In 2018, Fatherly scoured Twitter for the best jokes. Why? It’s better than doing real work and way better than changing diapers. What follows is a comprehensive roundup of the year’s best dad tweets, mom tweets, and exasperated, sleep-deprived person losing their mind tweets. These mini-missives might not be high art, but at least tweets can remind us that we’re all in this thing together.
Here are the funniest 100 parenting tweets of the year.
100. I Saw the Sign#
99. True Horror#
98. Surely You Joust#
97. Edible Glitter#
96. That’s a Wrap#
95. School’s Out#
94. Wood Penguins#
93. Karate Kid#
92. Weight Loss#
91. Look Out Below#
90. Five-Day Rule#
89. A Fresh Perspective#
88. Play the Lottery#
87. Tuck Everlasting#
86. Toilet Paper#
85. So Sweet#
84. Dad to the Bone#
83. New Skills#
82. Shout It Out#
81. My Compliments to the Chef#
80. Finally Ready#
79. Prison Rules#
78. Help Wanted#
77. Shit Happens#
76. Ye Olde Parenting Dilemma#
75. Very Tight#
74. Tit for Tattoo#
73. Great Hiding Place#
72. What’s in a (Nick)Name?#
71. One Simple Trick#
70. We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes#
69. Pirate Parenting#
68. The Sound of Silence#
67. Two for One#
66. If It Ain’t Broke#
65. Real Accomplishments#
64. Early Bedtime#
63. Horse Sounds#
62. Ball Is Life#
61. People Helping People#
60. So Sue Me#
59. (Bed)Time is a Flat Circle#
58. Let It Snow!#
57. This Is My Jam#
56. What’s In A Name?#
55. Single Life#
54. Who’s The Boss?#
53. Orange You Glad You Have Kids?#
52. The Proof is in the Pudding#
51. Sound Strategy#
50. Tough Crowd#
49. Crying Over Spilled Coffee#
48. Sick and Tired#
47. Practice Makes Perfect#
46. Stud, Sweat, and Tears#
45. Trick and Treat#
44. Chip Off the Old Block#
43. All Grown Up#
42. Who’s Your Daddy?#
41. The Morning Routine#
40. Dad Evolution#
39. About A Toy#
38. Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder#
37. What’s the Password?#
36. Sledbeat Dad#
35. Plead the Fifth#
34. Throw In The Towel#
33. A Night At The Theater#
32. In Control#
31. Whodunnit?#
30. Here Comes the Sun#
29. What Do You Mean?#
28. Loud and Proud#
27. Handle With Care#
26. Keep ‘Em Laughing#
25. Still Waiting#
24. Dazed and Confused#
23. Ye Olde Dad#
22. Life Finds a Way#
21. Wake Up and Smell the Bourbon#
20. Urine For a Treat#
19. Before Breakfast#
18. What’s Your Secret?#
17. A Gift for Teacher#
16. Is This Just Fantasy?#
15. I Want Candy#
14. Do As I Say…#
13. Hiding Place#
12. Who Dis?#
11. Relive Your Youth#
10. If You Please#
9. Responsible Parenting#
8. I Donut Play Favorites#
7. Just Desserts#
6. Defeat the Baby#
5. Gotta Catch’em All!#
4. The Whole Tooth#
3. Bounce House Surprise#
2. For The Birds#
1. Hit Series Idea#