June 19, 2020, 4:44 PM UTC / Source: TODAY

By Terri Peters

At TODAY Parents, we love seeing moms and dads post hilarious-but-true thoughts about parenthood on social media.

We also love seeing parents' jokes about the exhaustion of getting toddlers to sleep at bedtime and the chaos that summer vacation brings to the house.

So before you clean up after your kids for the fifth time today or stare into your refrigerator wondering what to make for dinner, grab a comfortable seat and laugh along with us. No one parents alone, right?

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No kidding

2020 is the monster under the bed our parents warned us about.
— Mummy Dear (@ThatMummyLife) June 15, 2020

Thank you

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjEy4_DKPO

Kids say the darnedest things...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBIvz1KAB-9

So much for a green thumb

Why buy tomatoes at the store for $5 when for $20 I can buy a tomato plant and watch it die of neglect on my patio
— Author Abby Jimenez (@AuthorAbbyJim) June 15, 2020

Same.

I need a break from my family so I can remember that I love them and do, in fact, want to continue living here.
— Coffee & Crusts (@CoffeeNCrusts) June 13, 2020

Parenting is creepy sometimes

[last night, putting my 4 yo to bed]

Her, taking my face in her hands: Nite nite, Mommy. You’re the silliest and funnest in the whole world

Me, heart melting: Aw, baby. Nite nite

H: You’re the best and I hope you don’t die tonight

M: ...

H: ⊂(◉‿◉)つ ᴳᵒᵒᵈⁿⁱᵍʰᵗ
— Arianna Bradford (@TheNYAMProject) June 16, 2020

The meltdown is coming

Sounds familiar

I just washed the same load of laundry for the third time this week so that should tell you everything you need to know about my current workload.
— Jess Carpenter (@JessCarpWrites) June 18, 2020

Epic combo

Kids and dogs are a great combo if you think scraping dog hair off a two year old's tongue while they gag sounds like a fun Monday night activity
— Not Another Pinterest Mom (@snarkymomtobe) June 16, 2020

Ooooh!

3: I’m a war pickle!

Me: A what?

3: A WAR PICKLE!!

Me: A war pickle?

3: (crying) wrrrpckkklllee

Me: (crying) war pickllllllleeee?

6: Ugh, he’s saying woodpecker, momma 🙄
— Momsense Ensues (@momsense_ensues) June 16, 2020

Solid plan

If all else fails in our fight against racism, I have a contingency plan:

1. Find the world's most anti-racist spider.
2. Make it radioactive.
3. Have it bite every racist.
— A Bearer Of Dad News ✊🏾 (@HomeWithPeanut) June 18, 2020

#resting2020face

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBemv4oBHmb

Please sleep

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBk-Q5tp1X1

Wine's not boring

My 4yo’s favorite new word is “boring”

In related news my favorite new phrase is “bring home wine”
— Professional Worrier (@pro_worrier_) June 16, 2020

shudders

Sure having kids is hard, but have you ever helped your mom use an iPad?
— Dad and Disorderly (@dadanddisorderl) June 18, 2020

DO IT!

Someone asked what it’s like to have a four year old so I punched them in the face while rage screaming LAUGH WITH ME NOW
— Vision Bored (@VisionBored1) June 13, 2020

Like a spa vacation...

If your initial reaction upon hearing a celebrity has been hospitalized for exhaustion is, “wow, that sounds so nice,” you’re probably a mom.
— Mommy Uncensored (@amomuncensored) June 15, 2020

Adventure is calling

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBf5wtcjg3O

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Terri Peters

Terri Peters is a writer and editor for TODAY.com and editor of the TODAY Parenting Team. She lives in a small beach town on the Atlantic coast of Florida with her husband and two kids. When she isn't writing, Terri can be found feeding her backyard flock of chickens or exploring Florida's theme parks and beaches with her family.

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