15 Tweets Summing Up The Struggle To Contain Overexcited Kids Before Christmas

It’s the week before Christmas and parents are more concerned about their ever-increasing to-do-list than the excitement of the big day itself.

Kids, on the other hand, have no shame. As soon as December hits, all they’re thinking about is Santa and presents and elves and Santa and Christmas. And presents. PRESENTS. Three weeks in and it gets pretty exhausting.

So, with a week to go till Christmas Eve, here are a few tweets summing up the struggle to contain your kids’ excitement.

The biggest issue is the fact they wake up early – almost. every. day.

Parents complain every year about their children waking up painfully early on Christmas morning.

But no one warned me of the possibility my overexcited child would wake up BEFORE the crack of dawn the entire month of December. pic.twitter.com/CLeWfhBLsA
— Emily Hayden (@emhay44) December 7, 2018

Anyone else's kids not sleeping due to Christmas excitement? We keep telling them to get in bed, and Warren has come up with this system to do with black marks or points or something. They think it's a game and I'm confused but I think 50 black marks = Christmas is cancelled 😂
— Kerrie McGiveron (@kerriemcgiv) December 16, 2018

My kids have been getting up before 5am due to being excited about Christmas. For the last week...
— Ian (@eyinbayka) December 17, 2018

And when they’re awake, their energy levels are far too high

The kids have got their second wind of the day, I'm exhausted just listening to them. They'll be knackered at school tomorrow, I see that as my Christmas gift to their teachers, ho bloody ho!
— Amanda (@girlgonecoastal) December 16, 2018

It the week before Christmas and all through the house not a creature is stirring not even a mouse... Oh apart from 3 excited kids, a stressed wife and an exhausted me...
— TheBatNaz (@TheBatNaz) December 17, 2018

My kids went to the Santa shop today to buy gifts for their family members, and bless their souls they are SO excited. But bless my soul cause there’s still 5 more days till break and their energy level is unreal 🙃
— Kels (@k_cottage) December 14, 2018

So high, in fact, that they open their presents early

Got some Christmas presents for a friend's kids (because I don't even have nieces and nephews), and brought them over today. They just went ahead and opened them and seemed to like them, so that's cool.
— James (@JamesAMcGhee) December 17, 2018

Kids have slyly opened couple Christmas presents 🤦🏾♂️
— knighty (@LeonKnight_) December 13, 2018

So far in the 3 hours the kids have been awake they 1. Opened Christmas presents. 2. Dumped a bowl of cereal all over me and the carpet. 3. Dumped carpet cleaner all over the place and themselves. I'm done today.
— MrsMcFarland. (@lyssa_swartz) December 11, 2018

They even have their own social calendar in December

Daughter is in a Christmas pageant Friday. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to make it because of work. But she just came upstairs, after being put to bed, to "remind" me about her performance and let me know she's very excited I'm coming. Kids know how to turn the emotional screws.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) December 17, 2018

Thankfully, they expend some Christmas energy at school, too

Last two weeks before Christmas. When teachers don’t know what else to do to keep the tired and overexcited kids busy.
— Barbara (@anothersinger85) December 10, 2018

Even though it’s the last week of school before Christmas break and the kids are going to be CRAZY.. I’m super excited because it’s dress up week 😂😂
— Emma Hamann (@ehamann10) December 16, 2018

But let’s be honest, their excitement isn’t always a drag

Driving around and showing the kids Christmas lights and hearing their excitement literally melts my heart and is what Christmas is all about #magical 🥰
— Kady ♡ (@KadyGiles) December 16, 2018

I’m more excited than my kids are I really can’t wait to see their faces on Christmas 😍🙏🏽
— KP👑✨ (@_xKPx__) December 15, 2018

And if it does get too much – here’s a little tip

Rowdy, overexcited children who only care about the approach of Christmas ? Break out a bit of Sir David Attenborough. Basically catnip for kids #bbcdynasties
— emmamarkiewicz (@emmamarkiewicz) December 9, 2018

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