{"id":56537,"date":"2021-12-17T23:47:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T23:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/?p=56537"},"modified":"2021-12-17T23:47:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T23:47:54","slug":"best-parenting-tweets-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/best-parenting-tweets-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"21 parenting tweets that encapsulate what we thought 2021 was going to be vs. what it was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember that time all of us thought that 2021 was going to be THE YEAR?! We seemed to start off strong with an end to the pandemic seemingly insight. But then came <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/covid-19-delta-variant-kids-parents-safety-advice\/\">delta<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/omicron-variant-what-we-know-so-far\/\">omicron<\/a> and kids quarantining and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/schools-are-closing-again-parents-are-exhausted\/\">schools closing down again<\/a> the return of family holiday drama. We were hoodwinked!<\/p><p>The silver lining? We got some great fodder &mdash; particularly when it came to parenting. This year may not have been what it was supposed to be IRL, but Twitter was lit, thanks to moms and dads with killer senses of humor. Here are 21 tweets that perfectly embody what we thought 2021 was going to be versus what it actually was.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-it-seems-like-it-s-going-in-a-sweet-direction-and-then-and-then\"><strong>1. It seems like it&rsquo;s going in a sweet direction, and then. And then.&nbsp;<\/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\">I was singing You Are My Sunshine to my 3 year old and he told me he hates that song. I said that's a shame because I use to sing it to him when he was in my tummy before he was born and he looked me dead in the eyes and said \"I hated it then too\".<\/p>&mdash; Al (@AliceTaylorM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliceTaylorM\/status\/1470173613181616130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/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-all-for-one-and-all-for-one\"><strong>2. All for one and &hellip; all for one?<\/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\">when everyone's sick and you choose one family member to go to the doctor on behalf of the others &mdash; now that's America<\/p>&mdash; Meaghan O'Connell (@meaghano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meaghano\/status\/1458158954823897092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2021<\/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-when-your-kid-pulls-the-ultimate-bait-and-switch\"><strong>3. When your kid pulls the ultimate bait and switch.&nbsp;<\/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\">When my sweet baby daughter said \"mama\" for the first time, I never imagined that 11 years later, she'd be calling me \"bro\" on a regular basis.<\/p>&mdash; SpacedMom (@copymama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/copymama\/status\/1424372489224851458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2021<\/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-anyone-else-s-love-language-change-in-the-past-year-or-two\"><strong>4. Anyone else&rsquo;s love language change in the past year or two?<\/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\">My love language is an early bedtime and no one touching or talking to me.<\/p>&mdash; Fruits of Motherhood (@lindafruits) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lindafruits\/status\/1436481127452131331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2021<\/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-how-we-all-went-into-2021-vs-how-we-re-leaving-2021\"><strong>5. How we all went into 2021 vs. how we&rsquo;re leaving 2021.<\/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\">School drop off me and school pick up me are not the same person<\/p>&mdash; Professional Worrier (@pro_worrier_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pro_worrier_\/status\/1432426350481117187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2021<\/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-if-you-ignore-everything-will-it-just-go-away\"><strong>6. If you ignore &hellip; everything, will it just go away?<\/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\">Parenting is ignoring the weird smell in your teen&rsquo;s bedroom because you don&rsquo;t want to know why there is a weird smell in their bedroom.<\/p>&mdash; Mike (@Parentpains) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Parentpains\/status\/1470551860310327299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/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-we-re-all-just-looking-for-a-little-peace-and-quiet\"><strong>7. We&rsquo;re all just looking for a little peace and quiet.&nbsp;<\/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\">[at the animal shelter]<br>Volunteer: This cat would do best going to a quiet home with no children. <br>Me: Can I go with her?<\/p>&mdash; Ms. Havisham (@MissHavisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissHavisham\/status\/1428755581549096960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2021<\/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-multitasking-has-officially-gone-too-far-this-past-year\"><strong>8. Multitasking has officially gone too far this past year.&nbsp;<\/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\">I always thought I was a terrible multitasker until I had kids and had to feed a baby, wipe a nose, and produce a snack all while merging on the freeway.<\/p>&mdash; Emily &trade; (@emily_tweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emily_tweets\/status\/1468727611618578433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/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-how-it-started-vs-how-it-s-going\"><strong>9. How it started vs. how it&rsquo;s going.&nbsp;<\/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\">I stopped swearing, because kids. Then I started swearing, because kids.<\/p>&mdash; Lara &#128156;&#129346;&#128704; (@Eithercryingor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eithercryingor\/status\/1366175072063397888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2021<\/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-annnd-this-is-what-it-s-come-to\"><strong>10. Annnd this is what it&rsquo;s come to.&nbsp;<\/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\">&ldquo;You can eat your eyeball after you clean your room.&rdquo; Me, still parenting with Halloween candy.<\/p>&mdash; OyVeyLady (@OyVeyLady) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OyVeyLady\/status\/1458146941552922628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2021<\/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-if-2021-were-a-little-girl\"><strong>11. If 2021 were a little girl.<\/strong><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/phn1x\/status\/1419134557350252545?lang=en<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-12-everything-seemed-normal-when-we-woke-up\"><strong>12. Everything <\/strong><strong><em>seemed<\/em><\/strong><strong> normal when we woke up.&nbsp;<\/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\">You think you&rsquo;re going to have a pretty normal day and then your 5-year-old announces she only walks backwards now.<\/p>&mdash; Mommy Owl (@Mommy__Owl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mommy__Owl\/status\/1119694712410116097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 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-13-it-feels-like-all-work-and-so-little-play\"><strong>13. It feels like all work and so little play.&nbsp;<\/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\">You mean we can spend several hours cooking and cleaning up after it so we can eat dinner for 17 minutes? Yes, let&rsquo;s do that every day forever.<\/p>&mdash; Simon Holland (@simoncholland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simoncholland\/status\/1468021050223042564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/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-but-what-about-all-this-moana-stuff\"><strong>14. But&hellip; what about all this Moana stuff?<\/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\">It should be illegal for your child to change their favorite character without giving you a 30 day notice<\/p>&mdash; Vinod Chhaproo (@Chhapiness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chhapiness\/status\/1453724798127788046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2021<\/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-seriously-people-we-just-want-someone-to-be-honest-with-us\"><strong>15. Seriously, people, we just want someone to be honest with us.&nbsp;<\/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\">Me: has someone been playing games on my phone? <br><br>My kids: not us! <br><br>My phone: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qpXSs7Olir\">pic.twitter.com\/qpXSs7Olir<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sweet Momissa (@sweetmomissa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sweetmomissa\/status\/1379408746389118984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/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-were-all-this-dad-this-year\"><strong>16. We were all this dad this year.<\/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\">Was it a holiday tradition in your house to open a present from \"Mom and Dad\" only for your father to be all, \"Oh, nice! Who's that from?\" and watching him struggle in real time to play it off when you said, \"You&hellip;,\" too?<\/p>&mdash; Mommy Cusses (@mommy_cusses) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mommy_cusses\/status\/1469358103611199503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2021<\/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-very-little-roi-here\"><strong>17. Very little ROI here.&nbsp;<\/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\">Sometimes I marvel at how some random banana in another continent gets picked, put on a boat to California, then put on a truck, driven across the country to my little town, selected by me out of hundreds of other bananas, just to be spit out and thrown on the floor by my toddler<\/p>&mdash; Average Dad (@Average_Dad1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Average_Dad1\/status\/1470143113830146055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/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-there-s-still-time-to-end-strong\"><strong>18. There&rsquo;s still time to end strong!<\/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\">I'm praying that my kids have been stockpiling all of their best behavior for the home stretch leading up to Christmas.<\/p>&mdash; Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HenpeckedHal\/status\/1468666888943116289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/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-it-sucks-but-it-s-starting-to-all-make-sense\"><strong>19. It sucks, but it&rsquo;s starting to all make sense.&nbsp;<\/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\">Well, well, well, if it isn&rsquo;t the exact duplicate of me as a child that&rsquo;s shown up for me to raise.<\/p>&mdash; Kristen | Driving Mom Crazy (@DrivingMomBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrivingMomBlog\/status\/1376882504272117760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2021<\/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-everyone-once-in-a-while-this-year-maybe-you-got-a-pleasant-surprise\"><strong>20. Everyone once in a while this year, maybe you got a pleasant surprise.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/dk_munro\/status\/1363502511294992384<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-21-pretty-much-2021-in-a-nutshell\"><strong>21. Pretty much 2021 in a nutshell.&nbsp;<\/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\">New parent: Is that beneficial to my kid's development, pediatrician -approved and GMO free?<br><br>Experienced parent: Does it make a mess? If no, then ABSOLUTELY.<\/p>&mdash; Walking Outside in Slippers (@WalkingOutside) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalkingOutside\/status\/1467689948207669252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year started off solid for parents, but then. 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