23 Tweets That Prove There's Nothing Easy About Mornings As A Parent

"This is not a democracy!!" Every parent. Every morning.

— MommieKnowsfresh (@MommieKnwsFresh) May 28, 2015

Me: Get out of bed.

4-year-old: No!

Me: Why do you fight me every single morning?

4: Because you never learn.

— Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) August 24, 2016

Typical morning of a parent:

Get coffee.
Tell kid to get dressed for the 10th time.
Reheat coffee.
Get in the car.
Forget coffee.

— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) January 12, 2017

Getting my kids to school in the morning without anyone crying is like solving a Rubik's Cube made out of emotions.

— The Glad Stork (@TheGladStork) January 14, 2016

Practiced our school morning routine today, so I hid one of each kid's shoes, spilled cereal, & had the toddler throw my keys in the trash.

— Six Pack Mom (@Six_Pack_Mom) August 30, 2016

Slowest moving things in the world:
3) Snails
2) Glaciers
1) My kids getting ready for school in the morning

— Robert Knop (@FatherWithTwins) May 9, 2016

Waves good morning to the neighbor leaving for work as I stand on my front porch ferociously brushing my kid's crumbs off a couch cushion.

— Jennifer S. White (@yenniwhite) February 8, 2017

"Getting the kids ready for school in the morning without losing your mind" isn't an Olympic event, but I think I deserve a medal (or a nap)

— Doyin Richards (@daddydoinwork) August 19, 2016

Commercials that show happy parents in bed being jumped on by their kids on a Sunday morning are the reason I know marketing is full of lies

— Jennifer Lizza (@outsmartedmommy) May 18, 2014

6yo: Mama, what shape are you cutting my toast into?! Flowers? Animals?
Me: Triangles. It's Monday morning, kid. Lower your expectations.

— Kim Bongiorno (@LetMeStart) March 24, 2014

I guess "Shut up it's Saturday morning go do it yourself" is not "good parenting."

— Brenna Jennings (@SuburbanSnaps) January 9, 2016

According to my bed, my 7yo needed a stuffed dog, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, two towels, a robe, and my hairbrush to get ready this morning.

— Sarah del Rio (@est1975blog) April 15, 2015

This morning I said to my son, "WHAT PART OF MOMMY HAS AN IMPORTANT MEETING DONT YOU UNDERSTAND?" And he was like "I'm 3, so all of it."

— Emily McCombs (@msemilymccombs) April 8, 2015

It's ok, kid. I too want to cry when the cereal gets soggy & the milk gets warm. Life moves fast, boy.

My morning pep talk to my son.

— Danielle Herzog (@martinisandmini) July 27, 2016

We didn't have to get our kids ready for school this morning & somehow we saved 4827 minutes & added 11 years onto our life expectancy.

— Mike Reynolds (@EverydayGirlDad) March 9, 2017

How many of you woke up to "Mommy are you UP?!?" yelled at your door this morning? My answer is always, "No."

— SocaMom® (@SocaMomDC) November 15, 2014

"There's too much frosting on this cake."
"I feel so well-rested this morning."
"My house is clean."

--Things you'll never hear me say

— Toni Hammer (@realtonihammer) July 20, 2016

When you're a Mom, you love everything about your kids, good AND bad.

Except being woken up by their morning breath, because that's awful.

— the Mom TruthBomb (@momTruthBomb) April 26, 2016

On our 6am walk, my daughter asked where the moon goes each morning. I let her know it's in heaven, visiting daddy's freedom.

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) October 16, 2016

Last night my 5yo requests that he & I start wrestling every morning, to "build up his strength."

Thanks, kindergarten.

— Brent Almond (@DesignerDaddy) October 21, 2015

The best part of waking up is Folger's in your cup.

The worst part of waking up is dealing with teenagers in the morning.

— Rodney Lacroix (@moooooog35) February 24, 2017

A really good time to read all of the papers the kids brought home from school on Friday is 1 min. before heading out the door this morning.

— Domestic Goddess (@DomesticGoddss) September 6, 2016

In the morning, my daughter gets dressed with a slowness that sloths envy.

— Sara Says Stop (@PetrickSara) February 12, 2017