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“Kids Who Mean Well”: 40 Examples Of Kids’ Honesty Hilariously Backfiring
Kids say the darndest things. But have you seen what they write and do?! There’s a tiny but brilliant online community on Reddit called r/KidsWhoMeanWell that collects hilarious examples of just how direct and blunt kids can be even when they have the best intentions.
We’ve collected some of the most hilarious, bizarre, and honest things that children have ever written and done at school and at home to share with you. Scroll down to check out the funniest pics, and hopefully, it’ll remind you of how much courage we all used to have when we were little. Just think for a moment how everyone would react to you if you wrote or did things like that now.
Bored Panda wanted to learn more about honesty, authenticity, and kindness in communication, so we reached out to Andrea Bonior, Ph.D., the host of the mental health advice podcast ‘Baggage Check’ and the bestselling author of ‘Detox Your Thoughts.' Read on for our interview with her.
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Ok. I was racking my brain wondering what pies had to do with Buzz. Upvote for uncramping my brain.
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Mickysixxx 3 years ago (edited)
Buzz does American Pie, didn't see that crossover coming..........I'll show myself out
Dennis Knickrehm 3 years ago
Non native here. It took me way too long to get what the actual message was meant to be. Just sat here for a while, whispering "I c*m in pies" to myself ^^
LokisLilButterknife 3 years ago
This is the best comment on this post so far. 😂
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Ronald Bradford 3 years ago
No, no, no, BOSTON CREAM pie, not Buzz c- ... Nevermind. Just- I'll pass.
Rowan_the_raging_raven 3 years ago
Omg 😂 also let's appreciate this amazing art- like bro u can't even draw that good
Skylar (they/them) 3 years ago
No, this was intentional. This was done by a child who spent too long with their older siblings.
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This is what i get by picking up my phone instead of going back to sleep... kids a good artist btw
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Mickysixxx 3 years ago (edited)
When my nephew was 6yrs he had a class project where he had to draw a picture of a family member and write a little synopsis. He wrote: on Saturdays my Uncle Mick plays cricket. Then he comes home and plays cards and has a bbq. His picture was of me "asleep" on the lounge with stink lines coming off me after a long night of poker with the cricket team lol
Lauren S 3 years ago
So my son struggles with verbalizing things. He’s in special ed and one of the goals on his IEP is about writing a paragraph. He brought home an activity about where he’d like to go. It gave prompts. If I could go anywhere I’d go to - Dunkin Donuts. When I’m there I will - eat donuts. I hope I get to see - donuts. I can’t wait for - donuts. There were about 8 questions, but I think you get the drift. But he does really love donuts and is ecstatic when we take him to get one (which is maybe once a month). So, these all sound about right to me!
Wondering Alice 3 years ago
I remember a lad (14y - ALN) I worked with had drawn a picture of a dragon over his maths test, which he then had to evaluate using prompts. It went - what I did was draw a dragon. What went well was, now there is a drawing of a dragon. Even better if next time there are more dragons. To achieve this I will learn different types of dragons to draw. Kid was actually good at maths, and would have done well if he had tried, and to be fair it was a good dragon drawing.
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OmniPanda(she/they) 3 years ago
My younger sister yesterday wrote "count". She forgot the "o" and now I need to teach an 8-year-old how to spell "count" so she doesn't write you-know-what again.🤦
Lainey 3 years ago
It was a honest mistake, and if she forgot that "o", she already knows. But it's cute.
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Cerise Hood 3 years ago
What kind of title is that? These kids have not done anything remotely bad, they're being kids!
i_like_boats 3 years ago
Hmm, at least a few weren’t (a couple kids wrote favourite)
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Mickysixxx 3 years ago (edited)
When my nephew was 6yrs he had a class project where he had to draw a picture of a family member and write a little synopsis. He wrote: on Saturdays my Uncle Mick plays cricket. Then he comes home and plays cards and has a bbq. His picture was of me "asleep" on the lounge with stink lines coming off me after a long night of poker with the cricket team lol
Lauren S 3 years ago
So my son struggles with verbalizing things. He’s in special ed and one of the goals on his IEP is about writing a paragraph. He brought home an activity about where he’d like to go. It gave prompts. If I could go anywhere I’d go to - Dunkin Donuts. When I’m there I will - eat donuts. I hope I get to see - donuts. I can’t wait for - donuts. There were about 8 questions, but I think you get the drift. But he does really love donuts and is ecstatic when we take him to get one (which is maybe once a month). So, these all sound about right to me!
Wondering Alice 3 years ago
I remember a lad (14y - ALN) I worked with had drawn a picture of a dragon over his maths test, which he then had to evaluate using prompts. It went - what I did was draw a dragon. What went well was, now there is a drawing of a dragon. Even better if next time there are more dragons. To achieve this I will learn different types of dragons to draw. Kid was actually good at maths, and would have done well if he had tried, and to be fair it was a good dragon drawing.
Load More Replies... OmniPanda(she/they) 3 years ago
My younger sister yesterday wrote "count". She forgot the "o" and now I need to teach an 8-year-old how to spell "count" so she doesn't write you-know-what again.🤦
Lainey 3 years ago
It was a honest mistake, and if she forgot that "o", she already knows. But it's cute.
Load More Replies... Cerise Hood 3 years ago
What kind of title is that? These kids have not done anything remotely bad, they're being kids!
i_like_boats 3 years ago
Hmm, at least a few weren’t (a couple kids wrote favourite)
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