The weekend cannot come fast enough for these hilariously tired tots.
You know that feeling: when you look at your calendar, phone, or car’s dashboard display and think: “How on earth is it not the weekend yet?”
With a whole day left to go before we can stare at our smartphones or Facebook news feeds without also having work to do, the weekend can feel like a long way off. But spare a thought for these kids in Japan, who couldn’t even make it to the end of the day, let alone the week.
Popular Twitter hashtag “#我が子の電池切れ画像” (roughly “pics of my kid with zero battery”) has been around for a while now, but continues to provide us with stacks of hilarious cute images of kids who just couldn’t keep their eyes open.
So, with just under a day left until the weekend, we present for your amusement and delectation: 18 Japanese kids who are in dire need of a recharge. Enjoy!
1. This kid is done.
https://twitter.com/93manya0122/status/724849390964367360
2. So is this guy.
https://twitter.com/meshimama/status/723367141408305157
3. The fun was too great.
https://twitter.com/slowlove_china/status/716589694662737920
4. “Mother, I am done with this beach. You may carry me home now.”
潮干狩り途中で寝ちゃった。#我が子の電池切れ画像 pic.twitter.com/jdkOiDPTxd
— 小柴信太郎 (@shintarokoshiba) April 27, 2016
5. Also done.
#我が子の電池切れ画像 pic.twitter.com/pav1EEtj71
— 伊野 亘輝 (@memocamera) April 28, 2016
6. This kid plays way harder than you do.
長男2歳の時だ。室内ではあまり電池切れを起こさない子なので、珍しくて撮った #我が子の電池切れ画像 pic.twitter.com/Vh1ypt25nK
— なめらか (@_nameraka_) February 8, 2016
7. “No battery. Much recharge via face.”
https://twitter.com/baer1110/status/717241567434698752
8. “Enough snow for today, little guy?”
寝たら死ぬぞ #我が子の電池切れ画像 pic.twitter.com/zrLUr3AzTO
— ソラ(そらちぃ) (@sola_neba) February 26, 2016
9. The dangers of rainbow milk.
息子くん初めてうつ伏せで寝た#我が子の電池切れ画像 pic.twitter.com/WuQuiDiPwR
— みこりん (@Yurimiaya) April 14, 2016
10. “Must…reach…trucks…”
https://twitter.com/yosoxtam/status/696875582924001280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
11. “Please connect a power source.”
https://twitter.com/natsutokotoko/status/696596705513336833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
12. Some children come equipped with solar panels, but recharging can take time.
https://twitter.com/hts_kn/status/710308585650069504
13. “Entering hibernation mode.”
https://twitter.com/ryuzakiakane/status/707392199403577344
14. Sleeping makes you 大 (big)
https://twitter.com/mashako123/status/703002010371526656
15. Forward planning.
#我が子の電池切れ画像 pic.twitter.com/XvbdZAbWMt
— ⓜ (@smileysabosan_) February 27, 2016
16. “Curse you, tequila…”
https://twitter.com/askytkn/status/705599862394343424
17 & 18. Backup power also depleted…
仲良し😂 #双子 #我が子の電池切れ画像 #2015jun_baby pic.twitter.com/jcPX3oGxuo
— あゆくら (@ayukura_desu_) March 7, 2016
Ganbare, kids. It’s almost the weekend!

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