20 Funny Tweets That Nail What Family Gatherings Are Really Like

Shoutout to everyone on family tech support duty over the holidays

— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) December 24, 2019

moms be like "this stays between us" then tell everyone at the next family gathering

— Spac𝓮 ⭐️ (@spaceeong) February 11, 2022

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

The older you get the more holidays become about keeping your father off a ladder

— mike ginn (@shutupmikeginn) November 27, 2014

Thanksgiving Pro Tip:
Never eat any food offered to you by an adorable toddler relative. It might look like a cookie, or piece of candy, but it’s actually the flu.

— Sara Says Stop (@PetrickSara) November 22, 2017

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

— sixfootcandy (@sixfootcandy) November 15, 2022

911 what is you’re emergency? I’m at a large family gathering and somehow stuck playing with my own child while everyone else hangs out.

— Lucy Huber (@clhubes) April 9, 2023

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

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

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

my favorite holiday tradition is explaining the rules of a new board game my family never wanted to play in the first place

— Adam (@adamgreattweet) December 12, 2023

My family plays cornhole for money as a part of our family Thanksgiving tradition.

We are playing for a total prize purse of $200 but you would think it’s $200,000.

My aunt and uncle are getting divorced because she missed a shot. It’s ugly.

— Lady Lawya (@Parkerlawyer) November 28, 2019

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

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

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

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

How to take a family picture with all the kids:
1. Get all the cousins together
2. Take 14k pictures
3. Forget it, there's always Christmas

— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) April 15, 2017