This holiday season will be the first time my husband and I will be flying with our 2-year-old son [1], and we already know that we're going to be so. damn. tired. Children are wonderful, inquisitive beings, but somehow putting them on a flying bus or in a long car ride can take a normal travel experience and turn it into something else entirely [2] (like hell). Thankfully, there's some humor to be found in these long travel days. If you're also gearing up to hit the road or the friendly (and hopefully tantrum-less) skies soon, check out these 12 tweets that sum up what it's like, for better or for worse.
The best way to travel with kids is not to.
— OneFunnyMummy (@OneFunnyMummy) October 18, 2016 [4]
90% of traveling with kids is finding bathrooms and snacks.
— Beau Coffron (@lunchboxdad) December 1, 2017 [5]
Traveling by road w/ a 7 m.o. and a 2 y.o. isn't all bad. I plan to do a car trip w/ them again, preferably after they graduate from college
— James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) December 27, 2012 [6]
I don't need a luggage tag for when I travel, because my Kids pop out of the suitcase as soon as it hits the conveyer belt. Hard to miss.
— Tara Brown (@Faux_Ma) December 12, 2013 [7]
Traveling with a toddler... pic.twitter.com/z3u3NBjdNj [8]
— David Fowler (@davidfowl) December 6, 2017 [9]
I've been traveling with a toddler for five days. On day one I opened a blog post to read. On day five that tab is still open and the post unread.
— Anna Rev (@revelinanna) December 4, 2017 [10]
A fun game to play with kids on long car rides is called "HEADPHONES."
— RachRiot (@RachRiot) August 6, 2014 [11]
Vacation with kids is really just a relocation for all the yelling and whining.
— Jennifer Lizza (@outsmartedmommy) August 2, 2015 [12]
I'm back from a weekend away with the kids.
Notice I did not use the word "vacation"?
That was deliberate.— Kim Bongiorno (@LetMeStart) August 2, 2015 [13]
Do you have to pee before we go?
4: No
You sure?
Yes
Positive?
Yes
Why don't you just try?
NO
[backs out of driveway]
I PEED IN MY PANTS— Amy Dillon (@amydillon) June 27, 2016 [14]
Not one parent at the airport with their children last night looked like they were gonna enjoy their holiday
— Huge Fan (@Cromulentwords) July 14, 2017 [15]