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The Big Book of Parenting Tweets: Featuring the Most Hilarious Parents on Twitter
Twitter isn’t just for breaking news and celebrity stalking—it’s also a goldmine of the funniest comedy online. Jokes? People tell jokes on Twitter? YES, they do. And they are hilarious ... but who wants to sift through the hashtags, RTs and FFs to get to the good stuff?
WE GET IT! Parents don’t have time for all that. That’s why the duo behind the illustrated humor blog Science of Parenthood teamed up with Twitter maven Kate Hall of Hall of Tweets to create The Big Book of Parenting Tweets —a laugh-riot collection of more than three-hundred tweetable moments straight from the parenting trenches from the most hysterical comedians on Twitter, who just happen to be parents.
Here is just a peek at some of what you’ll find inside:
My 4yo is trying to sell my own M&M's back to me. This guy's going places.
— @FatherWithTwins
With my wife away, my children keep asking me for things like meals and bandaids and sympathy, but I don't know where we keep any of that.
— @KalvinMacleod
She took 4 y/o to the park & texted "Can I get her ice-cream?"
Get her a Heineken for all I care. Free babysitters get to call the shots.
— @BunmiLaditan
I wish bottles of ibuprofen came with a little prize inside, like maybe a babysitter.
— @SuburbanSnaps
To anyone out there thinking about having kids, today my 2yo threw a temper tantrum because she couldn’t get rid of her shadow.
— @XplodingUnicorn
Peppered with cartoons by Science of Parenthood, The Big Book of Parenting Tweets is the perfect gift for every over-worked, under-showered, sleep-deprived parent who could use a quick laugh, because who has time for more?
WE GET IT! Parents don’t have time for all that. That’s why the duo behind the illustrated humor blog Science of Parenthood teamed up with Twitter maven Kate Hall of Hall of Tweets to create The Big Book of Parenting Tweets —a laugh-riot collection of more than three-hundred tweetable moments straight from the parenting trenches from the most hysterical comedians on Twitter, who just happen to be parents.
Here is just a peek at some of what you’ll find inside:
My 4yo is trying to sell my own M&M's back to me. This guy's going places.
— @FatherWithTwins
With my wife away, my children keep asking me for things like meals and bandaids and sympathy, but I don't know where we keep any of that.
— @KalvinMacleod
She took 4 y/o to the park & texted "Can I get her ice-cream?"
Get her a Heineken for all I care. Free babysitters get to call the shots.
— @BunmiLaditan
I wish bottles of ibuprofen came with a little prize inside, like maybe a babysitter.
— @SuburbanSnaps
To anyone out there thinking about having kids, today my 2yo threw a temper tantrum because she couldn’t get rid of her shadow.
— @XplodingUnicorn
Peppered with cartoons by Science of Parenthood, The Big Book of Parenting Tweets is the perfect gift for every over-worked, under-showered, sleep-deprived parent who could use a quick laugh, because who has time for more?
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First published November 19, 2014
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December 5, 2014
Five stars for this book because I wrote some of the words in it. I was going to go with three stars, but I feel like I would have undervalued the words I wrote. Also, my therapist told me to work on my self esteem. Four stars probably would have been okay, but five seemed to fit. Six stars would have been more acceptable, but that wasn't an option. If Good Reads makes it an option, I'll have to come back and give it six stars, which would be a chore I'd rather not do.
I like funny parenting jokes because they are funny. If you don't like funny stuff parenting jokes, steer clear of this book. There are many funny jokes in this book that will make you laugh in an out loud fashion. If you hate laughing, or if you've recently gone through surgery and it hurts to laugh, this book is not for you. Wait until the pain subsides and then buy the book. Or, buy the book but don't read it until you've completely recovered from surgery. If you've had surgery on your finger or toe, you might be okay to buy the book and read it. I'm mostly talking about if you've had surgery recently on your core area.
If you have had surgery recently and feel that laughing would be a painful thing, might I suggest buying the book and learning to internalize your laughing. What I mean by this is laughing on the inside, not the outside. I do this all the time when my spouse falls and gets hurt. I'd never do it if my wife fell and hurt herself seriously. First I check to make sure she is okay. "Are you okay, honey? Yes? Good." And then I laugh on the inside. I suggest this method if you recently have had surgery and would still would like to buy this book.
So, in conclusion, you should buy this book if you like to laugh and especially if you are a parent that likes to laugh. Steer clear if you recently have had surgery and it hurts to laugh unless you have taught yourself how to laugh on the inside only.
I like funny parenting jokes because they are funny. If you don't like funny stuff parenting jokes, steer clear of this book. There are many funny jokes in this book that will make you laugh in an out loud fashion. If you hate laughing, or if you've recently gone through surgery and it hurts to laugh, this book is not for you. Wait until the pain subsides and then buy the book. Or, buy the book but don't read it until you've completely recovered from surgery. If you've had surgery on your finger or toe, you might be okay to buy the book and read it. I'm mostly talking about if you've had surgery recently on your core area.
If you have had surgery recently and feel that laughing would be a painful thing, might I suggest buying the book and learning to internalize your laughing. What I mean by this is laughing on the inside, not the outside. I do this all the time when my spouse falls and gets hurt. I'd never do it if my wife fell and hurt herself seriously. First I check to make sure she is okay. "Are you okay, honey? Yes? Good." And then I laugh on the inside. I suggest this method if you recently have had surgery and would still would like to buy this book.
So, in conclusion, you should buy this book if you like to laugh and especially if you are a parent that likes to laugh. Steer clear if you recently have had surgery and it hurts to laugh unless you have taught yourself how to laugh on the inside only.
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December 1, 2014This book is the quickest read, which is perfect for parents who don't have a minute to breathe, let alone sit down and chug through a 400+ pager. The tweets are hilarious. I found myself giggling out loud and laughing way too hard. I completely related to wayyy too many of these parents' sentiments. But we all survive and reading them proves that this sort of light-hearted "misery" loves company. And laughter. Always. 100% of the time. A definite fun read and the perfect gift for that friend of yours who has the same sense of humor that you do.
November 21, 2014
*I received an advance copy of this book* I read this book and begged to blurb it because I thought it was so funny. Do yourself a favor and buy this for YOU. Forget everyone else, YOU need this book. It's little bite size nuggets of funny one liners that made me laugh, snort, and cry a little. All of my favorite Twitter-ers (Tweeters? Twits?) are here and I was pleased to find some new ones to follow too.
December 5, 2014
The Big Book of Parenting Tweets: Featuring the Most Hilarious Parents on Twitter is a fun, quick read ~ mostly because it's a bunch of 140-character jokes, which don't take long to read. But it's definitely worth it! My husband and I went through most of the book together, and we were both cracking up over these tweets from some very funny parents.
The best part is that I could relate to just about all of them! Actually, maybe that's not a good thing. Now that my kids are older, it was nostalgic to read through the tweets about babies and toddlers. When I got to this one, I said to my husband, "Yes! That's us now!"
"One minute your kids are babies, and the next you're sleeping in till 9:30 a.m. because they have the iPad and can reach the cereal. - Amy Flory (@FunnyIsFamily)"
There are plenty of tweets included about older kids and teens as well. And several silly cartoon-like pictures throughout the book that highlight some of the funny situations we parents find ourselves in. The glossary at the end of the book is particularly helpful to anyone who isn't a Twitter expert.
I really enjoyed The Big Book of Parenting Tweets. I highly recommend it to all parents if you need a little laughter in your stressful day! It would make a fun gift for new parents as well.
The best part is that I could relate to just about all of them! Actually, maybe that's not a good thing. Now that my kids are older, it was nostalgic to read through the tweets about babies and toddlers. When I got to this one, I said to my husband, "Yes! That's us now!"
"One minute your kids are babies, and the next you're sleeping in till 9:30 a.m. because they have the iPad and can reach the cereal. - Amy Flory (@FunnyIsFamily)"
There are plenty of tweets included about older kids and teens as well. And several silly cartoon-like pictures throughout the book that highlight some of the funny situations we parents find ourselves in. The glossary at the end of the book is particularly helpful to anyone who isn't a Twitter expert.
I really enjoyed The Big Book of Parenting Tweets. I highly recommend it to all parents if you need a little laughter in your stressful day! It would make a fun gift for new parents as well.
November 27, 2014
With two kids running around, I don't get much time to read, much less figure out how The Twitter works and find the funniest tweets on it. This book has curated the best of the best so that you can spend your precious 60-second breaks reading only the funniest Twitter has to offer. I literally laughed out loud more times than I could count, and read every tweet twice because they were all so good.
November 30, 2014
It takes a brilliant wit to make someone laugh out loud in 140 characters or less -- but I don't have time to scroll through Twitter to find those gems. Luckily, some hilarious writers got together to gather the best of the best tweets in this book. The illustrations are awesome and the tweets are literally laugh-out-loud funny!
December 8, 2014
I know what you're thinking. "This book seems hilarious, but will it look great casually thrown on random surfaces in my home?"
Places this book looks great: Within reach of the commode, coffee tables with solid, see-through, and wine cork tops,
in that magazine holder with the handle that falls off you bought at the flea market, currently holding all your copies of Southern Living, Forbes, or Family Fun, granite counter tops or laminate ones you tried to paint because you saw the idea on Pinterest, even though your spouse was like, "Umm, not sure that's the best idea. What's Pinterest and why are you waiving that paint brush at the stove? Is that polcrylic you just poured down the sink?"
(Like my experience, maybe that didn't turn out so great, but that won't have any affect on how funny this book is.)
Why you? Why this book? Why now?
Mostly destiny. But also because the jokes lovingly curated from Twitter are hilarious, relatable, and so much shorter than starting A Tale of Two Cities.Unless you're reading that right now. In which case, go ahead finish because it's a classic and you want to be well-rounded, but then buy this book afterwards.
Because you know there's a decorative bowl of fruit you'd just love to set it next to after you're finished laughing uncontrollably.
Places this book looks great: Within reach of the commode, coffee tables with solid, see-through, and wine cork tops,
in that magazine holder with the handle that falls off you bought at the flea market, currently holding all your copies of Southern Living, Forbes, or Family Fun, granite counter tops or laminate ones you tried to paint because you saw the idea on Pinterest, even though your spouse was like, "Umm, not sure that's the best idea. What's Pinterest and why are you waiving that paint brush at the stove? Is that polcrylic you just poured down the sink?"
(Like my experience, maybe that didn't turn out so great, but that won't have any affect on how funny this book is.)
Why you? Why this book? Why now?
Mostly destiny. But also because the jokes lovingly curated from Twitter are hilarious, relatable, and so much shorter than starting A Tale of Two Cities.Unless you're reading that right now. In which case, go ahead finish because it's a classic and you want to be well-rounded, but then buy this book afterwards.
Because you know there's a decorative bowl of fruit you'd just love to set it next to after you're finished laughing uncontrollably.
December 24, 2014
In this hilarious book, the authors have consolidated some of the funniest parenting commentary on twitter. What’s great about this book is that it’s in quick packets (like twitter), but all collected together so you can read as much as you like in one sitting. I read the entire book in one sitting on the airplane and definitely was getting some stares for laughing out loud. If it was that funny for me, I’m sure it’d be even better for folks with kids.
At times poignant, others completely hilarious, the tweets range from morning, afternoon and afternoon stories about parenting. I’d highly recommend this for parents to have a reminder: you’re not alone in your consideration of “the favorite kid who doesn’t wake up at 5am” and wanting to neglect parental duty. Just be careful if you read it in public. And for me? Well let’s just say this book has me thinking I’ll put off kids for a while…
Please note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review courtesy of the authors.
Who should read it? Parents of all ages, but couples considering to have kids may want to hold off!
See all my reviews and more including an author interview at www.ReadingToDistraction.com or @Read2Distract
At times poignant, others completely hilarious, the tweets range from morning, afternoon and afternoon stories about parenting. I’d highly recommend this for parents to have a reminder: you’re not alone in your consideration of “the favorite kid who doesn’t wake up at 5am” and wanting to neglect parental duty. Just be careful if you read it in public. And for me? Well let’s just say this book has me thinking I’ll put off kids for a while…
Please note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review courtesy of the authors.
Who should read it? Parents of all ages, but couples considering to have kids may want to hold off!
See all my reviews and more including an author interview at www.ReadingToDistraction.com or @Read2Distract
December 5, 2014
*I received an advance copy of this book* I read this book from cover to cover in one sitting, and I think I got a week's worth of a workout from all the laughing I did. Parenting is a rough business, but it's also a truly hilarious one too. Follow along as some of the best Twitter comedians recount their experiences with their kids...we can all relate
December 28, 2018
This is one big book of parenting tweets, you will laugh, you will cry (because it is so funny), and you definitely want more of it all at the end.
First up, thanks to my sweet fiance for giving me this book for Christmas! I am so happy I finally can read this book, and I loved it!
The book is split up in various sections with a small introduction, I really liked that they did that, just continuous tweets may have just gotten a bit too much. Now you can take a small break before diving in the tweets again.
I loved seeing Exploding Unicorn's tweets, I have been following him for some time and I just adore his tweets, they always make me laugh.
But thanks to this book I also found several other people I definitely need to follow on Twitter. Though maybe I shouldn't, in case more books of these come out and they use the same Twitter people. I don't want to be spoiled. :P
There are also illustrations here and there with tweets and I loved that they added those, it made those tweets even more hilarious to read.
The tweets are fabulous, I was glad to read that the makers of this book edited them slightly. For readability, for which I am thanking them. You have to forego some things when you tweet, and especially back when it was just 140 characters you had to pick what to leave out so your tweet would fit in the box.
The tweets are about kids from babies to teens. I definitely hadn't expected teens. I was expecting this one to be, like most books about parenting, about little kids. So I was happy to see some teens making an appearance (I had such a laugh at the dad showing a natural birth video to his teen daughter about to go to her boyfriend).
All in all, if you are looking for a hilarious book, you love tweets, you are looking for some more parenting stuff, be sure to read this one. Oh, and I definitely need to get the next book (yes, there is more!).
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
First up, thanks to my sweet fiance for giving me this book for Christmas! I am so happy I finally can read this book, and I loved it!
The book is split up in various sections with a small introduction, I really liked that they did that, just continuous tweets may have just gotten a bit too much. Now you can take a small break before diving in the tweets again.
I loved seeing Exploding Unicorn's tweets, I have been following him for some time and I just adore his tweets, they always make me laugh.
But thanks to this book I also found several other people I definitely need to follow on Twitter. Though maybe I shouldn't, in case more books of these come out and they use the same Twitter people. I don't want to be spoiled. :P
There are also illustrations here and there with tweets and I loved that they added those, it made those tweets even more hilarious to read.
The tweets are fabulous, I was glad to read that the makers of this book edited them slightly. For readability, for which I am thanking them. You have to forego some things when you tweet, and especially back when it was just 140 characters you had to pick what to leave out so your tweet would fit in the box.
The tweets are about kids from babies to teens. I definitely hadn't expected teens. I was expecting this one to be, like most books about parenting, about little kids. So I was happy to see some teens making an appearance (I had such a laugh at the dad showing a natural birth video to his teen daughter about to go to her boyfriend).
All in all, if you are looking for a hilarious book, you love tweets, you are looking for some more parenting stuff, be sure to read this one. Oh, and I definitely need to get the next book (yes, there is more!).
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
December 7, 2014
A FUNNY STOCKING STUFFER FOR THE PARENTS ON YOUR HOLIDAY GIFT LIST
“The Big Book of Parenting Tweets” is a new collection of 300 Tweets from funny people on Twitter who also happen to be parents, curated by Kate Hall, creator of the popular Hall of Tweets blog.
It is delightful. Immediate. True. And laugh-out-loud funny.
Laughter is a terrific way to reduce stress. And thanks to Twitter, when an amateur comic who is also a parent cracks a good joke, the world listens! (And, if you need a good laugh, you should too.) Check out this sampling of the books best wit, wisdom and wisecracks:
Yesterday I cleaned my house, which is dumb because we still live here.
To anyone out there thinking about having kids, today my 2YO threw a temper tantrum because she couldn’t get rid of her shadow.
You could make dinner for a toddler, or you could just cut out the middle man & throw away a plate of food & squirt ketchup on the dog.
My artistic 3YO has chosen the dining room table as her canvas, a blue Sharpie as her paint bush & lax supervision as her motivation.
My teen daughter dropped her phone. It broke. The world came to an end. Good-bye, everybody.
My 4YO just shut the bathroom door on me while I was inside and told me I was in jail. So I locked the door. I love this game.
Glad my son can read because now someone calls out from the backseat every 2 minutes with the current speed limit and how I’m exceeding it.
5YO: Mom, will you get me a yogurt?
Me: You’re closer to the fridge.
5YO: *moves to the other side of the room.* Now you’re closer.
World peace could be achieved if all the political leaders of the world had to work together to dress and undress Barbies.
Fun Fact: The average group of 4YOs can take up to 7 years to break open a pinata.
Tonight we will be having “That looks kinda yucky” with a side of “How many bites do I have to take?”
Reasons my 2YO threw a fit today:
1) I woke her up
2) Her socks felt funny.
3) Her balloon was too floaty.
I bet if Bruce Banner had children, he’d be the Hulk more than 90% of the time.
Put a new blender on your baby registry. It drowns out the crying and makes margaritas. You’re welcome.
4YO: My teacher said zombies aren’t real.
Me: That sounds like something a zombie would say.
4YO: *hides under her bed forever.*
“Daddy, I want to watch Dora.”
“Sweetie, this is Dora. It’s the one where she plays an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets.”
My signature move is spending 4 hours getting my kids to sleep and then tripping over a basket of cymbals on my way out of the room.
I only have to wait 30 more years before my daughter realizes I know what I’m talking about.
4YO: Tell me a scary story!
Me: One time little people popped out of your mom, and they never stopped asking questions.
4YO: Why?
There should be a theme park called Parentland where only parents can go. The rides would be couches where parents can just sit in peace.
Reassured the 5YO at 2 a.m. that there are no werewolves, then went back to bed where I can’t let my feet hang over because of the evil clowns.
MY 9YO says she always unbuttons her jeans when she sits on the couch because I do. So that’s my legacy right there, people.
My advice? Get a copy for everybody on your holiday gift list. And a copy for yourself too. Then sit back, pour yourself a margarita and enjoy.
You’re welcome.
“The Big Book of Parenting Tweets” is a new collection of 300 Tweets from funny people on Twitter who also happen to be parents, curated by Kate Hall, creator of the popular Hall of Tweets blog.
It is delightful. Immediate. True. And laugh-out-loud funny.
Laughter is a terrific way to reduce stress. And thanks to Twitter, when an amateur comic who is also a parent cracks a good joke, the world listens! (And, if you need a good laugh, you should too.) Check out this sampling of the books best wit, wisdom and wisecracks:
Yesterday I cleaned my house, which is dumb because we still live here.
To anyone out there thinking about having kids, today my 2YO threw a temper tantrum because she couldn’t get rid of her shadow.
You could make dinner for a toddler, or you could just cut out the middle man & throw away a plate of food & squirt ketchup on the dog.
My artistic 3YO has chosen the dining room table as her canvas, a blue Sharpie as her paint bush & lax supervision as her motivation.
My teen daughter dropped her phone. It broke. The world came to an end. Good-bye, everybody.
My 4YO just shut the bathroom door on me while I was inside and told me I was in jail. So I locked the door. I love this game.
Glad my son can read because now someone calls out from the backseat every 2 minutes with the current speed limit and how I’m exceeding it.
5YO: Mom, will you get me a yogurt?
Me: You’re closer to the fridge.
5YO: *moves to the other side of the room.* Now you’re closer.
World peace could be achieved if all the political leaders of the world had to work together to dress and undress Barbies.
Fun Fact: The average group of 4YOs can take up to 7 years to break open a pinata.
Tonight we will be having “That looks kinda yucky” with a side of “How many bites do I have to take?”
Reasons my 2YO threw a fit today:
1) I woke her up
2) Her socks felt funny.
3) Her balloon was too floaty.
I bet if Bruce Banner had children, he’d be the Hulk more than 90% of the time.
Put a new blender on your baby registry. It drowns out the crying and makes margaritas. You’re welcome.
4YO: My teacher said zombies aren’t real.
Me: That sounds like something a zombie would say.
4YO: *hides under her bed forever.*
“Daddy, I want to watch Dora.”
“Sweetie, this is Dora. It’s the one where she plays an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets.”
My signature move is spending 4 hours getting my kids to sleep and then tripping over a basket of cymbals on my way out of the room.
I only have to wait 30 more years before my daughter realizes I know what I’m talking about.
4YO: Tell me a scary story!
Me: One time little people popped out of your mom, and they never stopped asking questions.
4YO: Why?
There should be a theme park called Parentland where only parents can go. The rides would be couches where parents can just sit in peace.
Reassured the 5YO at 2 a.m. that there are no werewolves, then went back to bed where I can’t let my feet hang over because of the evil clowns.
MY 9YO says she always unbuttons her jeans when she sits on the couch because I do. So that’s my legacy right there, people.
My advice? Get a copy for everybody on your holiday gift list. And a copy for yourself too. Then sit back, pour yourself a margarita and enjoy.
You’re welcome.
July 14, 2015
I picked this book up at the library during a children's activity and proceeded to read the first half while my children participated in a "make it" time. The youth services librarian and her assistant (both my friends) commented "I love that book!" while I continued to ignore my children. I'm totally the intended audience.
Kate Hall has narrowed all the parenting tweets in tweetendom down to the top 200-300. I, in turn, have narrowed these down to the top 10 with the help of my 8yo, plus 1 he didn't get (because he has never been, and thank glob, will never be, a teenage girl).
10:
"Sex Ed for teenagers should include trying to get 2 kids ready for school in the morning." Jennifer Liza (@OutsmartedMommy)
9:
"My 2yo's least favorite sippy cup is whichever one I already poured his drink into." Lurk at Home Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom)
8:
"MUMMMMMY! My brudder won't play with me! He keeps playing with himself!"
Get used to it, girl." Stephanie Jankowski (@CrazyExhaustion)
7:
"My son tripped over a box of Legos and landed in about 185 tiny pieces. I feel like this is 6 years of karma finally catching up with him." Bethany Thies (@BPMBadassMama)
6:
"Dad: Do you love your little sister?
10yo: About 4.5.
Dad: No, it's not on a scale of 1 to 10.
10yo: That was a scale of 1 to 100." Kate Hall (@KateWhineHall)
5:
"My kids love juice boxes, unless someone else puts the straw in. THEN THEY'RE RUINED." Amy Flory (@FunnyIsFamily)
4:
"Kid 1: What are sex slaves?
Kid 2: Yeah, what ARE sex slaves??
And that will conclude today's play date." Science of Parenthood (@SciOfParenthood)
My 8yo: What ARE sex slaves?
3:
"Glad my son can read because now someone calls out from the backseat every 2 minutes with the current speed limit and how I'm exceeding it." Kate Hall (@KateWhineHall)
2:
"On my son's homework, he was supposed to fill in the letters to complete a word: _ _ at. He wrote "shat."
I swear, I almost shat my pants." Bethany Thies (@BPMBadassMama)
1:
"If they gave Oscars for Best Actor in a Dinner-Time Drama, the 6yo would snare it for his performance of the Broccoli Consumption Torture." Science of Parenthood (@SciOfParenthood)
Instead of "Broccoli," insert "Chicken Pot Pie."
The one he doesn't get:
"Teen Girl Haiku:
*audible eye roll*
OMG! FML. *sigh*
*text-text-text-text-text*"
Housewife of Hell (@HousewifeOfHell)
Kate Hall has narrowed all the parenting tweets in tweetendom down to the top 200-300. I, in turn, have narrowed these down to the top 10 with the help of my 8yo, plus 1 he didn't get (because he has never been, and thank glob, will never be, a teenage girl).
10:
"Sex Ed for teenagers should include trying to get 2 kids ready for school in the morning." Jennifer Liza (@OutsmartedMommy)
9:
"My 2yo's least favorite sippy cup is whichever one I already poured his drink into." Lurk at Home Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom)
8:
"MUMMMMMY! My brudder won't play with me! He keeps playing with himself!"
Get used to it, girl." Stephanie Jankowski (@CrazyExhaustion)
7:
"My son tripped over a box of Legos and landed in about 185 tiny pieces. I feel like this is 6 years of karma finally catching up with him." Bethany Thies (@BPMBadassMama)
6:
"Dad: Do you love your little sister?
10yo: About 4.5.
Dad: No, it's not on a scale of 1 to 10.
10yo: That was a scale of 1 to 100." Kate Hall (@KateWhineHall)
5:
"My kids love juice boxes, unless someone else puts the straw in. THEN THEY'RE RUINED." Amy Flory (@FunnyIsFamily)
4:
"Kid 1: What are sex slaves?
Kid 2: Yeah, what ARE sex slaves??
And that will conclude today's play date." Science of Parenthood (@SciOfParenthood)
My 8yo: What ARE sex slaves?
3:
"Glad my son can read because now someone calls out from the backseat every 2 minutes with the current speed limit and how I'm exceeding it." Kate Hall (@KateWhineHall)
2:
"On my son's homework, he was supposed to fill in the letters to complete a word: _ _ at. He wrote "shat."
I swear, I almost shat my pants." Bethany Thies (@BPMBadassMama)
1:
"If they gave Oscars for Best Actor in a Dinner-Time Drama, the 6yo would snare it for his performance of the Broccoli Consumption Torture." Science of Parenthood (@SciOfParenthood)
Instead of "Broccoli," insert "Chicken Pot Pie."
The one he doesn't get:
"Teen Girl Haiku:
*audible eye roll*
OMG! FML. *sigh*
*text-text-text-text-text*"
Housewife of Hell (@HousewifeOfHell)
December 3, 2014
This little book is a treasure trove of 140 character levity. I was that weird combination of lucky and ridiculously unfortunate to catch one of the billion bugs swarming through the kids' preschool, and that gave me ample time to curl up and read this thing- including every single bio. Because it's that hilarious.
It should be noted though, that this might not be advisable. Apparently, the sound of my guffawing out loud through my sinus congestion reminded the children of the baboons in their Planet Earth dvds, and I may have set off a minor panic as they scoured the house for hidden exotic pets.
I've been enjoying the tweeted humor of many of the contributors for some time, but now they're ALL on my feed.
In addition to what is essentially a brilliant collection of parenting one-liners, the brilliant minds of Science of Parenthood illustrated some of the tweets. And it's comedy gold.
I'd say The Big Book of Parenting Tweets has joined my incredibly short list of go-to gifts for new parents. It's a great book to keep in the diaper bag, or, if you're the rare parent who actually gets to pee alone, in the bathroom.
Because let's be honest, when you're a new parent, 140 characters is about all you have time for anyway.
It should be noted though, that this might not be advisable. Apparently, the sound of my guffawing out loud through my sinus congestion reminded the children of the baboons in their Planet Earth dvds, and I may have set off a minor panic as they scoured the house for hidden exotic pets.
I've been enjoying the tweeted humor of many of the contributors for some time, but now they're ALL on my feed.
In addition to what is essentially a brilliant collection of parenting one-liners, the brilliant minds of Science of Parenthood illustrated some of the tweets. And it's comedy gold.
I'd say The Big Book of Parenting Tweets has joined my incredibly short list of go-to gifts for new parents. It's a great book to keep in the diaper bag, or, if you're the rare parent who actually gets to pee alone, in the bathroom.
Because let's be honest, when you're a new parent, 140 characters is about all you have time for anyway.
December 21, 2014
I was gifted, The Big Book of Parenting Tweets by Norine Dworkin-McDaniel, by inkspand, in exchange for an honest review.
I don't tweet but can't wait to read what the "most hilarious parents on Twitter" have to say!
First, I have to say I love that there is a section for contributors so if I ever give in and decide to join the Twitter madness I can look for these people. Some do have their blog addresses and/or websites so I can look them up now. The glossary is also a great edition.
Many of the tweets are things I have felt as a parent, some make me grateful not to be lucky enough to have twins or more than two. It is always fun to read books that prove I'm not the only person to ever feel I have to be the worst parent ever. I'm not. We all make mistakes and have great war stories. Both my kids missed the terrible twos. For my son they arrived when he was eight and are still going on twelve years later. I'm still waiting for my daughter's to hit, she's eighteen- if I'm lucky I missed that one!!
I can recommend this book to anyone who works with or has children of any age. It is an easy five stars and such a quick read I'm sure I'll be reading this one again and again- anytime I need a pick-me-up and a reminder that we all suffer from "Am I good enough?"!
I don't tweet but can't wait to read what the "most hilarious parents on Twitter" have to say!
First, I have to say I love that there is a section for contributors so if I ever give in and decide to join the Twitter madness I can look for these people. Some do have their blog addresses and/or websites so I can look them up now. The glossary is also a great edition.
Many of the tweets are things I have felt as a parent, some make me grateful not to be lucky enough to have twins or more than two. It is always fun to read books that prove I'm not the only person to ever feel I have to be the worst parent ever. I'm not. We all make mistakes and have great war stories. Both my kids missed the terrible twos. For my son they arrived when he was eight and are still going on twelve years later. I'm still waiting for my daughter's to hit, she's eighteen- if I'm lucky I missed that one!!
I can recommend this book to anyone who works with or has children of any age. It is an easy five stars and such a quick read I'm sure I'll be reading this one again and again- anytime I need a pick-me-up and a reminder that we all suffer from "Am I good enough?"!
December 10, 2014
Coffee-through-the-nose funny and yet pretty-darn-true-to-life little book! I was given an advanced copy by the authors when I was moving house - this was the the perfect book to make me laugh, one snippet at a time, that as a parent will have you nodding knowingly!
Broken down into short chapters with equally funny introductions, it's a curated collection of 300 hilarious tweets, curated by Kate Hall from Hall of Tweets and peppered with equally funny cartoons from the fab duo from Science of Parenthood, Jessica Ziegler and Norine Dworkin-McDaniel.
You don't have to be a Twitter user to appreciate the wit found in 140 characters of these funny people (and if you are, you'll be following all of them - as you should.) This book would make a great stocking stuffer or hostess gift this season!
Go find a copy! You can read that 600-word tome in the new year.
Broken down into short chapters with equally funny introductions, it's a curated collection of 300 hilarious tweets, curated by Kate Hall from Hall of Tweets and peppered with equally funny cartoons from the fab duo from Science of Parenthood, Jessica Ziegler and Norine Dworkin-McDaniel.
You don't have to be a Twitter user to appreciate the wit found in 140 characters of these funny people (and if you are, you'll be following all of them - as you should.) This book would make a great stocking stuffer or hostess gift this season!
Go find a copy! You can read that 600-word tome in the new year.
December 11, 2014
In the interest of full disclosure, I did receive an advanced copy of this book but I was ALREADY a fan of a lot of these tweeps!
This book is PERFECT if you are a parent!!!
1. It's relatable. If you have kids, you'll get it. You'll SOOO get it.
2. It's HYSTERICAL. Period.
3. It's a book of tweets. You're a parent, so you may not have time to read an actual book of well-written, composed and sensible thoughts strung together into a story with a plot to follow and keep up with, you WILL have time to grab a snippet of this book whenever and wherever. You can read a page (in under a minute) or you can leaf through the whole thing--after you put the kids to bed.
4. You can read it again and again and again. Because even when you've read them before, they still funny. Because you related to it the first time it happened to you , and the 5th time.
This book is PERFECT if you are a parent!!!
1. It's relatable. If you have kids, you'll get it. You'll SOOO get it.
2. It's HYSTERICAL. Period.
3. It's a book of tweets. You're a parent, so you may not have time to read an actual book of well-written, composed and sensible thoughts strung together into a story with a plot to follow and keep up with, you WILL have time to grab a snippet of this book whenever and wherever. You can read a page (in under a minute) or you can leaf through the whole thing--after you put the kids to bed.
4. You can read it again and again and again. Because even when you've read them before, they still funny. Because you related to it the first time it happened to you , and the 5th time.
January 4, 2015
This book is seriously funny! I can’t remember ever laughing out loud so much while reading a book! You don’t have to know what Twitter or a Tweet is to enjoy this book. All you need is a teeny tiny sense of humor and this book will have you laughing your head off while everyone near you looks at you like you’ve lost your mind. I kept repeating what I read to my husband and probably told him more than half of what’s in the book.
If you have kids or grandkids or nieces or nephews or any small child in your life, more than likely you’ll be able to relate to this book.
Whether you like Twitter or not, if you like funny or just need a laugh, go grab a copy of this book!! As fast as you can!
I received an advanced copy for review
If you have kids or grandkids or nieces or nephews or any small child in your life, more than likely you’ll be able to relate to this book.
Whether you like Twitter or not, if you like funny or just need a laugh, go grab a copy of this book!! As fast as you can!
I received an advanced copy for review
December 20, 2014
You know that saying that goes, "I laugh so I won't cry?"
Well, I'm thankful that Science of Parenthood sent me an advanced copy The Big Book of Parenting Tweets, because sometimes you just need to laugh about what happens in the day-to-day life of parenting. Lately I don't have a whole lot of time to read books, but this one made it easy for me. I mean, reading a book in 140 characters at a time? With the hilarious illustrations included, I easily got a good chuckle out of this book every time I read it and I could literally just pick it up and read it anywhere.
Read more at...http://www.embracingthespectrum.com/b...
Well, I'm thankful that Science of Parenthood sent me an advanced copy The Big Book of Parenting Tweets, because sometimes you just need to laugh about what happens in the day-to-day life of parenting. Lately I don't have a whole lot of time to read books, but this one made it easy for me. I mean, reading a book in 140 characters at a time? With the hilarious illustrations included, I easily got a good chuckle out of this book every time I read it and I could literally just pick it up and read it anywhere.
Read more at...http://www.embracingthespectrum.com/b...
December 5, 2014
As a person who doesn't always "get Twitter" I LOVED this book. The editors culled out all of the Twitter noise and put the gold all in one hilarious book. I laughed through so many tweets, and could identify with these parents in a 140 characters or less. The best part of this book is you can read it in small increments if that's all the time you have. It's a perfect gift for the parents in your lives or anyone who needs to be entertained as they sit in the endless minivan parade at the end of a school day.
December 11, 2014
I love this book so much I'm not sure words can do it justice. Especially during this holiday season when life is so darn crazy, it was simply perfect. It's like a bunch of wonderful friends stuffed a ton of laughs in a package I could unwrap whenever I was about to chuck a sugar cookie at the wall. It's the gift of smiles and snorts and I love it!
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December 14, 2014This book is hysterical!! I'm the mom of a three year old and got into Twitter about a year ago because I was trying to grow my social media following. I often quote my son on FB/Twitter and I think he's hysterical, but these quotes were even funnier than my son. I laughed myself through the entire book in one sitting. Seriously, this will give you a whole new perspective on your kids. ;)
December 4, 2014
This is a spit-out-your-coffee, perfect-for-parents book! I LOVED the random nuggets of hilarity and wisdom found among these tweets. And bonus points that I feel so much better after reading for the crazy thoughts that flow through my head while chasing after my little one. We are NOT alone ;)
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December 5, 2014This is straight up hysterical. As you are heading off to holiday parties, grab a few of these as hostess gifts. You will be invited back. The Big Book of Parenting Tweets is parenting humor at its best.
December 8, 2014
Imagine sitting down to coffee with some of the funniest parents you know and listening to them make quick-witted comments about themselves, their kids and parenting in general. That is what reading The Big Book of Parenting Tweets is like.
December 1, 2014
I received an advanced copy of this book to review and didn't stop laughing from start to finish! Will be buying this book for all future baby showers I attend!
January 19, 2015
I like to read Huffington Posts' top parenting tweets so I borrowed this for free on my kindle. It made me laugh with its relatability and took under 2 hours to read.
January 31, 2015
Laughed Out Loud!
I literally laughed out loud reading this book- so many times that my kids now think I am (even more) insane.
Only dislike- I wish the book was longer!
I literally laughed out loud reading this book- so many times that my kids now think I am (even more) insane.
Only dislike- I wish the book was longer!
February 16, 2015
Really funny. I totally did laugh out loud several times, and bugged my husbamd so i could share me favorite gems with him. if you like kids, i recommend this book.
August 18, 2021
2 to 3 Stars.
I smiled at some of the texts. Felt their humor. Many I could relate to, though I think reading so many back to back took away the magic. These would be better as shorter blog posts, or as funny nuggets in their original tweet form. It's also been years since my kids were little. My youngest is 14. So I think younger parents would appreciate this more.
I smiled at some of the texts. Felt their humor. Many I could relate to, though I think reading so many back to back took away the magic. These would be better as shorter blog posts, or as funny nuggets in their original tweet form. It's also been years since my kids were little. My youngest is 14. So I think younger parents would appreciate this more.
June 8, 2019
My husband has left me alone with the 8 year old for a week, and I needed a lift between fixing the ice maker and doing yet more dishes. Perfect book for this kind of situation!
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