19 Tweets About Parenting At Mealtime That Make Us LOL
- January 24, 2017 |Last updated on 12/21/2023
Let’s face it—even though parenting is tough, it’s also full of hysterical “can’t-make-this-up” moments. Many people use social media to post about funny things their kids said and did. We uncovered some of the funniest tweets out there about parenting at mealtime, because even though we may have the best intentions and want to be Julia Child in the kitchen, it doesn’t always (read: it rarely) happens. So when we found the below, we were secretly very happy that others could relate.
We Want Our Kids To Have Well-Balanced, Home-Cooked Meals, But…
You know you've hit a new level of parenting when you're feeding McDonalds to your child in the car before gym class! 🍟🍔#winningatparenting
— Jessica Birtles (@my_purple_life) December 14, 2016
Our Kids Notice When Things Aren’t Exactly Right
Dad Feeds Kid Pop-Tart That's Not Pink Enough, Lives to Tell About It https://t.co/FL0GNSTL38 @2questionable pic.twitter.com/aMXQ7veDOd
— MockMom (@MockMoms) December 26, 2016
Inevitably, We Make Mistakes
I remembered their lunches, but put them in the wrong lunchboxes. They looooooved me when they got off the bus today.
— Stephanie Worden (@slworden) December 9, 2016
Even When We Want To Impress Other Parents, We Have To Improvise
All these moms preparing homemade goodies for the class party, and me, furiously microwaving popcorn.
— Amy Dillon (@amydillon) December 22, 2016
And When We Do Make Our Kids A Meal, This Happens
That takes guts. (via @simoncholland) pic.twitter.com/82s4rkUiMv
— HuffPost Parents (@HuffPostParents) December 29, 2016
Or, Even Better, This
My kids never finish their dinner because they're saving room for bath water.
— Unfiltered Mama (@UnfilteredMama) February 19, 2016
Or This
Which K Cup pairs well with eating my child's half-chewed waffles above the trashcan?
— Mommy Cusses (@mommy_cusses) December 21, 2016
Yep, Kids Can Be Finicky Eaters
What's your kids' favorite food to heat up and throw away? Mine is french toast sticks with real maple syrup.
— Rich Cromwell (@rcromwell4) December 10, 2016
Some Days, We Fool Them
The lies started when I told my kids that Santa's real and now I can't stop. They think mommy makes dinosaur chicken nuggets from scratch.
— MyQuestionableLife (@2questionable) December 7, 2016
And Kids Have Great Food-Related Ideas, Too
Kid: If marshmallows go on sweet potatoes I think we can put them on other foods too
Husband: No…
Me: Let the boy speak
— MyQuestionableLife (@2questionable) November 23, 2016
Other Times, We Try To Take Them Out To Eat
If you aren't prepared to spend 82% of your time at a restaurant reminding your kid to sit down, then you aren't ready to be a parent.
— Beau Coffron (@lunchboxdad) December 31, 2016
Then There Are Times We Curse The Food Network
My kids watch Food Network and beg me to let them cook. Why can't someone start Laundry Network? Or Vacuuming Network??
— qwertygirl (@qwertygirl) October 28, 2015
After All Those Attempted Mealtimes Come Other Rituals—And Successes
Adds "successfully brushed toddler's teeth" to my resume.
— Unfiltered Mama (@UnfilteredMama) December 29, 2016
As A Parent, We Learn It’s About The Little Things
That feeling that you get when you get to grocery shopping without your kids! #parenting #FridayFeeling pic.twitter.com/rICcEpfMJg
— Beau Coffron (@lunchboxdad) December 30, 2016
It’s Also About The Little Things When We Visit Friends Without Kids
When you visit a friend without kids that drinks out of something other than disposable plastic cups & coffee mugs. pic.twitter.com/X5QA8uYESf
— Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) December 31, 2016
And, Just Like Our Kids, We Need Fuel, Too
Before kids: "Oh I don't drink coffee"
1 kid: "I'll have one cup, lots of cream & sugar"
2 kids: "THE WHOLE POT BLACK YES I KNOW IT'S HOT"
— Wendy S. (@maughammom) June 16, 2016
Even If Our Kids Don’t Get It
7yo: Mommy, you want to play Terreria with us?
Mommy: Let me eat first
7yo: Not AGAIN!— Robert Knop (@FatherWithTwins) December 22, 2016
Sometimes, We Just Give Up
This wine tastes like everyone can make their own dinner! Thanks to @valkyllrie for the ToTD!https://t.co/Q49RgmrguN
— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) December 15, 2016
And We May Think We’re Still The Stay-Out-All-Night Adults We Used To Be, But…
Pretty good chance I'll start 2017 the same way I started 2016. Finding a juice box straw wrapper on my floor.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) December 31, 2016
There you have it. Chances are, you could relate to some of those. We certainly don’t feel as bad anymore—because now we know we’re not the only parents who sometimes “make” pre-cooked food and pass it off as our own. One things’s for sure: As challenging as mealtimes with our kids can be, we wouldn’t trade them, or our kids, for anything.
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