Being a parent is like getting on a roller coaster and having no idea when it will end. It has its ups and downs, twists and turns, and sometimes more surprises than you were ready for.
There's no one way to describe what it's like to be a parent or what a typical day with kids is like, but luckily you don't have to try to explain it one way. Here are 25 parents who have done that for you in perfect, bite-sized tweets.
Well...you're not wrong.
I wish adults could write poems as honest as this.
I never thought about it like that!
Me too, to be honest.
They see everything.
He knows how to find his mouth but he's too busy watching the TV to aim properly!
But works every time.
I think I might have let the love of my life slip away.
Think about it. Don't want to eat the food you give them, sleep all day, and will make anything a toy.
And needed to know while on the toilet.
But ones I would actually like to know the answer to.
...and you DIDN'T expect her to be traumatized by it?
Never mind. I don't want to know.
I wish I had the option of 6 or 100 more of anything.
'Cause most of the time I don't.
It's better that they asked late rather than never.
But sometimes they should try less.
What's sleep?
Mommy has dreamed about this moment.
Especially when they start speaking in tongues.
Even if no one is having fun.
Who in their right mind would eat squares anyway?
I am impressed and jealous that I didn't think of it first.
But you will forget what it's like to have a hot meal.
My what?
I shudder to think about the person who was unsuspectingly reaching for a bagel, only to find this surprise waiting in the bag.
There's nothing worse than having to run out to the store the day before an assignment is due, even though your child had all month to work on it.
It really doesn't take long for kids to clue into the good things in life, and they aren't afraid to tell you what they want, either.
I swear, kids will do or say anything to avoid a diaper change. It doesn't have to be this way, kids! Help us help you.
The funny thing is, sometimes as parents we really don't want to investigate beyond this initial question. So, as long as it seems like everyone is alive, we'll take "nothing" as an appropriate response.
Yes, teaching your children independence is a wonderful thing, especially when it comes to teaching them how to wipe their own butts.
But, I really need to know, can carrots be ghosts? Now I'm intrigued.
I highly encourage every mom to lock themselves in their room one day a year with nothing but Netflix and ice cream, and let your partner take care of the kids. Trust me, it's worth it.
As soon as you take a seat on that toilet, suddenly your kids are hungry, and thirsty, and have a million questions that absolutely cannot wait until you finish peeing. Why does it happen every single time?
I have said things to my kid that I never pictured saying to anyone in my life, ever. You can never predict how things are going to go.
