Do you have young kiddos? If so, you know what an absolute treat it can be getting them dressed during the cold winter months! Lots of screaming, crying, fighting, and tantrum-throwing to liven up your long days!
And if you don’t have kids, you remember these days from your childhood, don’t you? I sure do. It was a constant battle between my mom and myself, no one willing to give an inch and back down. Good times!
Well, Saturday Night Live recently nailed this phenomenon in a hilarious fake Macy’s commercial about the trials and tribulations of trying to dress little kids during the winter.
The commercial starts off typically enough as a Christmas ad with happy families having a grand time.
…But then the whole thing starts to go downhill pretty quickly. The kids start to complain about various issues with their clothes. “It’s too hot!” “It itches!”
And the narrator tells us that “Tis the season for wrestling your wiggly little monster into thick winter clothes.”
It’s time to double-check those Christmas wish lists your kiddos gave you so you can make sure they have the best holiday ever…or at least until they present you with next year’s list…
Let’s take a deep dive into some hilarious Christmas lists from kids who will hopefully get everything they asked for this year…
1. “Fake head that is not alive.”
The three year old i watch had her older brother write her Christmas list & i…. pic.twitter.com/cTnyfOqHsF
My 5 years olds Christmas List.. she had to make sure the @Simone_Biles Leo was at the top of the list where it belonged when she realized order might matter @gkelitepic.twitter.com/WD4hYKEGsY
Taking your little ones to meet Santa can go one of two ways: they either love it and enjoy telling the old man what they want for Christmas…or they have a meltdown because they can’t handle the trauma of being handed over to a stranger dressed in red and white.
And it’s basically a crapshoot which way it’ll go.
Parents took to Twitter to let off some steam about this dreaded interaction that they’re all forced to go through at some point…
1. I just need this one photo…
'Tis the season to bribe your kids to take one freaking picture with the jolly mall Santa without losing their shit completely.
Don’t you think grocery shopping with little kids just the greatest?!?! I have a distinct memory of being in a grocery store with my mom when I was about five-years-old and picking up a gallon of milk, dropping it on the ground, and watching it explode.
Let’s just say I got into enormous trouble when I got home that night.
Parents with kids, these tweets are for you…we feel your pain.
1. Let’s all have a good cry.
Grocery shopping with kids is just saying "put that back!" every 30 seconds until everyone is crying.
I was lucky enough to grow up in a crazy house filled with a bunch of kids, so I kind of feel sorry for only children. Who do you play with? Who torments you? How do you escape from the watchful eye of your parents?
But I assume there are probably some advantages as well: lots of presents, lots of attention, doting parents…
I don’t know, it’s a give-and-take, I guess.
Enjoy these tweets about being an only child, whether you are one or you know one.
1. That’s a good way of looking at it.
"Basically, you have to share food just in case you need a kidney." ~me as an only child understanding siblings
when i was younger, i would take handfuls of corn and throw them at my dad and yell CORN ON THE BOB HAHA only because his name is Bob and not because i was an only child who was bored.
— deck the halls w kimmymonte (@KimmyMonte) June 14, 2018
3. Well, that’s nice.
If you are trying to decide if having kids is right for you, my son just said, "As an only child I get all your stuff when you die."
— beth, bringing Bernie to the White House (@bourgeoisalien) March 28, 2015
4. Has-No-Bro.
as an only child, it always hurt to play alone with toys made by Has-Bro.
When I was four I came home from hanging out with my best friend and her three siblings and dramatically closed our front door, leaned against it and declared “I am SO happy to be an only child.” #NationalSiblingsDay
Confession time: my parents helped me out once in a while with my homework when I was growing up, and my sister, who is now a Math teacher, really helped me out because that subject makes absolutely no sense to me.
I also remember times when my parents said, “You’re on your own with this one because I can’t figure it out!” That’s what the parents in these tweets are going through.
As they say…the struggle is real…
1. He’s nailing it.
So I’m helping my son with his homework and it says here for him to write down 2 words that starts with the letter “v”
Me: Son what are some words that starts w the letter v?
I love doing homework with my son, helping him learn new things and by default, helping his teacher learn new things. Today, for example, she’s going to learn that the two types of camels are animals and cigarettes.
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) September 11, 2019
10. You must cheat.
My 8 year old daughters homework is not easy and yes I will be using my calculator and google to answer these questions cause I would hate to get it wrong
To all the parents out there: we understand that you love your children unconditionally, but we also realize that some days feel like never-ending journeys to the bottomless pits of Hell because you’re about to lose your minds.
We’re here for you!
These tweets will make you forget about your woes for a bit and will provide you with some much-needed laughs.
You may begin!
1. All four sound wonderful.
Please choose one of the following school picture packages: A. Meh B. LOL C. Wtf happened to her hair? D. My child is a serial killer holy shit how did I not see the signs
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) November 17, 2019
8. Winning!
Ahh, just standing here sipping my coffee, listening to the sweet sounds of my oldest two children fighting first thing in the morning while the baby tries to eat the cat food.
My revenge plan is mainly encouraging my daughter to make lots and lots of home made crafts so that she can bring them to her schoolteacher to display in her classroom.
Me: Hi I'm dropping my daughter off for Kindness Club. Teacher: Well, Kindness Club doesn't start for another 15 minutes so- Me: THIS IS BULLSHIT Daughter: THIS IS BULLSHIT
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