17 Funny Tweets From Parents In Response To ‘Are We There Yet?’

Traveling with kids comes with many — shall we say — challenges.

From wrangling all the stuff they require to dealing with disrupted routines, there’s a reason parents joke that vacations with children are not actually vacations — they’re relocations.

And before you even arrive at your destination, there’s that classic refrain, over and over again: “Are we there yet?”

In honor of summer vacation season, we’ve rounded up 17 funny tweets from parents about this dreaded question from kids ― and their creative responses.

9yo: (for the 900th time) Are we there yet?

*car is literally in motion in the middle of the highway*

Me: (unlocks doors) Yes, get out.

— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) December 23, 2019

13 taught 4 “are we there yet?” and husband threw them for a loop when he simply answered, “yes”.

— Myrhhissa 💚🎅🏽🎄🤶🏼💛 (@michimama75) November 26, 2020

I can’t be the only one whose parents used cartoon shows as increments of measurement to convey the time left in a long road trip

Me: Are we there yet?!?!

My Dad: 2 hours….4 more Ninja Turtle episodes

— Daddy’s Digest (@daddysdigest) July 3, 2021

KID IN THE BACKSEAT: how much longer do we have to drive?

BON JOVI DAD: oh…we’re halfway there…

— Andy H. (@AndyAsAdjective) July 16, 2017

[road trip]

4-year-old: Are we there yet?

Me: You can’t ask that again for six more hours.

4: Has it been six hours yet?

— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) July 3, 2020

Me: if you stop asking “are we there yet?” I’ll give you $10

5: awesome

Me: but for every time you ask, I’m taking a dollar away

5: deal!

K, so she owes me $276

— Marissa 💚💛 (@michimama75) February 19, 2022

6yo: Are we there yet?
Me, internally: Does it fucking look like we’re there yet? We are literally driving down a road at 45 miles per hour. If we were there, we would be parked at our destination. WHAT DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT BEING “THERE??”
Me, to 6yo: 10 more minutes.

— SpacedMom (@copymama) August 11, 2019

*We start on a 4.5 hour road trip*

My son: *30 minutes in* WHY AREN’T WE THERE YET?!

Me: Nope. *tucks feet, rolls out passenger side door*

— Arianna Bradford (@thearibradford) October 12, 2019

You know it’s going to be a long drive when the kids are asking “Are we there yet?” while they’re putting their shoes on ready to leave.

— Jack’s Dad (@DaddingAround) May 2, 2021

5: I’m excited for vacation next week.
Me: me too. it’s a far drive, we’ll get to chat.
5: are we there yet?
Me: what?
5: I’m practicing.

— Emme Reynolds (@TheEmmeReynolds) July 25, 2017

[car trip]

7-year-old: I’m tired, but I have to stay up.

Me: Why?

7: To ask if we’re there yet.

— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) October 26, 2021

Going on a field trip with your kid’s class is a great way to have 35 kids ask you “Are we there yet?”

— Northern Lights 🐢🦎🐸 (@PinkCamoTO) September 27, 2019

Kid added “What exit is that? Where’s it go?” to his road trip repertoire. It joins “Are we there yet?” as things I never need to hear again

— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) June 20, 2015

If going on a long road trip with small kids has taught me anything, it’s that there are about 9,926 various ways of asking “are we there yet??” each with increasing irritation and volume.

— Goldfish and Chicken Nuggets (@gfishandnuggets) August 5, 2019

The jokes about “are we there yet” and being repeated over & over? I thought those were gags. Just bits on sitcoms.

My god, they are NOT.

My kid will demand a response & if one is not received:

“Daddy? Dad? Dad? Daddy? Daddy? Daddy? Daddy?…” (Cont)

— Elon James White (@elonjames) April 7, 2020

Me *secures my kid’s seat belt*
My kid: Are we there yet?

— Mad_Hatter_Mommy!!! (@MadHatterMommy) February 26, 2022

Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?!

-Me asking if my kids are old enough to move out

— Salty Mermaid Entertainment (@saltymermaident) July 13, 2021