25 Celebrity Parent Tweets That Are So Relatable It Hurts

Raising kids isn’t easy, even for the rich and famous. In fact, this might be the one place where stars really are just like us—they’re at the mercy of the whims of their children. Taken hostage by tiny people who refuse to reason!

These celebrity parents on Twitter know what you’re going through and have gone through it themselves. With the exception of having tons of money, these parents really do know the struggle of parenthood.

1. Much like you, Olivia Wilde also knows the value of being able to sometimes just plunk the kids in front of the TV.

2. And like you, Pink made a big deal out of her baby’s first swear.

https://twitter.com/Pink/status/1042996334070915073

3. Like you, Christina Applegate knows about being too busy to shower.

4. Like you, Conan O’Brien worries about that his kid watches.

5. He maybe worries a little too much.

6. Like you, Reese Witherspoon has posted some #mom humor.

7. And like you, Channing Tatum’s got some #dad jokes.

8. He’s also been in awe of his own kid’s coolness.

9. Like you, Serena Williams has cracked up at her kid.

10. Like you, Kelly Clarkson sometimes just has to laugh.

11. Like you, Cardi B is over the constant diaper changes and doesn’t find them one bit charming.

12. But she does love to try to decode her baby’s babbling.

13. Like you, Carrie Underwood couldn’t sleep even before the kid entered the world.

14. And like you, she eats mostly lives off her kid’s leftovers.

15. Like you, Lin-Manuel Miranda is impressed with his kid’s use of language. Sweaty impressed.

16. And he proudly watches as his kid soars above him.

17. Chrissy Teigen may be a cookbook author but that doesn’t mean her kid’s not a total fussy eater.

18. And she makes mistakes that come back to bite her on the butt.

19. Like you, Dax Shepard is familiar with early morning rising.

https://twitter.com/daxshepard/status/1045392676827234304

20. And like you, his wife Kristen Bell knows it takes a village to raise a child. And someone in the village has to make fun of the dads.

https://twitter.com/IMKristenBell/status/1045397402323169283

21. Like you, Ryan Reynolds considers getting his kid a pet.

22. And he remembers life before children fondly.

23. Like you, Anna Faris has had some challenges with potty training.

24. Like you, Andy Richter wonders about the effect of too much screen time.

25. And like you, he’s always looking for a way to express the nuances of parenthood.

h/t: BuzzFeed

Dean Altman

Dean Altman is a writer living in NYC.