{"id":5635,"date":"2026-03-03T17:14:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/parenting-tweets-raising-a-toddler\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:14:58","slug":"parenting-tweets-raising-a-toddler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/parenting-tweets-raising-a-toddler\/","title":{"rendered":"24 parents share the harrowing madness that is living with toddlers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toddlers, man. Aren&rsquo;t they the cutest? The adorable way they squat down to play. The precious ways they pronounce words. Their squishy-mushy kisses! But, also, let&rsquo;s be real here. TODDLERS ARE INSANE. Like, actually, possibly trying-to-kill-us insane.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Not convinced? Here are 24 tweets from parents about the adorableness and sheer terror that is the toddler phase. Good thing they&rsquo;re ridiculously cute.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-bedtime-that-s-cute\">1. Bedtime? That&rsquo;s cute.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My toddler negotiates bedtime like she&rsquo;s closing a real estate deal.<br><br>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll go to sleep&hellip; but I need water, a snack, one song, two hugs, and to tell you something I forgot that absolutely cannot wait.&rdquo;<\/p>&mdash; Dad on the Rocks (@DadOTRocks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DadOTRocks\/status\/2026993736995979696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-probably-don-t-even-half-blink\">2. Probably don&rsquo;t even half-blink.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me: there&rsquo;s not enough time in a day!<br>Toddlers left alone for 8 seconds: wanna make a bet?<\/p>&mdash; MomTransparenting (@momtransparent1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/momtransparent1\/status\/1575156113552670727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-if-you-ve-gone-pee-with-a-2-year-old-at-barnes-amp-noble-you-know-nbsp\">3. If you&rsquo;ve gone pee with a 2-year-old at Barnes &amp; Noble, you know.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No one makes more observations than a child sharing a stall with his mother inside a public restroom.<\/p>&mdash; Mommy Owl (@Mommy__Owl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mommy__Owl\/status\/1158527808026677249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-accurate\">4. Accurate.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Describe having a toddler in one picture. I&rsquo;ll go first: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2omaovTHHm\">pic.twitter.com\/2omaovTHHm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; no way (@helloitscorrie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/helloitscorrie\/status\/1160335876536328195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-always-there-when-you-need-them-nbsp\">5. Always there when you need them.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Toddler followed me to bathroom to offer me toilet paper&hellip; this is how much I was given &#128517;<br><br>So helpful &#129315; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/risXiflwbK\">pic.twitter.com\/risXiflwbK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Samthalion (@WIFEthalion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WIFEthalion\/status\/1161248438962589696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-where-is-the-love\">6. Where is the love?<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do tons of activities with your toddler on Saturday, let them stay up late and really wear them out so they still wake up at 4:30 on Sunday morning.<\/p>&mdash; Simon Holland (@simoncholland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simoncholland\/status\/1571482301933944832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-baby-gates-shmaby-gates\">7. Baby gates, shmaby gates. <\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">turns out my two-year-old thinks the gate on the stairs is for grown-ups<br><br>she just closed it herself and said \"i don't want dada to go up\"<\/p>&mdash; zxy (@zelinarxy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zelinarxy\/status\/2028877279128883439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-just-don-t-nbsp\">8. Just. Don&rsquo;t.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do yourself a favor and don&rsquo;t look into your drink after sharing with your toddler&hellip; just throw it out&#129318;&#127997;&zwj;&#9792;&#65039;<\/p>&mdash; Your Mom (@modernmomese) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/modernmomese\/status\/1159566029011521536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9-so-close\">9. So close!<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m proud of our toddler for recognizing she needed to pee and then sitting on the potty to do it. I just wish she had taken her pants off first<\/p>&mdash; *sigh*clops (@aotakeo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aotakeo\/status\/1159229087220740096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-when-the-spouse-becomes-the-toddler\">10. When the spouse becomes the toddler.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ever wonder how old that chip is that your toddler just found under the couch?<br><br>Yeah, me neither<\/p>&mdash; Not Another Pinterest Mom (@xennial_mom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xennial_mom\/status\/1125966713181224961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-11-how-rude\">11. How rude.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3yo: are you throwing away my art?<br><br>Me, throwing her art: no, I was taking it out of the trash because someone put it there<br><br>3yo: that's not nice! <br><br>Me: I know right!<\/p>&mdash; Marcy G (@BunAndLeggings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BunAndLeggings\/status\/1314569994168983552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-12-make-it-make-sense\">12. Make it make sense. <\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buy all the cute stuffed animals you want but your toddler is going to sleep with a spatula instead<\/p>&mdash; One Awkward Mom (@oneawkwardmom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oneawkwardmom\/status\/1578179310489198592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-13-a-dead-giveaway\">13. A dead giveaway.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3 year old: &ldquo;Hi mom! Hi! Nothing&hellip;.&rdquo;<br><br>Me: &ldquo;Nothing?&rdquo;<br><br>3 y.o.: &ldquo;Nothing.&rdquo;<br><br>Me: &ldquo;Are you doing something wrong, bubby?&rdquo;<br><br>3 y.o.: (laughs maniacally while standing in awkward position) &ldquo;Pooping.&rdquo;<br><br>The joys of potty training are endless.<\/p>&mdash; Liddle&rsquo; Savage (@littledeekay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/littledeekay\/status\/1170678297040183298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-14-nice-try-kid-nbsp\">14. Nice try, kid.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parent: \"And what do we do when we feel this way?\"<br><br>Toddler: \"Freak out, scream, throw things, and sprawl out on the floor kicking and screaming?\"<br><br>Parent: \"No.\"<\/p>&mdash; Stay at Homie (@stayathomies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stayathomies\/status\/1158001163092070402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-15-chewing-mom-look-what-i-found-under-my-wagon\">15. {{Chewing}}: Mom, look what I found under my wagon.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Toddlers are weird, they won't eat what you give them, but if you leave it outside for weeks they will find it themselves and eat it.<\/p>&mdash; Marcy G (@BunAndLeggings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BunAndLeggings\/status\/1129010750792511488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-16-we-ll-take-why-are-toddlers-so-cute-for-200\">16. We&rsquo;ll take &ldquo;why are toddlers so cute?&rdquo; for 200.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;d be better at disciplining our 3yo if he didn&rsquo;t laugh in my face while I did so, and also if it weren&rsquo;t so INSUFFERABLY ADORABLE.<\/p>&mdash; Richard Dean (@dad_on_my_feet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dad_on_my_feet\/status\/1133718548810018817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-17-admit-it-you-do-it-nbsp\">17. Admit it. You do it.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When a toddler about to pick up something dangerous&#128557; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ilmaNBeZt2\">pic.twitter.com\/ilmaNBeZt2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; &#120395;&#120388;&#120398;&#120382;&#120384;&#120398;&#128305;&#127754; (@Mixedpapi_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mixedpapi_\/status\/1160056976832905217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-18-caution-all-that-bubble-making-can-nbsp-blow-your-mind-nbsp-nbsp\">18. Caution: all that bubble-making can&nbsp;blow your mind.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If I&rsquo;ve learned anything as a parent, it&rsquo;s that blowing bubbles is a marathon, not a sprint.<\/p>&mdash; Erin De Boer (@erin_de_boer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erin_de_boer\/status\/1130562516046811136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-19-we-call-this-nbsp-mythbusters-for-new-parents\">19. We call this&nbsp;MythBusters for new parents.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me: The whole &ldquo;terrible two&rsquo;s&rdquo; thing is a myth.<br><br>Friend: That&rsquo;s good to know.<br><br>Me: It&rsquo;s actually much worse than that.<\/p>&mdash; John Cena (@SohnCena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SohnCena\/status\/1130178765710139392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-20-yep-toddlers-are-an-enigma\">20. Yep, toddlers are an enigma.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Toddlers are funny because they&rsquo;ll say &ldquo;No&rdquo; to everything they need to live but if there&rsquo;s a deflated balloon in the gutter they&rsquo;re all &ldquo;OMG I NEED THAT!&rdquo;<\/p>&mdash; Daddy&rsquo;s Digest (@daddysdigest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/daddysdigest\/status\/1107651929319051264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">21. It&rsquo;s true. They are actually this smart.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve tried everything and nothing works better in delaying bedtime than saying I&rsquo;m hungry right before bed. She believes me every time.&rdquo;<br><br>&ndash; my toddler, bragging to friends in preschool, probably<\/p>&mdash; Snarky Mommy (@SnarkyMommy78) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SnarkyMommy78\/status\/1125189716591173634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">22. What is to come?!<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My toddler is walking around the house humming The Imperial March and if toddlers don't scare you they should because this is scary.<\/p>&mdash; Marcy G (@BunAndLeggings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BunAndLeggings\/status\/1160974807627755525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">23. What was he thinking?!! <\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My husband went down the stairs first not knowing that our toddler wanted to go down the stairs first. Thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.<\/p>&mdash; Dr &Aacute;ine Mahon (@AineMarieMahon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AineMarieMahon\/status\/1508870073703972867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-24-unfortunately-this-is-wildly-accurate\">24. <strong>Unfortunately, this is wildly accurate.<\/strong><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can we all just agree that sometimes toddlers are just little cute jerks.<\/p>&mdash; Your Mom (@modernmomese) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/modernmomese\/status\/1136629002586734593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raising a toddler is complete adorableness &#8230; and also sheer terror. 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