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Kids often show a creative approach to the English language. From their malapropisms to their creative descriptors for everyday objects, children’s turns of phrase are adorable, comical and arguably at times superior to the dictionary-official terms.
Fortunately, parents often tweet about the names their kids come up with for different things, so we can all enjoy the originality. We’ve rounded up 45 funny tweets about what kids call things.
My oldest just called the Big Dipper the Giant Scooper and I m never correcting him. A Bearer Of Dad News ✊ (@HomeWithPeanut) July 28, 2020
4 has been carrying a small notebook around all day. She opens it, writes small scribbles and quickly closes it back up.
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Kids tend to have selective hearing when it comes to requests from their parents. Naturally, that leads to a lot of repetition.
The hilarious parents of Twitter have shared truly relatable tweets lamenting the surprising number of times they say things like, “Don’t lick the door!” and “With soap!”
Below, we’ve rounded up 50 too-real tweets about the things parents repeat. Enjoy!
If you’re on the fence about having kids, repeat “Put your shoes on, please” 100 times in a row until you’re in a blinding rage & see if it’s right for you. Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) September 6, 2018
They say kids don’t come with a manual, but fortunately parents have other resources at their disposal. Perhaps the most helpful one is Google.
From the practical to the absurd, there’s no limit to the information parents seek on Google. And as the funny mums and dads of Twitter have shown, raising kids leads to some pretty hilarious searches.
Below, we’ve rounded up 27 relatable tweets about the things parents Google. Enjoy!
I m Googling how to get glitter slime off the dog if anyone was wondering what kind of parenting adventure I was having today. Rodney Lacroix (@RodLacroix) May 27, 2020