{"id":56922,"date":"2022-01-11T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T15:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/?p=56922"},"modified":"2022-01-11T15:30:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T15:30:09","slug":"funny-parenting-tweets-omicron-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/funny-parenting-tweets-omicron-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"15 funny tweets from parents amid the omicron surge and all its disruptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not long after delta&rsquo;s guest-starring role in the COVID hellscape, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/omicron-variant-what-we-know-so-far\/\">omicron<\/a> has taken center stage. Deemed more transmissible than its predecessor, the newest variant is everywhere, disrupting work, returns to school and, more than ever, parents&rsquo; sanity. Fortunately, there&rsquo;s Twitter. <\/p><p>While the pandemic is the polar opposite of funny, moms and dads are at the end of their ropes as we enter year three of COVID. Whether it&rsquo;s because they have no tears left or, more likely, they&rsquo;re losing it just a bit, here are 15 tweets about this god-awful resurgence that just may elicit a laugh. Because, boy, do we need it.   <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-a-go-to-if-you-need-it\"><strong>1. A go-to, if you need it. <\/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\">Parents of toddlers, it's going to be a long few weeks. If you need this: Under the Sea starts at 28:56 in The Little Mermaid.<\/p>&mdash; Kea Krause (@KeaMKrause) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeaMKrause\/status\/1473056056226033674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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-2-aka-should-you-send-the-kids-to-school-or-keep-them-home\">2. AKA, should you send the kids to school or keep them home?<\/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\">time to play everyone's favorite game show Covid Or Slept With The Heat On And Now Your Throat Is Dry<\/p>&mdash; dave horwitz&#129699; (@Dave_Horwitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dave_Horwitz\/status\/1472646601847967745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 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-get-anything-good-guys\">3. Get anything good, guys?<\/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\">What did everyone get for Christmas this year? Just kidding, I know it's omicron.<\/p>&mdash; Laura Marie (@lmegordon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lmegordon\/status\/1476301980700131332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 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-in-case-you-wanted-anything-else-to-worry-about\">4. In case you wanted anything else to worry about &hellip;<\/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\">Yes of course the covid exposure notices are scary, but nothing shakes me to the core like an old fashioned classroom head lice letter.<\/p>&mdash; Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LurkAtHomeMom\/status\/1478889500436750337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 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-5-the-more-things-change-the-more-they-stay-the-same-unfortunately\">5. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Unfortunately. <\/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\">So far the new year just feels like when all the congestion somehow moves from one nostril to the other. Different but the same.<\/p>&mdash; Simon Holland (@simoncholland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simoncholland\/status\/1477672704929157120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 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-6-take-it-easy-on-us-ok\">6. Take it easy on us, OK?<\/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\">Dear 2022, <br><br>Just not the face.<\/p>&mdash; One Awkward Mom (@oneawkwardmom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oneawkwardmom\/status\/1477057467192332293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 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-or-you-know-what-maybe-just-fast-forward\">7. Or, you know what, maybe just fast forward.<\/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 not liking 2022 so much, any chance I could just skip straight into 2023<\/p>&mdash; Real Life Mommy (@reallifemommy3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reallifemommy3\/status\/1480365629697925120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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-8-at-least-the-kids-are-staying-creative\">8. At least the kids are staying creative. <\/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 kid running to me from online school: Mumma can I finish school work later, teacher says 'it is ok', am tired<br><br>Me: huh, ok?<br><br>Kid back at his desk: Teacher, may I finish school work later, am tired, mumma says 'it is ok'<\/p>&mdash; Maddie! &#127782;&#65039;&#127746; &#129653; (@MadHatterMommy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadHatterMommy\/status\/1480524819112226816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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-9-moooom-my-computer-s-not-working\">9. &ldquo;Moooom, my computer&rsquo;s not working.&rdquo;<\/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 like IT as the virtual school computer issues keep coming at me but what I mean is that terrifying clown cuz my makeup won&rsquo;t stop running from the uncontrollable sobbing.<\/p>&mdash; I Hide From My Kids (@IHideFromMyKids) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IHideFromMyKids\/status\/1478771040805437448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 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-10-soooo-do-you-guys-like-get-a-new-cup-every-time-you-drink-orrr\">10. Soooo&hellip; do you guys, like, get a new cup every time you drink, orrr&hellip;?<\/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;ve already washed 11 cups and it&rsquo;s only 10:30. Yep, the kids are home.<\/p>&mdash; krista pacion (@kristabellerina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kristabellerina\/status\/1478418992754683905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 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-11-uh-they-re-kind-of-the-same-thing\">11. Uh, they&rsquo;re kind of the same thing? <\/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;Just pretend your Google classroom is Roblox.&rdquo;   <br><br>       &ndash; Me, to my feral, distracted 6yo during this round of &ldquo;here we go again&rdquo; virtual school.<\/p>&mdash; Goldfish and Chicken Nuggets (@gfishandnuggets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gfishandnuggets\/status\/1479264599564328963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 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-12-come-on-you-can-tell\">12. &ldquo;Come on, you can tell &hellip;&rdquo;<\/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\">normal country where the Walgreens cashier tips you off to when exactly the BinaxNow truck arrives tomorrow with rapid tests<\/p>&mdash; Meaghan O'Connell (@meaghano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meaghano\/status\/1479628389501657090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 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-what-you-have-to-do-if-you-really-want-to-get-out-of-anything-now\">13. What you have to do if you really want to get out of anything now.<\/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\">gone are the days of calling out of work because the roads are too icy. it's unfortunate that i have to smash my laptop now instead.<\/p>&mdash; Dadman Walking (@dadmann_walking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dadmann_walking\/status\/1479085609885052939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 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-14-that-moment-you-realize-the-kids-have-been-home-too-much\">14. That moment you realize the kids have been home too much.<\/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\">*in the car* <br><br>6: oh I just saw a bird hive in that ever tree<br><br>4: it&rsquo;s called a nest, that&rsquo;s where they poop out their eggs<br><br>me: you know its probably good we&rsquo;re heading back to school<\/p>&mdash; meghan (@deloisivete) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deloisivete\/status\/1478733842794094592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 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-15-because-leaving-the-house-is-so-2019\">15. Because leaving the house is so 2019. <\/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 would seem that i&rsquo;ve hit the stage of my decline at which i now refer to a particular pair as my &ldquo;formal&rdquo; sweatpants<\/p>&mdash; Uncle Duke (@UncleDuke1969) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UncleDuke1969\/status\/1475469968338833417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents get hilariously real about the latest COVID resurgence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1273,"featured_media":56931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"","last_update":"2022-01-11","view_count":1989,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"member-type":[3],"vertical":[6,17,11],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-56922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","member-type-seeker","vertical-children","vertical-child-care-advice","vertical-news-trends","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56922"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56951,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56922\/revisions\/56951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56922"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=56922"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=56922"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=56922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}