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A child’s life can be one of such wonders. They don’t really know how anything works so everything feels possible. The laws of the material universe can bend and twist to their screwball plans and every day can be an adventure. Unfortunately, for the parents who have to follow in their wake, this can also involve bills, messes, and frequent facepalms.

Internet users shared the most confusing and hair-pulling examples of kids doing things they really shouldn’t have. We also reached out to Brenna Hassinger-Das, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Pace University-NYC to learn a bit more about children’s creativity. So scroll down and upvote the stories that made you feel happy it wasn’t your kid and comment if you have any tales of your own. If you want to see some more documented examples of children’s brilliant plans, click here and here.

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Alien Ghost
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3 years ago

'Hello, this is your teacher speaking.....'

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    HelluvaHedgehogAlien
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    3 years ago

    I have to shake my socks and shoes before putting them on, since my two cats love to somehow get random stuff into it, like dead bugs (ouch)

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    3 years ago

    I read it as "when I was 4I" Horrifying.

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    Shyla Bouche
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    3 years ago

    Well, good thing you weren't eating bugs.

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    Sad Quokka
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    3 years ago

    Who can't just laugh at that

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    Shyla Bouche
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    3 years ago

    The funniest bit is that it took her years to figure it out.

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    Jason
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    3 years ago

    Warned my toddler son the marbles he was playing with were going to roll under the TV stand and get lost. 5 seconds later and it happens. I said see that's why I said by careful. He told my "whatever you think you saw wasn't that". Politician in training

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    Rwby Couch
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    3 years ago

    Ha! When I was like, 5, my brother(6) and I decided to play "barber shop". We took our stuffed animals and cut off their "hair" with kiddie scissors, then after we had the great idea to cut EACH OTHERS hair. Lets just say my mom wasn't thrilled, especially since my brother had SCHOOL PICTURE DAY in a few days(I basically snipped off all of his hair, and he cut me some bangs. He wore a hat in his school picture😂)

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    Wolfo_not_found
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    3 years ago

    w h y

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    Shyla Bouche
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    3 years ago

    Kindly give the turkey her pepperoni back.

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    Sad Quokka
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    3 years ago

    ... And it snuffed up my nose

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    Shyla Bouche
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    3 years ago

    Then it obviously wasn't coming from the fire extinguisher. I wonder what did cause it.

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    Guido Pisano
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    3 years ago

    dead WHAT????????

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    Shyla Bouche
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Shocking. And not in a funny way.

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    Sakura
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    3 years ago

    Sounds like something my family would do 😭✌️

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    HelluvaHedgehogAlien
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    3 years ago (edited)

    I am sure the cat is gonna seriously consider scratching someone

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    Trophy Husband
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    3 years ago

    I used to be good at guessing what I was getting. Once present when I was about 10 was a real mystery, so I carefully opened it and resealed it so well that no one knew. On Christmas morning, I told everyone that one is a new watch, and proceeded to explain how I knew so they would all be proud of what a great job I did putting it back together perfectly.

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    Rwby Couch
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    3 years ago

    I f*****g love ducks

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    Pandapoo
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    3 years ago

    Just getting rid of some excess cholesterol.

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    YTK
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    3 years ago

    T E N M I L L I O N I Q

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    eeeeeeeee
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    3 years ago

    Ask for a lawyer.

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    Thomas Bentley
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    3 years ago

    Are they younger? Were you smart? Did they say you framed them?

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    Carole G.
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    3 years ago

    More butter, lol.

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    waddles
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    3 years ago

    hmm, perhaps a somewhat fast raccoon pilfered the peel, and when he realized that he couldn’t leave the scene quickly enough, he stashed it in the toilet bowl in a panic.

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    Shyla Bouche
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    3 years ago

    Nobody caused lots of trouble at our house when my brother and I were small.

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    Jason
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    3 years ago

    If I ask my son what he's doing and he says what he's doing than he's not getting in trouble. If he says "nothing" he was for sure doing something bad. Poor kid wonders how he always gets found out

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    Pandapoo
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    3 years ago

    It’s like when you eat corn.

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    Trophy Husband
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    3 years ago

    I got framed for several things in school. I also got ratted on. Come to think of it, I hated school prior to college...

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    KJ
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    3 years ago (edited)

    Why does your 4yo have easy access to a blade or scissors unsupervised?

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    Shyla Bouche
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    3 years ago

    So, what was the kid doing, then?

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    crowspectre (he/they)
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    3 years ago

    Sounds like something I'd do if I had any sort of inclination to do something like that

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    Nadine Debard
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    3 years ago

    Wait for 2 weeks and the smell will help you find it...

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