Meanwhile, our kids are busy seeing how many beans they can fit up their noses, how far they can punt a juice box and how long they can go without actually brushing all of their teeth.
So we repeat. And we redirect. And sometimes we feel like locking ourselves in our bedrooms to tweet our hearts out while binging on chocolate cake. Behold, our messages from the dark (chocolate) side, on the brink of chaos.
The Bedtime Brigade
2 of 17
The Snackfinder
3 of 17
The Handyman
4 of 17
The Pancake Surgeon
5 of 17
The Walking Migraine
7 of 17
The Dreamer
9 of 17
The Detective
11 of 17
The Family Chef
12 of 17
By the time the kitchen is cleaned up, it'll be breakfast.
The Candy Counter
13 of 17
I, on the other hand, can eat 26 Starbursts in one bite.
The Pantry Police
14 of 17
The Insomniac
16 of 17
About the Author
Amy Flory has been featured on multiple parenting sites, was named one of Mashable’s 17 Funny Moms on Twitter in 2013, and one of Parenting’s 10 Twitter Handles to Follow in 2015. She is a contributor to the New York Times Bestselling I Just Want to Pee Alone series, and the wildly popular Big Book of Parenting Tweets series. Amy can be found laughing at the absurdity of parenting on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, sharing her famous Crock Pot Thursday recipes on Pinterest, and writing embarrassing stories about her family and herself at FunnyIsFamily.com.
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