Every kid knows that sometimes a parent will break an existing rule, wink and say “don’t tell mom/dad.” Other times they will do something embarrassing and, after bribing the kid with, say, ice cream, tell them to keep it to themselves.
So we’ve gathered some of the most interesting, fun, cute and even dangerous stories that people decided to “not tell mom about.” If you are a mom and realizing that something here sounds familiar, then take a screenshot. Get comfortable as you scroll though, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own in the comments section down below.
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Something like this happened this weekend. My dad was playing rounders with the kids and he hit the tennis ball so hard it went through my kitchen window. By some miracle the glass managed to slow the ball down enough to only give me the black eye I'm still sporting.
Young drivers need to experience driving in the dark, while they still have someone supervising, so they are prepared when they have to do it solo. Where I live, you have to have at least 10 (or it might be 20 now) hours night driving signed off in your log book before you can get your probationary licence.
Same thing happened with me and my siblings with T2. We were supposed to go see an animated kid's movie, but my stepdad looked at us four kids (15m,12m,11m,9f) and then said 5 for Terminator 2 please. Us boys cheered and my little sister had to be bribed heavily with candy to secure her silence.
The only family secret I can think of is back when my in-laws were still alive. My father-in-law had gifted my wife with exercise equipment (like treadmills and stationary bicycles) several times. Each one would sit in our bedroom taking up room and only being used as a clothes rack until we'd get rid of it, and then before long he'd give her another one. One day we were visiting, and he and I were sitting outside on their concrete patio. My mother-in-law came outside and told him that she'd like to cover that concrete and make it a wooden deck. He told her it wouldn't work because it wouldn't drain when it rained. She accepted that and went back inside. Then I told him "I know how to put a wooden deck on this concrete, but I won't tell your wife that if you quit giving mine exercise equipment." He smiled and agreed. We both kept our part of the bargain.
Like once a year, my mom would call the school and say my brother and I were sick, then take us to an amusement park while there were no lines 🥰.
The only family secret I can think of is back when my in-laws were still alive. My father-in-law had gifted my wife with exercise equipment (like treadmills and stationary bicycles) several times. Each one would sit in our bedroom taking up room and only being used as a clothes rack until we'd get rid of it, and then before long he'd give her another one. One day we were visiting, and he and I were sitting outside on their concrete patio. My mother-in-law came outside and told him that she'd like to cover that concrete and make it a wooden deck. He told her it wouldn't work because it wouldn't drain when it rained. She accepted that and went back inside. Then I told him "I know how to put a wooden deck on this concrete, but I won't tell your wife that if you quit giving mine exercise equipment." He smiled and agreed. We both kept our part of the bargain.
Like once a year, my mom would call the school and say my brother and I were sick, then take us to an amusement park while there were no lines 🥰.
