21 Funny and Relatable Tweets About Life in a Big Family

The hardest part of having multiple kids is explaining why only your first child has a baby book.

— MyQuestionableLife (@2questionable) November 9, 2017

My youngest son hid a Ziploc bag of Froot Loops in his pajama drawer so that he wouldn’t miss out on the “good cereal” if he woke up late tomorrow, in case you wondered what growing up in a big family is like.

— Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) August 5, 2022

Sometimes i eat things from the fridge not because I am hungry, but because I am afraid my siblings will eat before me

— Y (@BiryaniWoman) July 4, 2016

A corn maze, because the only thing more fun than taking six kids out in public is getting lost with six kids on an endless outdoor walk.

— Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) October 8, 2022

Funny story, moments after I tweeted my last tweet about my 2nd grader I got a text from another one of my kids who reminded me my child is actually in 3rd grade.

Look, when you’re the youngest of 7, you’re lucky if I remember your name.

— Lady Lawya (@Parkerlawyer) March 10, 2018

First child @ 11 months – only eats homemade organic vegetable purées

Fourth child @ 11 months – just stole the last of her brother’s french fries

— Unfiltered Mama 💗✌️ (@UnfilteredMama) March 19, 2019

I had to take my 15y.o. aside & whisper to him that the protein bars I bought for him are hidden from his siblings in my closet, in case you wondered what raising a big family is like.

— Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) September 27, 2021

Every time I leave the house with my four kids for a trip, I understand more and more how the McCallisters were able to forget Kevin at home.

— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) October 23, 2021

The great thing about having four kids is having four people to watch me bring in the groceries all by myself.

— Paige Kellerman (@PaigeKellerman) January 4, 2018

Does your mom says your siblings name before she gets to yours or are you normal ?

— jacky calderon (@jackyc980) June 16, 2020

"One two three four. One two three… oh crap. Wait, there she is. One two three four."

-Me relaxing with all my kids at the pool

— Paige Kellerman (@PaigeKellerman) June 7, 2016

My sister requested a night at a hotel with pizza and a pool for her 11th birthday and my parents did it……being an oldest child is just watching your siblings live the life you deserved and slowly descending into madness

— The Emancipation of Keke, MS, HNIC (@keshawnrants) July 4, 2022

*filling out preschool form*

1st child: She knows all of the letters and numbers.

2nd child: He knows all of the colors.

3rd child: She knows all of the swear words.

— Jessie (@mommajessiec) October 1, 2018

I hate calling my mom on Mother's Day.

I'm the oldest of seven kids.

It's easier to get through to Comcast.

— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) May 15, 2017

My siblings, parents, and I all subscribe to a streaming service and we share passwords. Nothing has brought us together quite like being a modern-day crime family.

— The Dad (@thedad) November 3, 2022

Me, after calling my kid by her sibling's name instead pic.twitter.com/ahhjuQlNzz

— The Dad (@thedad) December 10, 2022

*shouts kids' names for twenty minutes*

*none of them hear*

*quietly opens a two-liter bottle of Coke while hiding in a closet*

*four children instantly appear*

— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) September 23, 2019

1st Kid: packs 3000 things in diaper bag
2nd: Packs 10 things
3rd: Packs 5 things
4th: Nothing. There's a diaper in the glove compartment.

— Paige Kellerman (@PaigeKellerman) January 28, 2016

I met a super nice couple the other night and the wife was very pregnant. She said they already have "so many kids" so I asked how many. They looked at each other for a sec and then she said "9" at the same time he said "10." They agreed "9 or 10." Imagine NOT BEING SURE

— Kristen Mulrooney (@missmulrooney) February 10, 2023