes to the parents of Twitter, who provide us with daily entertainment while on the job, and it is a full-time job, which anyone with a child will confirm. So, here are this week's funniest parenting tweets, which might make you feel better about your parenting techniques. Or lack thereof.

When it comes to baby names, the limit does not exist. There are so many themes, cultures, biblical references, and more to choose from. However, sometimes choice isn't necessarily a good thing. A Reddit user asked the nurses and midwives of Reddit if they've ever tried to talk parents out of particular baby names, and boy, did they have quite the names to share. Evidently, parents are a little off their rocker sometimes. Scroll down to hear names that are hilariously out of this world. 

Congratulations, parents, you've done it again. You've made it through another week of keeping your small humans alive, despite everything the world seemingly working against you. Being a parent isn't easy, but when you can see the humor in all the sh*tty situations, it makes things that little bit more bearable. The funny parents of Twitter certainly know a thing or two about that, and this week's funniest parenting tweets prove it. When you're done with these gems, check out last week's in case you missed them.