Yahoo Lifestyle 31 Tweets That Perfectly Sum Up New Year's Eve For Parents
New Year’s Eve festivities look a little different when you add kids to the mix.
Many parents spend Dec. 31 partying it up with snacks and family time on the couch. Some trick their children into going to bed before midnight ... and then pass out from pure exhaustion shortly thereafter.
And of course, some take to Twitter to laugh about these wild adventures. Here are 31 funny tweets that sum up New Year’s Eve for parents.
Parents..don't forget to set your clocks ahead two hours on New Year's Eve so you can pretend that you actually did stay up until midnight.
— Bump Boxes (@BumpBoxes) December 31, 2022
I know my life has changed when on New Year's Eve, I run to Walmart to get diapers, milk, Epsom salt, and children's Tylenol. #DadLife
— Jacques Nyemb (@jnyemb) January 1, 2017
NYE is getting crazy at my house...
Hubby just gave the kids popcorn AFTER I vacuumed.— Unfiltered Mama (@UnfilteredMama) January 1, 2017
Got carded buying NYE "fireworks."
12yo: Can't they tell just by looking at you that you're not underage?
Feeling good about the new year.— Kelly Phillips Erb (@taxgirl) December 31, 2014
Child-free people: So what are your New Year's Eve plans?
Moms: Cleaning stuff.— MyQuestionableLife (@2questionable) December 31, 2016
I just found a LEGO in my dryer's lint trap so yeah you could say my New Year's Eve is getting pretty crazy
— Wendy S. (@maughammom) January 1, 2017
Told my kids my New Year's resolution is to stop swearing and then we all laughed our fucking asses off.
— Stephanie McMaster (@Smethanie) December 27, 2014
Sorry I won't be able to make it to your New Year's Eve party. I'm waiting for my 7yo to finish tying his shoes so I'm busy 'til April.
— Babies Daddy (@dshack8) October 27, 2014
Who me? Just planning on celebrating New Year's at 9pm like all the other parents.
— Robert Knop (@FatherWithTwins) January 1, 2016
As a parent, my only New Year's resolution is to give less than 30% of my salary in 2016 to the Disney Corporation.
— Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) January 1, 2016
I love that cute married thing we do where we pretend that if we let the kids stay up until 12am on New Year's Eve, they'll "wake up later."
— Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) December 29, 2016
New Year's Eve in our thirties: The kids ditched us because we kept picking "old people songs," so now we're playing Rock Band by ourselves in the toy room. I regret nothing. pic.twitter.com/j1hcrX1yAl
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) January 1, 2022
New Year's Resolution: Think of kids less like little people meant to bring me joy and more like workers I've hired to clean the the house.
— Kelcey Kintner (@mamabirddiaries) December 31, 2015
New Year's Goal: Get my house organized.
Actual accomplishment: Make snacks and teach my kids how to flush a public toilet with their foot.— Meredith (@PerfectPending) January 4, 2016
Having your first baby on New Year’s Eve is a good crash course on parenthood. Everybody is at a party but you & your too exhausted to care.
— The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) December 31, 2015
Every New Years Eve my daughter would want to stay up late until 12 so I would play previous New Year countdowns on YouTube at 8pm and pretend she'd had a late night so she would go to sleep and I could have some peace
— Fesshole🧻 (@fesshole) November 4, 2022
Me: *to a cashier* Happy New Year.
6-year-old: How do you know the New Year will be happy?
Me: I don't
6: So you're just lying to people?— James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) January 2, 2017
7: are you taking hints for your New Year's resolution?
Me: sure.
7: good, so say yes to us more when we ask for stuff you want to say no to— Mike Reynolds (@EverydayGirlDad) December 27, 2016
I'm a Mom, so I get to do things like this on New Year's Eve. pic.twitter.com/wZ6spe6kgJ
— the Mom TruthBomb (@momTruthBomb) December 31, 2015
My New Year’s Eve plan is to just try to stay awake until at least 10pm.
— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) December 31, 2021
Co-worker: Big plans for NYE?
Me: No. Just going to let someone bite my nose & laugh until they sleep.
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M: I have a toddler.— Unfiltered Mama (@UnfilteredMama) December 30, 2016
Parents writing their kids' New Year's resolutions for them should be a thing.
— HowToBeADad (@HowToBeADad) December 30, 2016
I'm excited to hear the stories my kids tell their kids about how their parents told them NYE was a time to hide in your home & eat cheese.
— Mike Reynolds (@EverydayGirlDad) December 31, 2016
My parenting style today could best be described as, "Go ahead, I don't care; it's New Year's Eve."
— Kate Hall (@KateWhineHall) December 31, 2015
7-year-old: I can't wait to stay up late for New Year's Eve.
Me: Over Christmas break, you've been staying up late every night.
7: Yeah, but this time has a purpose.— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) December 31, 2021
We were watching Bluey and the episode was on New Year’s Day and they just lied on the couch and let Bluey and Bingo play on top of them. Like so relatable 😭😭😭😭
— 🌕 (@MotherOfMoons) December 1, 2024
20's celebrating NYE: Drinking, dancing, party till dawn
40's celebrating NYE: Home eating candy out of your kids stockings.— The Next Martha (@TheNextMartha) January 1, 2017
One family activity we like to do between Christmas and New Year’s is try to remember the last time everyone had a shower.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) December 30, 2021
My New Year's resolution was to have more patience but, thanks to my kids, I broke that within 5 minutes of the New Year.
— 🎄Sarcastic Mommy🎄 (@sarcasticmommy4) January 3, 2017
My New Year's resolution was to make sure my kids don't waste as much food. So far I've gained 40 lbs.
— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) January 6, 2017
My kids are all old enough to go their own New Year's Eve parties and you know what that means...
*goes to bed at 9pm instead of 10pm*— Sweet Momissa (@sweetmomissa) December 31, 2019
