Celebrity Twitterwatch: NPH Considers a Minivan, Kris Allen's Wardrobe Malfunction, and Bryan Safi's Upcoming Battle With Cookie Monster

I imagine his kids make him smile a great deal.

Oddly, when celebrities tweet about their kids it can be kind of endearing, which is completely unlike people you run into in the grocery store with their endless stories about their kid's little league games. And when it's an out and proud celebrity, it's really breathtaking in a way. Sean Maher talks about both the good and the bad with his kids, like the loss of sleep.

Decided to have a quadruple shot latte today-- one shot of espresso for each hour that my son was awake last night.

— Sean Maher (@Sean_M_Maher) January 7, 2012

But he also understands that for all those sleepless nights he has, he also gets to experience mornings through completely new eyes.

Admiring the sunrise this morning my daughter gasps with delight, "How did you know those were the colors I wanted ?!?!"

— Sean Maher (@Sean_M_Maher) January 12, 2012

Of course not everything about kids is fun. Sometimes you have to contemplate sacrifices in order to be a parent. Neil Patrick Harris seems to be coming to the understanding that he might have to lose a little bit of his cool factor now that he has to cart around the twins.

Minivan. As the kids grow, the looming inevitability of a minivan stands before me. Is one model preferable?Ug. A minivan. Who am I?

— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) January 9, 2012

Kids are also truth tellers. A comedian once said that if a four year old says you're fat, you're fat. And if Being Human's Sam Huntington's daughter tells you that you smell funny, well, it might be time to hit the showers.

My kid to my wife: "you smell like doughnuts and poop." Finally somebody said something.

— Sam Huntington (@SammyHuntington) January 12, 2012

Of course, having kids means you get to mess with them, because at least at the beginning, you're smarter than they are. I think Stargate: Atlantis' David Hewlett is just an awesome father the way he plays with his kid. Granted, some games may come with therapy bills later in life, but that's what syndication money is for, right?

Fun day hiding rubber snakes in anything my 4 yr old might come in contact with. Current fave: Tossing a "boiling" cup of SNAKE! at him.

— David Hewlett (@dhewlett) January 11, 2012

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