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We can all agree that being around kids is never a dull moment. One minute they’re sweet and cuddly, the next they’re asking questions that make you choke on your coffee or doing something so random you just have to stop and stare. Kids don’t overthink, don’t filter, and definitely don’t care about social norms, and that’s exactly what makes them endlessly entertaining. Life around them is loud, messy, and wonderfully unpredictable.

And let’s be honest, kids are comedy geniuses without even trying. The things they say, the logic they use, and the confidence with which they sometimes deliver absolute nonsense are unmatched. From hilariously honest observations to wildly imaginative explanations, they create moments that stick with you forever. That is why today, we’ve gathered some of the funniest, most unintentionally iconic things kids have said, done, or written. Keep scrolling, and if you know a parent, do them a favor and share the laughs.

#1

She Said, "Mom, Look," And Struck This Pose

Child in Minions shirt crouching and playfully punching cracked pavement, a funny kid fail moment outdoors on asphalt.

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Hellen
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8 months ago

Brilliant

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    #2

    She's Not Wrong

    Tweet showing a funny kid fail where a 10-year-old cleverly replies to her dad about having too much stuff.

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    Bani Daniell
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Out of the mouths of babes

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    #3

    Biggest Betrayal Is Cocoa Powder

    Tweet showing a funny kid fail with an innocent comment comparing coffee taste to shampoo, sparking laughter online.

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    David Paterson
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    I tried that recently. Shampoo had a delicious scent of milk and honey. Do not try this.

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    #4

    Hello Indeed

    Screenshot of a funny kid fail tweet about a sarcastic daughter’s innocent comment in class that had everyone laughing.

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    Alexia
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Brilliant kid

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    #5

    Why Do They Not Teach This At College

    Tweet showing a funny kid fail where a 6-year-old questions if dragons fart fire, sparking innocent laughter.

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    sbj
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    8 months ago

    This is one of the many questions I should've asked when I was at college

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    #6

    People Call Him A Mad Man

    Tweet showing a kid's funny fail and innocent comment about intentionally losing a school spelling bee for candy reward.

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    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Priorities 😂

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    #7

    Wait Until The Kid Finds Out Where Bacon Comes From

    Tweet from Average Dad sharing a kid fail about the word chicken meaning both animal and food, sparking innocent comments and laughs.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    When asked what her favorite animal was, Fran Lebowitz replied "Steak".

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    #8

    Playing Hide And Seek With A Toddler Is Always A Thrill

    Toddler pressing face and hands against glass in wooden door, a funny kid fail moment causing laughter.

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    sbj
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    8 months ago

    But you have to pretend to keep looking for her otherwise there will be tears

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    #9

    Kid's A Genius

    Tweet showing a kid fail where a 6-year-old innocently replies about wearing shoes on the wrong feet, sparking laughter online.

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    Hellen
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Dad jokes already

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    #10

    I Wonder Who Did It

    Funny kid fail about missing hot cocoa powder with an innocent and suspiciously specific comment by a 4-year-old.

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    The dog did it.

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    #11

    Blessed Pants

    Toddler dressed as pants for Halloween, holding adult's hand, showcasing a funny kid fail and innocent moment.

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    That explains a lot…
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    8 months ago

    I went as "pants" here in the UK, didn't get any sweets...

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    #12

    But Seriously, What Have You Done?

    Tweet showing a funny kid fail where a 2-year-old uses a haunting voice to question what has been done.

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    Natalie Kelsey
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    This is a favorite post I love this

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    #13

    Butter Fingers

    Screenshot of a kid fail tweet about finding a half eaten stick of butter in a bed, sparking innocent and funny comments.

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    DB
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    4 years old, my son opened up the refrigerator, pointed to a stick of butter and asked, "Can I have that?' Thinking he had confused it with cheese I told him, "No, That's butter, not cheese." He replied, "I know." So I gave it to him and he ate the whole thing.

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    #14

    My Son Thought This Light Switch Would Control The Lights In The Store

    Young boy exploring electrical outlets aisle in store, capturing a moment of kid fails and innocent curiosity.

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    Hellen
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    I got sick of telling my youngest to stop flicking the hall light on and off, finally figured what's the worst that could happen? I've never heard of a light switch being broken by a toddler. Folks, I was wrong and to this day that light switch is held down by heavy duty duck tape. Light switches absolutely do break eventually. Now I wished I'd thought of the duck tape for the light switch before it was broken

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    #15

    Daughter Was Feeling Sick When She Went To Bed, So I Gave Her A Bucket In Case She Had To Throw Up. This Is How I Found Her Later

    Child accidentally sleeping with a blue bucket on their head, a funny kid fail captured during innocent moments.

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    Miss Ann Thrope
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    At least it was empty.

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    #16

    Namaste

    Child wearing a helmet sitting cross-legged in a backyard grass patch, a funny kid fail moment captured outdoors.

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    David Paterson
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    This is the exact correct pose for transcendental meditation!

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    #17

    You Don't Seem To Know What You're Doing

    Tweet showing a funny kid fail with a 4-year-old questioning where the new baby will sleep in an innocent comment.

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    Starbug
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Well, I lost my big bedroom which I was allowed to pick all decoration, colours, accessories etc to my youngest sibling, so it's a valid concern!

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    #18

    I've Never Been Prouder Of My 10 Year Old Daughter

    Handwritten kid comments on exaggeration sentences showing innocent humor and kid fails that had everyone laughing.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
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    8 months ago

    As a 80s/90s child, I am pleased to see that "your mom!" lives on unto the next generations.

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    #19

    Misguided

    Screenshot of a humorous tweet showing a kid’s innocent elevator comment creating a funny kid fail moment.

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    I Like Tea
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    That’s adorable!

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    #20

    Adorable

    Screenshot of a tweet sharing a funny kid fail about brushing teeth with innocent comments that made everyone laugh.

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    That explains a lot…
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Maybe he just gets lonely?

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    #21

    I Still Need The Money Though

    Text post showing a funny kid fail where a 5-year-old rearranged hair and insisted on payment after a pretend salon session.

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    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Just like in real life!

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    #22

    Hide And Seek

    Text of a funny kid fail with an innocent comment about a 3-year-old playing hide and seek and responding with thanks.

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    NapQueen
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    So polite!

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    #23

    Well, He Did What His Mom Asked

    Kindergarten kid funny fail spelling name as CHRIST causing laughter in innocent kid fails and comments collection.

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    DB
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Once had a guy working for me named Christopher Temple. On the schedule it would come out as Chris T, but the font made it look like ChrisT. This was the source of countless jokes.

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    #24

    Kids Are Either Angels Or Cold-Blooded Negotiators, No In Between

    Screenshot of a humorous kid fail tweet where a child innocently promises to visit their parent in jail.

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    Bananaramamama
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Lol! When my kids have cranky moments about going to school I used to tell them the same.

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    #25

    My 9 Year Old Daughter’s Idea: Human Spice Latte

    Carved pumpkin wearing a knitted hat next to a small Starbucks cup with a funny handwritten label kid fails.

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    Toujin C'Thlu
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Very creative

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    #26

    But What If?

    Text post showing a 4-year-old’s innocent comment during a kid fail that had everyone laughing online.

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    That explains a lot…
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    4yo as your lawyer, I suggest you deny everything.

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    #27

    It Must Be Known

    Screenshot of a funny kid fail where a six-year-old asks if a duck is a predator, sparking innocent comments.

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    Spidercat
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Well technically they are as they will often eat bugs. The Chinese government used ducks to eat locusts during a plague...it did not end well eventually but the ducks definitely loved eating the locusts...

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    #28

    If You Look Closely, You Can See My Son Hiding From Me

    Toddler lying on kitchen floor peeking into cabinet, a classic kid fail that had everyone laughing.

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    Brittania Kelli
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Honestly I am too transfixed by the chicken mural dishwasher to notice the toddler.

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    #29

    You Can Just Buy A Cake Whenever You Want

    Screenshot of a humorous kid fail tweet about a toddler confused by a surprise birthday cake purchase.

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    Space Invader
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    That's what unbirthdays are for.

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    #30

    Rip Cakey

    Young boy eating a piece of birthday cake named Cakey, showing a funny and innocent kid fail moment.

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    Owen Matthews
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Reminds me of Homer Simpsons pet lobster Pinchy!!!

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    #31

    “So I Don’t Get Toothpaste In My Eyes”

    Child wearing a firefighter helmet brushing teeth in a bathroom, capturing a funny kid fail moment.

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    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    This kid is living in 3026

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    #32

    Bought My Daughter A Gaming Chair

    Child sitting in a cardboard box watching video games on TV in a playful scene of kid fails and innocent comments.

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    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Obviously your daughter is a cat.

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    #33

    Not The Smartest Kid

    Screenshot of a funny kid fail involving a nine-year-old trying to secretly create a Facebook account and getting caught.

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    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    So...did she accept? Seems rude not to.

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    #34

    Just Lost My Foot After A Motorcycle Accident. This Is The Sticker My Son Chose To Decorate My Brace

    Child wearing a leg brace decorated with playful stickers, highlighting kid fails and innocent moments that bring laughter.

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    Spidercat
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Dark humour can be very healing. Military vet injured in Iraq got temporarily blinded by an explosion (by temporarily I mean many months of blindness and surgery) and was a massive Arsenal fan...anyhoo, his mates switched out his Arsenal shirt for a Man U one. That was him rolling round a hospital in a wheelchair for 4 weeks with no clue 🤣 When he got his sight back he went ballistic on everyone and no one was safe from retribution...but his mental health was extremely good because of it all.

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    #35

    Not Exactly What I Had In Mind When I Told My Son It Was Too Nice Out To Play Games Inside

    Child sitting outside on a small chair and table, focused on a laptop, a funny kid fail caught from inside the house.

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    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Read the other day that many youngsters do not know how to turn the page of a book, the try to swipe the page.

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    #36

    Pickup Line Of A Dinosaur Kid

    Screenshot of a social media post showing a kid's funny school update with innocent comments causing laughter.

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    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Ok now we need to know what Sophie said to that 😂

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    #37

    Don’t Recall A Lot Of Myths About Zeus Changing Diapers Or Doing Bedtime

    Screenshot of a funny kid fail tweet with an innocent comment about Greek mythology and Zeus being a dad.

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    Jaya
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    That's the cutest interpretation of Zeus' escapades I've ever heard

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    #38

    My Daughter Told Me We Only Had A Little Milk Left In The Fridge

    Hand holding a tiny milk jug inside a refrigerator, showcasing a funny kid fail with miniature food items.

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    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Classic..I pulled the 'water coming out of the bathroom on my wife( several bottles of water lined up from the bathroom into the hall. She has NO sense of humor.

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    #39

    My Kid “Relaxing” On Vacation (Yes, It’s Salami)

    Boy wearing red soccer shirt with pepperoni slices over eyes in a funny kid fails moment at a restaurant table.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Because pepperoni would be just silly.

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    #40

    My Daughter Told Me Her Knee Hurt And That She Needed A Bandaid. She Also Didn't Want To Take Her Tights Off. Apparently This Made Things All Better

    Child wearing a pink sleeve with a colorful animal bandage, capturing a lighthearted moment of kid fails and innocent comments.

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    Hellen
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Bandaids work magic. Especially if they have cool designs. Tums will also work magic when they're slightly older, will cure every mysterious "illness" that pops up (usually just school anxiety)

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    #41

    I Heard Giggling In The Kitchen And My Kids Were Huddled Around Our Lemonade. This Was Their Attempt To Pull A Prank On Me

    Large Kirkland Organic lemonade container with the word lemonade humorously crossed out and replaced with pee. Kid fails humor.

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    Sparky
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Don't drink it!

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    #42

    My Son's Upset Because I Don’t Believe The Dog Made The Hole On Our Yard

    Shovel lying next to a hole dug in the ground showing a kid fail with uneven digging and disturbed soil.

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    Brittania Kelli
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Take it as a teaching moment. It's never too early to learn how to dispose of evidence.

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    #43

    I Was Shoveling The Driveway This Morning And My Son Said He Wanted To Help But That First He Needed To Cut The Grass

    Child in green jacket playing with a toy lawn mower in the snow, capturing funny kid fails outside snowy vehicles.

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    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Respect the dedication!

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    #44

    My Daughter Is Very Much A Realist

    Child's drawing comparing how they look today and how they will look in 100 years, showcasing a kid fail with innocent humor.

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    Sparky
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    What is the purpose of this exercise? It seems depressing in any event.

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    #45

    My 5- Year-Old Son Called Me In As His New Favourite Show Wasn't Showing Up When He Searched For It On The TV

    Search screen showing a kid's funny typo with no results found, capturing a kid fail that had everyone laughing.

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    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    I had no problem figuring it out, excellent phonics.

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    #46

    Found This Gem In My Son's Backpack

    Child's drawing and writing showing a humorous kid fail on a school worksheet with a red smiley face mark.

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    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    For the benefit of Sparky: I saw a calf, wearing a scarf; I gave it a carrot, it only ate half.

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    #47

    Not Sure Of She Was Trying To Hide Or Be Funny But She Fell Asleep Like This

    Child in pajamas with head stuck inside a blue storage bin lying face down on a bed, a classic kid fail moment in a bedroom.

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    Betty Spaghetti
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    She was *obviously* trying to be a turtle, can’t you see that?

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    #48

    “I Was Just Trying To Use The Bathroom”

    Young kid with a large stapler stuck in their curly hair, a funny kid fail causing innocent laughter.

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    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    When I was about 6, I split a piece of grape hubba bubba with my brother and went to take a nap. Woke up with side of my face and hair stuck to my shoulder. Babysitter was not very happy about that!

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    #49

    Girl Spills Tea At The Playground

    Text conversation showing a funny kid fail with innocent comments overheard between children at a park.

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    Eri J
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Do NOT air your dirty laundry around kids unless you want everyone to know about it. XD

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    #50

    Thanks Son, I'm Flattered

    Child's handwritten love note to dad with funny kid fails and innocent comments on decorated paper with hearts border.

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    Sparky
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    He loves you, and you love him, he wants to give you a present, who cares how old he thinks you are?

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    #51

    What Is The Name Of The Polygon You Drew?

    Child's homework shows a six-sided polygon with colored vertices and a funny kid fail answer naming it hot dog.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    It is the privilege of the artist to title their work.

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    #52

    He Made His Own Mr. Potato Head, Got Terrified, Cried And Couldn't Look

    Child playing on the floor holding a playful toy character, capturing a moment of kid fails and innocent humor.

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    8 months ago (edited)

    Reminded him of someone?

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    #53

    Paper Clips Are Hard

    Paper clipped together with a bent paperclip in a kitchen setting, illustrating a kid fail with an innocent comment.

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    Trish Wise
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    8 months ago

    If it works, its not wrong...

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    #54

    My Mom Gave My Daughter Two $1 Bills. She Took It Upstairs And “Made More Money”

    Torn dollar bills scattered on a pink and white polka dot bedspread, showcasing a classic kid fail moment.

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    Susan Teter
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Makes cents. I'll see myself out.

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    #55

    My Daughter Used Markers To Put “Makeup” On Her Dolls. I Tried To Wash Them. Cinderella Had An Especially Rough Night

    Three plush dolls with exaggerated facial features, showing a funny kid fail in toy design and creation.

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    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    They could all use some hair of the dog.

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    #56

    My 3-Year-Old Asking If I Can Hear Her

    Child wearing a bee shirt making a playful face, capturing a funny kid fail moment that had everyone laughing.

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    Phantom Phoenix
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    8 months ago

    "What?"

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    #57

    My 3rd Grader’s Graded Homework. He Didn’t Need To Tell Them Everything

    Handwritten kid's school assignment with innocent spelling errors and funny phrases showing kid fails and innocent comments.

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    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Now that is my kind of afternoon!

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    #58

    Told My Kid To Get A Banana

    Bunch of bananas with one peeled but unpeeled inside, and three oranges in a wooden bowl, a funny kid fail moment.

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    Hellen
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    That is a son. Many years of putting empty oj cartons back in the fridge in his future

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    #59

    How My Psychopath Of A Son Ate The Graham Crackers

    Hand holding a broken stack of crispbread crackers, illustrating a funny kid fail from innocent snack attempts.

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    That explains a lot…
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Therapy may be a good investment...

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    #60

    Kid Made Salad For Dinner. Yes, That Is Play Dough In There

    Wooden bowl with onions, an avocado, and broken crackers, capturing a kid fail with innocent food placement humor.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    8 months ago

    So close! And, I mean, isn't Play-Doh technically edible...?

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    #61

    Asked My Daughter To Put An Umbrella Under The Stroller In Case It Rains

    Hand holding a small black lace umbrella on a rainy sidewalk, illustrating kid fails and innocent comments humor.

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    Phantom Phoenix
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    8 months ago

    Even as a parasol that thing's existence is futile

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    #62

    My Daughter Wrote A Book

    Child's handwritten notebook with funny kid fails and innocent comments scribbled on two pages on a wooden floor background.

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    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Donald Trump might want to hire her to ghost write his next book (Art of the F*****t). Adult supervision required.

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    #63

    My Kid Likes To Hide His Plush Toy And Then Always Forgets Where It Is

    Milk cartons placed in a fridge door along with a grey hoodie or sweatshirt in a compartment, a kid fail in organization.

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    Glix Drap
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    8 months ago

    Though this is a cool place to hide it.

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    #64

    My Daughter Taped This To The Front Door To “Prank” The Neighbors

    Handwritten kid note saying my dad and mom are in danger on a heart-shaped piece of paper, showcasing kid fails humor.

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    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    That should be concerning if it's part of a pattern...

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    #65

    I Told Him If He Looks Close, He Can See The LEGO Pieces

    Young child watching colorful animated characters on TV, capturing a moment of kid fails and innocent comments joy.

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    Eggwodd
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    8 months ago

    Good one.

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