14 Hilarious Tweets From Parents About the Hell of Math Homework
No parent is escaping it. It’s a rite of passage earned by those who have little ones navigating the courses of grade school. But math homework? MATH homework??? This isn’t a task I would wish on my worst enemies. (Looking at YOU Common Core)
Enjoy these 14 hilarious and relatable tweets about surviving the horrors of those dreaded numbers and ambiguous word problems.
#1. Mission accomplished ✅
I wanted to feel like an idiot last night, so I tried to help 8 with her math homework. Total success.
— Dad Named Matt 🇺🇸 (@mahnamematt) February 1, 2022
#2. We can always count on math to provide us with quality family time!
Me: *crying*
— Jessie (@mommajessiec) September 27, 2019
Tween: *crying*
Husband: I thought you two were doing math homework together.
Me: We are.
#3. Hey, we all use your fingers!…right?
'You are a strong, capable and intelligent woman.'
— Moderately Mom (@moderately_mom) November 7, 2019
I mutter to myself, as I use my fingers to count while reviewing my kid's math homework.
#4. A subscription that would actually get used in my house!
OnStar but for parents that need to be rescued and sent help for their kids math homework… NerdStar™️
— Sweet Momissa (@sweetmomissa) February 25, 2022
#5. Just a reminder…
Be kind to everyone you meet. You never know who just had to help their 2nd grader with their math homework.
— Not the Nanny (@not_thenanny) January 6, 2022
#6. This kid has already cracked the code
12: Can you help with my math homework?
— Anna (@AnnaDoesntWant2) October 18, 2021
Me (*looks at the problem*): I don’t remember how to do that
12: If you don’t remember how to do it, and you turned out well, why do I need to do it?
Me:
#7. Guilty as charged 🖐
‘What the fuck is this?’
— Pinky’s Brain (@mack44_d) September 10, 2020
~me, helping with math homework
#8. I think we all can agree on the hell that is Common Core
I thought I wouldn’t be able to help my kids with their math homework by the time they hit high school, but thanks to Common Core I can’t help my first grader with her math homework now. Well done.
— Mommy Owl (@Lhlodder) January 16, 2020
#9. This one should make a few parents (like me) feel better about themselves
I’m a college graduate & can’t help my 11 year old with his math homework. Do I turn my degree in or do they send someone for it?
— Mommy Needs A Life (@mom_needsalife) October 7, 2019
#10. Expanding knowledge on vocabulary as well, that’s called efficiency!
Helping your kids with their math homework is a good way to teach them about math and swear words.
— MyQuestionableLife (@2questionable) February 7, 2018
#11. 7th grade? You’re doing better than a lot of us!
Let's get married and have kids, so we can stare each other down as we rush to place our finger on our nose and scream "NOT IT!" when our kid needs help with 7th grade math homework.
— KJ (@IDontSpeakWhine) January 20, 2022
#12. Turn it up!
Who needs background music when you can listen to your daughter do math homework and cry?
— Stabbatha Christy (@LoveNLunchmeat) November 28, 2017
#13. This makes perfect sense in Common Core world
13 out of 10 parents have difficulty helping their kids with Common Core math homework.
— HowToBeADad (@HowToBeADad) October 2, 2017
#14. HAHA! Goodnight!
[Married Pillow Talk]
— Sara Says Stop (@PetrickSara) January 31, 2017
Husband: Tell me what you want
Me: I want you to help our son with his math homework.