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23 slightly traumatized parents share their summer survival angst

Here are funny tweets from parents who are just trying to survive summer with kids and, wait, how many days until school starts?

23 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. Day 1 and done …

2. Ah, summer fun.

3. The odds of failure are high.

4. But that half hour was a good one, huh?

5. Will it ever end?

6. At least the cleanup isn’t so bad. 

7. Summer vacation = Double the snack consumption

8. Summer “break” for whom?

9. So nice to have an extra set of hands … 😐

10. Chlorine is a disinfectant, right?

11. Wow. Just, wow.

12. When you think of it that way …

13. Hey, whatever works. 

14. Let’s just be real here, OK?

15. Not like a *regular* mom, a *summer* mom.

16. Wait… Do people really do this?

17. Hellpp! It’s the SPF monster!

18. Really, shouldn’t this be obvious?

19. Like father, like son. 

20. Dig in, kids. 

21. Nothing but the best for our kids!

22. There’s gotta be a few good things in there, right?

23. Oh summer, you always know how take it up a notch.