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It’s that time of the month again when moms and dads have yet another 31 days of parenting in the books. Welcome to Bored Panda’s list featuring parenting tweets: May edition! Because when it’s hard being a mom and dad, it’s also really fun, but time goes by and soon everything turns into memories.

Unless you share it on the internet. No wonder there’s a saying that what gets posted online stays there forever. And when it comes to parenting tweets, they surely can become a part of an excellent archive reliving our complex reality, including the absurdity, joy and challenge of it that comes with raising kids.

So let’s pull our seats closer and take a moment to see how May went for moms and dads on Twitter who didn’t miss a chance to share the hilarious conversations, accidents and experiences they had with the little ones.

After you’re done, there’s a lot more parenting tweets to chuckle at from previous months here, here and here.

We all want what’s best for our kids. Sometimes, however, parents try so hard to be the best for their kids and make the little daredevils happy that they inevitably spoil them. A spoiled child can’t handle hearing “no” and instead responds by throwing tantrums or going into full meltdowns. As onlookers watch, wondering what’s up with the poor little kid, their parents face the obvious– it’s them who failed to set boundaries early, and things may be too late.

Some time ago, Bored Panda spoke with professional educator Lynn How, the author of “Positive Young Minds” who specializes in supporting parents, teachers, and children navigating through mental health issues and prevention. How shared a couple of insights into this topic about which many parents don’t feel comfortable talking.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get the opposite, my kids are teens and I look and dress pretty young (think jeans, sneakers and tees). I get asked all the time if I am my kids big sister. I find that hilarious because I had my kids at 27 and 30. I guess the saying is true, "black don't crack" 🤣🤣🤣

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How explained that a lack of appropriate boundaries can be very confusing for a child. “Although on the outside, these children can seem argumentative and rude, this stems from a lack of self-confidence on the inside as they have not been given these tools,” she said. The educator explained that “once their safety blanket of the parents spoiling them has been removed, coping on their own would bring on anxiety which could manifest itself as a tantrum.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've yet to meet a dog that was a fussy eater. I've seen them eat cat poop.

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Spoiled children form behavior that manifests in communicating not just with their parents or caregivers, but with friends, relatives, even strangers too. “Often these children will have friendship issues as they find it challenging to let others have their own way and they may find it difficult to form positive relationships with other adults such as teachers due to difficulty with conformity,” How explained and added that this adds up to a childhood that is more challenging than it needs to be.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait, KISS is still alive? I thought they'd have died of old age by now.

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What’s interesting is that much of spoiled behavior, if not treated early, continues into adulthood. “Do you know anyone who has trouble keeping their emotions in check when they don’t get their own way? It may be that they were spoilt as a child and this hasn’t done them any favors as they move into their adult life,” How told us.

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She explained that these children may turn into adults who show less resilience when things go wrong and they may give up easily when things aren’t working out. Also, they want it all and they want it now, whereas most adults can tolerate delayed gratification.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Sleeping Beauty game" is the best parental hack ever! Whoever stays asleep the longest without moving wins!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have „The boy who swims“ in the car (Nirvana‘s Nevermind album)

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“Other traits that they may display include a lack of independence as their problems were generally solved for them, an inability to take criticism as nothing they did badly would invoke the appropriate feedback, and the idea that everything should just come to them easily without too much work. This last point is also coupled with a huge sense of disappointment when it doesn’t work out.” Being spoiled as a child doesn’t set a child up to have positive relationships or good mental health as an adult and that becomes a way greater problem than it was when the kid was little.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sister used to describe everything she didn't like as 'spicy'. The jig was up when she tried to use the term on pears and ice cream.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a German Shepherd who would spread love, eat my cooking enthusiastically, listen, and obey commands before having a human toddler.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I vividly remember being at restaurant with my husband when I was pregnant with my first kiddo, saw a family with two kids on iPad the whole time and said we definitely would never allow that with our kids. Hahahahhhjajahajah... joke was on me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son has a baggie where he keeps 2 stuck together Skittles candies and he frequently reminds us not to eat it because it's an 8. He thinks he has a special piece, not realizing it's something that happens frequently. 😂

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They must have great parents if they like the idea of marriage! Good job!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah s**t this is what I have to look forward to with my 4, 3, and 2 year old girls? I don't drink but someone bring wine.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg this was exactly me when I was younger. Still have most of them to this day

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter had a friend over once, who kept asking, 'Where are the up stairs? You know, the stairs to go up?' She didn't know anybody who lived in a one-storey house.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HAHA!! You wish! If anything, you will probably be even more late than before... and you won't even be able to blame traffic!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Steve Martin once said, "Teach your kids to talk wrong. So on the first day of kindergarten, instead of saying, "Can I use the bathroom?" they say, "Can I mambo over to the banana patch?"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We all know it’s a joke but folks, please do no take excessive amounts of ibuprofen. It can cause kidney failure. So can a lot of other OTC drugs, but that one is a particular problem.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dishwasher quit last night and I questioned if life was worth continuing....

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am a 50-year old woman and I kind of agree with her statement. Mushrooms are super gross and WILL kill you.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My adult friend says that whenever he needs sunblock or a band-aid, he approaches a mom with one of those giant bags.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son had found his grandmothers razor near the tub and shaved off part of his right eyebrow. A few days later, my husband is giving me a haircut and drags the electric clippers across a comb to trim my bangs. I was like "Did you just shave my eyebrow?" He says "No" takes comb away "Oops..." Same half..same eyebrow. So for a while, whenever my son and I were together, it looked like an inherited genetic abnormality than an accident.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At that age, mine asked if whales sneeze? Conversations with 2 cetologists, a marine biologist, Google searches, and almost 20 years later "?"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can totally picture that perplexed thumbs up, only my teen would have added an eye roll for emphasis.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha, I remember how annoying that was, but there is a part of me that misses it, also.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've got this solved. Let them play till 11pm. They collapse from exhaustion because unlike you, they are not coffee powered. Then you pick them up and dump them as-is on the bed. Next morning wake them up with a miliary bugle call. Do this a few times and they get it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My (now 18 yo) son used to call lawnmowers "lawn mow mows" and I still find myself saying that word in my head whenever I see one.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my kids have screentime which is I allow them on their phones between 6am and 9am on saturdays.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or shout that your grey hair on your head needs a coloration soon while pointing on it...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG This is the BANE of family life... exactly how many times you have to say "i wasn't talking to you"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always at the grocery store and always after said child darted out into the main aisle on a busy Sunday.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one you solve by pausing everytime the child speaks, and give an answer. That way you are actually answering the questions but you get the message across. And when they're watching something you ask loud questions all the way through.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eating broccoli makes you grow tall and strong like a tree. There, I fixed it. Also, add cheese. Cheese helps almost every vegetable.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once went to a "toddler tantrum" workshop with free childcare in the next room, and they made us leave because my child was having a tantrum.

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nah the crying for that length of time after a feed is not normal, it could be reflux, croup, etc. Get that looked at.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once saw a book about doing science with kids, and it included blowing up a balloon and letting it go. Genius.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When my middle son was younger he thought Idaho would be a great place to live because of the potatoes. That's the only thing he knew about Idaho. 😆

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tip: Dr Seuss' The Grinch,,, You can read the first paragraph on each page, skip the second paragraph and it still makes sense

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