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Cooking for kids is often a thankless endeavour.
Even if you manage to find time in your busy parenting schedule to prepare a full meal, there’s a solid chance your dining patrons (aka children) may find something wrong with it. And God forbid you accidentally make a real mistake because it will not be forgotten. 
Fortunately, the funny moms and dads of Twitter can relate. We’ve rounded up 27 funny tweets about parents’ cooking fails.

The most rewarding part of making a delicious, balanced meal for my 2-year-old is when she ignores it and eats Trix off the floor instead.— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) September 1, 2014

You know, for someone who eats their own boogers you sure do have a lot of bad things to say about my cooking.— Unremarkable Files (@ThatEvansLady) June 20, 2020

Of course I learn from my mistakes. Can’t you see that only one side of your grilled cheese is burned?— Jessie (@mommajessiec) December 11, 2020

We had lunch at a friend’s house today. Turns out my kids aren’t picky eaters. I’m just a horrible cook.— Mommy Owl (@Lhlodder) January 3, 2018

asked my 5-year-old what she wanted for dinner and she said “not a burned quesadilla” bc in the summer of 2019 I overcooked one side of her quesadilla— todd dillard (@toddedillard) March 3, 2021

[gets home from gym]6: mommy almost burned the house down with dinner!!me:wife: I don't wanna talk about it.— Dadman Walking (@dadmann_walking) May 4, 2021

6-year-old: Can I have a snack?Me: No. Then you won't eat your dinner.6: I won't eat my dinner anyway.Her honesty is not appreciated.— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) September 3, 2020

IT HAPPENED TO ME: I baked chocolate chip cookies so bad that my 13 yo son won’t even eat them for breakfast. pic.twitter.com/DV2v6TwId4— Moderna Kilmartin (@anylaurie16) April 23, 2020

3: I want pizza for dinner Me: are you sure? 3: yeah I want pizza! Me: ok, but last time you asked for pizza, I made it for you and you didn’t want it 3: I want it! I want it! Me: okay, fine3: yayyyyy pizza! Me: *makes & serves the pizza* 3: I don’t want pizza— Snarky Mommy (@SnarkyMommy78) March 10, 2020

It takes my kids 20 minutes to find their shoes but give them 5 seconds and they’ll find a single flake of parsley in the dinner they now refuse to eat.— Jessie (@mommajessiec) December 2, 2020

Fun fact: If you sing casserole to the tune of Tootsie Roll, your kids still won't eat dinner but they will be just as annoyed as you, so winning.— Sweet Momissa (@sweetmomissa) August 10, 2020

A teardrop tattoo for every homemade dinner kids refuse to eat.— lilswizzy (@MotherPlaylist) March 17, 2021

"Can you make us McDonalds for dinner?"--Toddler code for I don't intend to eat what you're about to cook, but I do want a new toy.— The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) October 28, 2014

Making food your kid won’t eat isn’t a competition, but I’m winning.— WTFDAD (@daddydoubts) February 10, 2019

3 burned himself (not badly) touching the stove to see if it was hot after I told him it was hot and not to touch it.3- Mommy! The burner assaulted me!!— Anecdotal Birthcontrol (@AnecdtlBrthCtrl) July 6, 2019

Toddler Tip: Remember, your goal at dinner is to make them regret cooking.— Bunmi Laditan (@HonestToddler) July 25, 2015

Son: What’re we having for dinner?Husband: I dunno, buddy. Probably something healthy.Son: LIKE CHICKEN NUGGETS?!?Me: Whisper when you’re showing off the results of our bad parenting, please.— Arianna Bradford (@thearibradford) September 11, 2019

Three boys, one home cooked meal:8yo only ate meatloaf4yo only ate carrots 2yo only ate broccoli dipped in ketchup Sooooo...win, right? RIGHT!? *Cries softly into my rice*— Momsense Ensues (@momsense_ensues) April 5, 2019

My son last night when served a casserole: Potatoes, cooked tomatoes, overcooked meat? Add avocado and bananas and it'd be every food I hate— Chris (@chrisjordan) March 1, 2013

Every meal with my family begins with me saying, “Sorry. It’s overcooked.”— Mommy Owl (@Lhlodder) June 16, 2020

If every day you want someone--who hasn't tried what you cooked--to tell you that you've made the worst dinner IN THE WORLD, then parenting is for you.— Doc McMuffins (@Cynical_Parent) July 8, 2019

Made gnocchi for dinner tonight, to try to introduce the toddler to something new.Did he like it?Gno.— Eric Smith (@ericsmithrocks) February 3, 2021

Over cooked frozen pizza. Told the kids it was the "extra crispy" kind. My 4yo says, "Ooooooh! Fancy!" #pizza#distracted— According To Mags (@AccordingToMags) January 8, 2012

If I make one side of dinner is overcooked and one side is undercooked, that averages out to me being a really good cook, right?— Unremarkable Files (@ThatEvansLady) June 28, 2017

Today's entertainment was watching my 15mo refuse to eat the pancake I'd made him only to beg for & devour the breakfast I'd gotten myself.— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) May 8, 2017

8-year-old: My spaghetti tastes funny.Me: You didn't put any sauce on it.8: Maybe you just cooked it wrong.— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) November 5, 2020

Today I picked up a turkey that my son will refuse to eat because everything I cook is gross and can he go to grandma's house?— Meg the Magnificent (@meghaffer) November 15, 2017