17 slightly traumatized parents share their summer survival angst
Ahhh, summer. A time to sit back, relax and tweet about all the ways your children are driving you crazy, because OH MY GOD HAVING KIDS HOME ALL THE TIME IS NUTS.
If you feel bad that you’re not enjoying every single second of summer because #kids, you’re definitely not alone. Here are the funniest tweets from parents who are just trying to make it to the first day of school. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
1. Really, shouldn’t this be obvious?
2. Ah, summer fun.
3. But that half hour was a good one, huh?
4. Will it ever end?
5. At least the cleanup isn’t so bad.
6. Summer vacation = Double the snack consumption
7. Chlorine is a disinfectant, right?
8. Wow. Just, wow.
9. When you think of it that way …
10. Hey, whatever works.
11. Let’s just be real here, OK?
12. Come on, kids. You’re messing everything up!
13. Wait… Do people really do this?
14. Hellpp! It̵7;s the SPF monster!
15. Like father, like son.
16. Dig in, kids.
17. There’s gotta be a few good things in there, right?
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