20 Funny Tweets That Nail What Family Gatherings Are Really Like

there’s always that person at the party who won’t stop advocating for playing a game. you’ll look away for one second and suddenly they’re gathering up all the cutlery and saying you’re about to play a game called knives

— chase (@_chase_____) December 16, 2023

Shoutout to everyone on family tech support duty over the holidays

— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) December 24, 2019

My family says their goodbyes then stand around talking for 30-45 more minutes.

— MELISSA 💘 (@Melissa_in_TN) July 5, 2022

What wine pairs best with finding out my in-laws are staying a day longer than I thought

— meghan (@deloisivete) December 23, 2022

My family has been giving each other the same five gift bags since 1984.

— Dan Regan (@DanRegan_Comedy) October 13, 2022

Going home for the holidays is fun because you’ll be driving with your mom and she’ll say “that’s where I go to the bank” and it’s the same bank she’s been going to since you were born

— Sam Herbst (@smhrbst) December 24, 2023

I just blocked two family members on social media.
The holidays are going to be fun this year.

— sixfootcandy (@sixfootcandy) November 15, 2022

☃️Let’s have a cozy cup of hot cocoa while we pore over family holiday newsletters for grammatical errors!

— Myrna Tellingheusen (@PearlsFromMyrna) December 20, 2017

First rule of family gatherings, always bring your own car so you can leave whenever you want.

— ⚡️Gordon ⚡️ (@coastaln8v73) August 18, 2019

I'm up for any holiday party as long as it starts at six, ends by eight, involves food, and doesn't require real pants.

— Abby Heugel (@AbbyHasIssues) November 24, 2018

Autocorrect just changed “I’ll host everyone” to “I hate everyone.”

Long story short, I’m free for the holidays now.

— sixfootcandy (@sixfootcandy) November 28, 2022

I’m scared that one day I’ll be visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past and it’ll take me back and make me watch my behaviour during family board games

— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) December 16, 2023

no one is weirder than your dads side of the family 🤣🤣🤣

— linda 🍓 (@gawwdiis) September 24, 2022

so I met my great great aunt for the first time and I was like “tell me about our family history, our stories, like what runs in our family?!?” and she was like “well, honey….mostly mental illness.”

— ely kreimendahl (@ElyKreimendahl) December 27, 2022

Before you marry someone, find out if their family drinks mimosas or runs 5ks on holiday mornings.

— TWEETS ABOUT WINE (@wwlwine) October 26, 2019

Shout out to my brother who arrived at our parents’ house first and bravely tracked down the wifi info for the rest of us

— meghan (@deloisivete) December 23, 2023

My 38 yo brother is shipping Christmas gifts to me. For the address he put my first name/last name, care of DORK Inc., in case anyone is wondering if they ever grow up.

— Mediocre Mom (@MediocreMamaa) December 19, 2023

I recently bought a new hearing aid. I haven't told my family that my hearing is much improved, but I have changed my will twice.

— Bryony Burrell (@lifeofbryony) June 3, 2020