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40 Clever Kids Who Outsmarted Their Parents, As Shared In This Online Group
Interview
We sometimes forget just how smart, creative, brave, and witty we used to be when we were kids. So it comes as a surprise for some parents when their children do or say something absolutely brilliant. Like getting their parents out of speeding tickets or using the scientific method to figure out that the Tooth Fairy isn’t real (I’m pretty sure that she’s actually real, but it’s still impressive that someone would go to such great lengths to try and disprove her existence).
There’s a subreddit out there that documents the moments that kids went above and beyond and really flexed their brainpower. Now, we can’t actually mention the full name of the subreddit (thank you, Internet and Social Media Police), so let’s use a slightly abbreviated version, shall we? ‘Kids Are Smart’ is an online community of 51.6k members and has been active since late June of 2018.
They’re all about showing off the times that kids “demonstrate impressively intelligent behavior” and we’ve collected some of their very best posts. You’re bound to enjoy this, especially if you have any kids or young siblings yourselves, Pandas. Remember to upvote your fave post and, if you feel like sharing, drop on by the comment section with your own ‘smart kid’ stories.
I reached out to the moderator team managing the subreddit and they were kind enough to answer my questions. The founder of the community told me that the entire idea to start the subreddit came about from a post about “a simple kid, exhibiting clever behavior for their age” that was originally posted on the ‘Kids Are Stupid’ (again, a slightly paraphrased title) online group. “It doesn't really belong there and I figured we needed a new sub that fit it better,” they told Bored Panda.
I also got in touch with single mom, comedy writer, and pop star in waiting Ariane Sherine from the UK, who plans to release her debut pop album, BITTER, later in 2022. She features her daughter in a lot of her witty and relatable social media posts and they’re very popular.
“My daughter loves starring in my social media posts. She actually asks me to tweet about her! When she does something cool or impressive like skateboarding or graffiti writing, she asks, ‘Can you put it on Twitter?!’ Then she loves to read the comments. I guess some kids are more shy and retiring, but I like the fact that mine is confident and happy to show the world her talents,” she said. Scroll down for Bored Panda’s full interviews with the founder of ‘Kids Are Smart’ and with Ariane.
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#1
No Hitting Doggo
Miss Cris 3 years ago
How can people use this at school? Bravo to the child but boooo to the teacher!!!!
DUN DUN 3 years ago
If a teacher made this, then boo to the teacher. But if this is a book exercise, BOO to the writers and publishers!
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Persephone 3 years ago
This has to be homework from the 40's... wtf. I'm sure there's a "the wife vacuumed/the husband is the doctor" in there too!
nothing really 3 years ago
I don't get this. I mean, yes hiting dogs is bad and all, but this is just asking the child to describe what is happening in the picture not determine what is good or bad. Just my two cents.
Maciej Zajaczkowski 3 years ago
Just because they are asking something doesn't mean you shouldn't go beyond the question - life is not just expectations and roles
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Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
why is he crying while rubbing did he go through a breakup
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Buzz 3 years ago
Some parents just start teaching their kids before school. I could do most of my times tables fluently in 2nd grade.
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#2
This Made My Heart Melt
ZAPanda 3 years ago
No i think it's great, keep going. Might end up like Daniel Liu above.
Load More Replies... Stoopham McFernybabes 3 years ago
My 7yo keeps ME up asking questions and orating about astrophysics. I can’t even answer or understand most of what he’s talking about!
Peppa Pig 3 years ago
My sister can tell the whole legend of Persephone and Hades, Echo, Hercules and she’s only 3! She can name most of the gods as well.
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Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Great! If the kid shows interest in something, teach him. Hopefully, he'll maintain that interest and your early lessons will help him out down the road.
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
It would have worked on me. I recall being a teen at a talk on quarks and trying desperately to stay awake. To this day I couldn't tell you anything about quarks.
#3
I Would Never Have Thought Of That
Miss Cris 3 years ago
This is a victory but also a bad thing about that school. Why has it be a problem that boys wear skirts? And girls shorts or pants? They're so closed that they prefer anything but this.
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
I am not sure if I understand you correctly and you did not understand the text or if I am missing something. The school was ok with them wearing skirts. What they were not allowed to wear, were shorts (for whatever reason). Coming next year, they may wear shorts as well.
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The founder of ‘Kids Are Smart’ shared their thoughts about how to balance strict and fun parenting styles. “I love my video games and loved them as a kid. With that said, a young child won't know what that or TV is if you don't introduce it to them early,” they told Bored Panda.
“I don't think parents need to put so much thought into creating an environment for their children to learn but rather just remove distractions (like screens). Young children will explore whatever pulls their attention. Instead of using your phone or watching TV around your child, try puzzles, build with blocks or read books around your child, even if they aren't aimed at kids. This makes that child want to copy the parent and focus their attention on those activities, rather than Baby Shark 100 times a day,” the mod pointed out that parents have the ability to encourage their children to develop their imaginations.
#4
Way To Look Out For Your Neighbor, Kid!
Auntriarch 3 years ago
I think that's rather sweet, looking out for the elders.
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Vicky Z 3 years ago
While plotting to get rid of the 5year old neighbour and make it look like an accident😅
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Ashley Schriber 3 years ago
Hopefully by now someone's explained to him the virus cannot be contracted by being outside.
Davo gifman 3 years ago
I don't know. Was that really clever, or just kinda rude? I mean the kid's five; they should definitely understand numbers up to a hundred. An at 5 my nephew thinks anyone over forty is really old,and he'll tell you. So we tell him that's rude; because...well because it is.
#5
Genius Boy Who Went Viral At 11yo For Helping College Students With Organic Chemistry Is Now A Researcher At 13
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
I hope he loves what he is doing and isn't pressured into it just because he is a genius.
ThatOneWriter 3 years ago
All of this. And I hope he is also being emotionally and socially supported. It can be hard for genius children to develop healthy emotional systems and to make friends.
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When I was in a Public College there was an affiliated Public HS next door where they allowed select students to take some courses next door with us. Usually seniors. But when I was in Bio 2 we had a 13 year old ninth grader, who not only got perfect on all his exams but ran a study group. All these older college students attending a study group of a 13 year old because he knew his stuff and everyone wanted better grades. Wonder what happened to him, he was brilliant.
Anyone-for-tea? 3 years ago
Like Young Sheldon! Although the grades don’t mean anything to me, so I’m just guessing.
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buttonpusher 3 years ago
When I was 12 I was playing Pokemon. I'm 31 now and and still playing Pokemon...
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AnnaBanana 3 years ago
I feel a bit sorry for child prodigies like this. They never have a chance at a normal life.
Aamna Shah 3 years ago (edited)
And what's a normal life? There's no one standard normal life everyone is living. He's fortunate that he won't go through a lot of struggles most people go through. That is a good thing, not to be lamented. He'll obviously have his own struggles but everyone does. Trust me having a 'normal' life is not something a child prodigy is desperate to experience. Their own life is normal to them because that's all they know personally. Unless he isn't being pressured at home or by the education system, he'll be fine.
Load More Replies... Babs Beach 3 years ago
In the 80s, I was taking the SAT on a miserable rainy day. A surfer dude and I were commiserate going when a kid and his dad got into line. Surfer dude asked the dad, "hey man, are you taking the exam?" The dad, "no my son is." Dude, "he looks kinda young." "He's 11, he does this for fun." Dude looks at me and says, "I'd be watching Saturday morning cartoon is I wasn't here." He and I just hung our heads.
Kuningatar Keitto 3 years ago
R.I.P. I don't known if I could take the SATs after an encounter like this. I would be too embarrassed to be able to think.
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#6
What A Kid
KimTx 3 years ago
Why have Popsicles in the house if you're not allowing your kids to eat "junk". And....Popsicles are junk???
Eb 3 years ago
Funny story but banning food and eating in secret is how eating disorders start.
Amelia Gilligan 3 years ago
I wasn’t allowed to have soda until I was 13 and I was perfectly fine. Parents have to make sure that their kids are making healthy choices otherwise I would have ended up eating candy and ice cream all of the time. That said an occasional popsicle is perfectly fine.
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Harri Ellis 3 years ago
Aiding and abetting, contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Sign me up!
Perfumista Perfumista 3 years ago
And you ratted him out with pics on the internet. Better hope his mom doesn't see this.
“It's easier than ever to be distracted by useless information. Parents need to remove distractions from babies at an early age so they can explore things that help them develop their knowledge. Don't let YouTube Kids or mobile games raise your child,” they added.
Meanwhile, comedy writer and future pop star Ariane pondered how much kids take after their parents when it comes to creativity, sense of humor, and wit.
“Both I and my daughter’s dad work in the media, and from an early age, she’s wanted to be a pop star, writer, and actor. I don’t know how much of her creativity was influenced by seeing her dad’s writing in the newspaper and seeing me go out late to perform at musical comedy gigs. She definitely has creative talents, but how much of that is nature or nurture I don’t know. As for sense of humor, she’s far more sassy and sarcastic than me, so I think her sharp wit is all her own!” she said.
#7
The Cop Let Them Go
Vicky Zar 3 years ago (edited)
Kids can be so smart. I had a similar incident with the opposite outcome. We were on the border between Poland and Germany coming from Poland and when border patrol came to ask for our identification I said something like f*** under my breath because I was in a bad mood. Naturally they searched the car after that and found a bit too many cigaretts. My parents were pissed.
#8
Thinking Outside The Box
AzKhaleesi 3 years ago
How? Christmas comes the same time every year. Tooth fairy comes randomly. Not being rude, genuinely curious.
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bob bruce 3 years ago
Little Johnny was always a quiet kid. He had never been like the others. It didn't come as a huge surprise when ...
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#9
Well, That Was Unexpected
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
Uh, I learned this one just recently. Only female reindeer have antlers! Ain't I smart? ;)
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Persephone 3 years ago (edited)
You could have won this argument, but now... you are screwed. Some female deer do have antlers; that's why some hunting tags are ambiguous on gender as well.
Marco Conti 3 years ago
For a moment I was afraid the logo was more anatomically correct than strictly necessary.
Ariane revealed to Bored Panda that she herself had “very strict parents,” and as a result, she has become extremely liberal.
“I think being liberal encourages creativity as it gives kids the confidence to express themselves fully, and my daughter is usually very sweet-natured and well-behaved. She’s also a lot of fun, while I didn’t dare to be fun in such a strict environment when I was a kid, so I’m really pleased that I’m giving her a happier and freer upbringing.”
#10
Thanks, I Hate Lightsabers With Shadows
DUN DUN 3 years ago
I feel being lied to all my life...I mean I KNE/OW it was/is fake..but..but... why'd anyone have to point this out!? 😂😭✋🏻
Load More Replies... bob bruce 3 years ago
Sorry to introduce reality here, but ... If the light saber energy can cut through things and we can't see through it then it's perfectly reasonable to believe it can also block the light that causes the shadow. That leaves the question of whether or not it creates enough visible light to illuminate the shadow that's not illuminated by the other light source(s). That said, I'd be curious to know if the shadow is something that was considered during production.
Parmeisan 3 years ago
Exactly! Light sources like light bulbs or glowsticks create shadows. There is actually nothing wrong with this.
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Johnny Magumbo 3 years ago
Because lightsabers are partially ionised plasma that emit photons at a discrete resonant frequency corresponding to a particular atomic/ionic transition in the plasma that is much denser than surrounding/natural light. Duh.
Izzy Curer 3 years ago (edited)
It's like how Star Butterfly puts it. Most rainbows are made of nothing, but her "rainbows are made of stuff." Same principle for the Gems in Steven Universe.
David Wong 3 years ago
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.....light sabers can hit each other like swords on earth, hence they have shadows.
Kira Okah 3 years ago (edited)
A shadow lightsaber does make. Wrong the youngling is.
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#11
Genius
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
This likely made the teacher's day. Grading papers gets old quickly.
Robert T 3 years ago
I'm intrigued that they wrote separated joined (cursive) letters when they were printing the answer.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Where I live (Victoria, Australia) we teach Victorian modern cursive font. This is where you put the kicks (joins) on the letters when you learn them un-joined so that when you start learning cursive it is an easy transition to joining them together.
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#12
Thought This Belonged Here
Francis 3 years ago
good question! the answer is: no! cut hair doesn't have any DNA. only in the roots of hair is DNA :)
Jen Pflughaupt 3 years ago
They discovered how to extract DNA from rootless hair in 2019, but it's not widely used yet.
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Imogene Cargeaux 3 years ago
I know that cut hair doesn't car dry DNA. But for a child to think of this. That's brilliant. That kids smart.
Load More Replies... Perfumista Perfumista 3 years ago
Wig hair is treated with chemicals to stabilize and preserve it. They can tell it came from a wig.
Osgood_7 3 years ago
Correction: I did my googling and this isn't true, sorry!
Load More Replies... Kes The Exquisite 3 years ago
Sorry but comment here is wrong. You don’t need the root of the hair for mitochondrial DNA… so OP’s niece has a valid question!
The ‘Kids Are Smart’ subreddit’s moderators stress the fact that “cute doesn’t equal smart!” In other words, redditors should avoid posts where children are just being children, without any moments of actual brilliance.
“Kids are cute, but that's not what this subreddit is for. Don't make posts showing kids doing regular stuff or having a hobby if it doesn't show a real sign of intelligence. A kid with a vlog channel, drawing with crayons, arguing a silly point, or whatever else it might be is not necessarily a sign of exceptional intelligence. The post will be removed if a kid being smart is not the focus,” the mods warn.
#13
This Kid Is Going Place
Gerard Neaux 3 years ago
True document redacters aren't made, they are born!
Load More Replies... Glirpy 3 years ago
People on BP are praising this kid now, but will be chastising him/her in the future when he/she is doing the same thing in Congress.
Legen ( wait for it ) dary 3 years ago
Tell me you live in America without telling me you live in America.
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Robert A Reider Jr 3 years ago
🤣. I did that too! 3rd grade. We didn't have liquid paper back then so I just drew a line through the question and wrote "omit" upon it. It didn't go over either.
#14
Creative 4 Year Old
Miss Cris 3 years ago (edited)
You should say not to complain about your meals. However it's been useful for him to widen his vocabulary.
Kuningatar Keitto 3 years ago
Why? Kids should be allowed to complain. Teaching kids that you're not allowed to complain gives them warped ideas about consent and toxic positivity.
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Stoopham McFernybabes 3 years ago
My son does this! Only he is VERY polite and diplomatic about it: “It’s just not to my taste”, “I guess I’m not a [meal] kind of person”, “I think some of the other things you have cooked are MUCH nicer”.
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
If I have a kid like that, I need to pray that whatever future husband I have can contribute better than Calvin's dad did.
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Kiri Tarapipipi 3 years ago
I have to agree with the first response - such a clever little human!
#15
Because College Has Failed You
DUN DUN 3 years ago
Or, as Jake Peralta would say, coolcoolcoolcoolcoolcool
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April Caron 3 years ago
Ooohh… Google the story about the guy that had a tree growing in his lung, complete with pictures. That’ll change his mind!
Romy Schneider 3 years ago
Meanwhile little me ate them to always have access to fresh melons...
Christy Smith 3 years ago
This is not how 7 year old speak ... Jesus, these parents on these are pathetic, how much s**t due you need to make up in order for you to get the Likes you didn't even earn.
However, the online community is not just about celebrating book smarts. Posts about “immense creative talent’ are also allowed. “Although this is a sub to see kids being smart, certain creative talents require intelligence, even if the focus of the performance, artwork, etc doesn't show intelligence in the traditional 2+2=4 sense,” the subreddit’s moderators explain.
“A kid understanding proper perspective and color use in a painting requires intelligence. A kid having mastered the art of acting requires a certain social intelligence.”
One of the rules that genuinely made me laugh with how it was phrased is the “Do NOT spam your child” regulation. The mods state: “1 post per child per month, maximum. This isn't Facebook. Your kid might be Einstein, but that doesn't mean you get to fill this sub with posts of your child. Post once, that's it. If your post gets removed, it was likely deemed not suitable for the sub. In this case, you may post again immediately if you have another example of 200 IQ.”
#16
Photographic Memory
Vinay Pai 3 years ago
We know studios do this a lot, for cost, and they probably think "kids" won't notice these things, anyway. But it IS the kids who notice these things the most.
Kate 3 years ago
Pixar? Considering how many Easter Eggs they throw in? Nope, that was on purpose.
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Luna W. 3 years ago
That is quite impressive... The scene doesn't even look particularly memorable.
Alvin Rendell 3 years ago
It's laboriously engineered jungle backdrop in 3D models and intricate lighting. Not drawings at all. Renderings of 3D wire frame models. That's why such intricate setup is libraried and reused over years.
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Nugua 3 years ago
I live in a country where most movies get synchronized. Our kid recogizes the voice actors with an amazing certainty, even in the most tiny roles. "Papa, he has the same voice as [the man in the tiny role in that obscure movie we saw 3 years ago]." We look it up, he is right. It's astonishing.
Mari 3 years ago
In belgium the series/cartoons on Nickelodeon are synchronised. My kids recognise the voice actors too.
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Pungent Sauce 3 years ago
Disney does this as standard practice. There’s a Bambi background that’s used in Jungle Book and a 100 others.
Xottel 3 years ago
Cue the story of the kid who got in trouble for "viewing" Shrek over and over again in their head, just from memory.
Xottel 3 years ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/ckuuxl/im_just_going_to_watch_shrek_in_my_head/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x
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No Food Allowed In The Living Room. No Tablet Allowed In The Kitchen
Deborah B 3 years ago
Kid is exactly following the rules he was given. If the parent has a problem with it, they need to reexamine what they're trying to achieve with the rule, and rephrase it accordingly. Maybe the aim is to eat mindfully and only when hungry, and the new rule is "No eating while using screens."
Lsai Aeon 3 years ago
I did something similar when I was a kid, back in the '80s. Mom would flip her lid screaming at me to not get out of bed, period, no matter what. To me, if even one toe was touching the bed, I was still in bed. I hopped all over my room within leg reach of the bed so as to keep one toe on it.
Springy The Non Binary Demon(They/Them) 3 years ago
Is your mom by any chance a narcissist or abusive?
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Phoenix0923YT 3 years ago
so true. Once I had to eat in the kitchen, but I wanted to watch the movie. So, I put the food in the kitchen and watched the movie. now, I was by the front door, so I could reach the food without taking it into the living room. I feel bad about doing it when I was 4 and I'm 12 now. Wow
#18
My Nephew Showed Me His Quiz In Class. Can’t Disagree On This One
katrina hunt 3 years ago
In case you don’t want to zoom in and scroll around: Q: “Give an example of a way that you can disagree with your parent without being disrespectful” A: “I respectfully disagree”
Nishanth Vemula 3 years ago
Was that the answer or did he respectfully state that he does not agree to give the example.?
A while back, child independence expert Lenore Skenazy, the founder of Let Grow non-profit organization and the Free-Range Kids movement, told me that it’s “impossible” to figure out the right balance between being too strict and too lenient.
“One thing many parents are choosing today is to keep their kids under constant surveillance, with the help of tech. Whether it’s being able to track their kids’ movements, read their browsing history, or even scan their texts, parents have all sorts of new tools to make them seemingly omniscient,” Lenore told Bored Panda that parents should ease up on surveillance and respect their kids’ privacy.
#19
Bonus For Creativity
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
I could actually see some marketing company using this on a poster.
bob bruce 3 years ago
Funny as hell, but I've got serious doubts that it's actually the work of a (young) kid.
Nessy 3 years ago
I dunno, when my eldest learnt about planets at school he couldn't get enough of using the word Uranus wherever possible. Kids love that word (and lots of adults too. I'll admit I still use it inappropriately...)
Load More Replies... Christy Smith 3 years ago
I can see a kid's dad coming up with that slogan for his kid's project.
Babs Beach 3 years ago
If the kid did come up with it. I hope they trademark it quickly and start pumping out those tee-shirts which will fill the land and turn it into, you got it, the planet's ( * )
#20
What A God
Glirpy 3 years ago
"In November 1920, his parents moved to the United States to make a living by publicly exhibiting their child's talent." ... Kind of like parents on social media today.
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Kuningatar Keitto 3 years ago
It's shameful that it took so long to recognise that there are girl chess prodigies, too.
Christy Smith 3 years ago
I wonder if he enjoyed it or if his parent(s) pushed him to be this great at it.
#21
My Aunt Just Shared Her Son’s Assignment With Me
Chrissie Mörbe 3 years ago
What kind of f*cked up manipulative chauvinistic question is that?!?!?
Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
They have to stand up and pledge to a flag every day, they're just North Korea with extra steps.
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Dirk Daring 3 years ago
I'm a veteran. I'd just like to say that you don't have to join the military to Serve The Country. People who are first responders. People who drive trucks or make sure the mail gets delivered safely and on time. Sanitation workers. There's lots of ways you can STC.
Bob Belcher 3 years ago
People that work as regulators to make sure consumers are protected.
Load More Replies... Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
I just love his picture of himself sitting safely in his chair! Well done sir!
Kassiopeia 3 years ago (edited)
Why would you ask a child (that can't write evenly) what he would do if he served "our" country? „Hey Timmy, since you are 6 now you sure want to go in the military, right? You know where they go to war and stuff?“
ZAPanda 3 years ago
Yeah timmy you go, there's some terrorists in (some poor country minding its own business trying to basically survive). Wanna go "bring them democracy"?
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KaySt 3 years ago
A teachers aim should be to teach children to be strong, critical thinking and intelligent adults. Encouraging them to think about joining the military at an age where most children are far too busy just being children is so wrong.
The Scout 3 years ago
But quite fitting for a country that allows youths to go to war even before they can legally have a beer...
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Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago
"Repeat after me, kids : This country is the greatest country, we all should give up our life to serve this divine government. God bless America. Amen. F**k all the other countries."
ZAPanda 3 years ago
I mean I think "serve your country" is OK if the first person in that row of careers at the bottom is a Nurse. But the other ones are clearly military. And we all know that "serve your country" is americanese for "join the army".
Auntriarch 3 years ago
Oh I thought they were firefighters and police as well. But I'll trust your eyes over mine
Load More Replies... Rosemary Probert 3 years ago
I would be more impressed if he'd said he didn't want to kill people just because someone told him to.
“For the same reason you didn’t want your parents to read your diary, or to build a treehouse on the branch right next to YOUR treehouse, children need some space to grow into their own person. Kids need to know they are loved, but they also need to know they are trusted. They can’t prove that if parents never actually let them do some things literally on their own, without constant surveillance.”
#22
My 8 Year Old Is A Jerk And Almost Made Me Burn My House Down
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
You’re raising a prankster. Prepare yourself. This is only the beginning.
Anyone-for-tea? 3 years ago
I don’t think an 8 yr old can draw and cut out that neatly….? They probably only stuck it on.
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Christy Smith 3 years ago
Little asshole, I would have scream backwards out of the house while refusing to return until someone killed that mother f****r twice!
#23
My Eleven Year Old Sister Made This Bada*s Dragon Cake
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
My question too. Must be a parent embellishing how smart and talented their kid is. While I can see an 11 year old helping to make the cake, I can’t see them doing it all, including all the mixing and oven stuff.
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Christy Smith 3 years ago
Part of me wants to call BS because it's so good, while the other part of me thinks the kid is just really artist and just working on her craft.
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
Holy crap! I could bake at 11 but I would have never considered something like this.
Nicole Tomme 3 years ago
Send her to art school!. Sincerely, a person with a BFA in sculpture.
#24
This Never Actually Occurred To Me To Do This As A Child
Nubis Knight 3 years ago
Technically he did hang the laundry basket, not the clothes... so I'd return it by only buying the package, not was is inside for next present... (and give it to him after an insightful moment...)
Rissie 3 years ago
The items are in the basket, they are now hanging within a container. If you put a can of soup on a shelve, the soup is on the shelve. It you put a basket full of clothes on hangers, the clothes bare hanging.
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FLUXUS DAKOTA 3 years ago
Hopefully his command of English exceeds the parent who posted this.
#25
Strong Together
buttonpusher 3 years ago
Where I live they wouldn't even open the school if we had half that amount of snow.
#26
Light Grease
Sunshine Sunshine 3 years ago (edited)
Tyler J... i know he's not reading this but it is hacking. Social engineering
Radek Suski 3 years ago
Tyler is wrong though. BTW: 6 digits PIN would be a bit harder to crack
M O'Connell 3 years ago
I wonder if that could be done using the "learn" function on a universal IR remote.
jimmy pop 3 years ago
It sure is hacking, though. Hacking means gaining illegal access to a system; the means are irrelevant. If you call someone, claiming you're from the it department, and there's an issue with their user profile and you need their password to check, and they give it to you, then yes, that's hacking - on a sidenote, that's actually what the majority of hacks look like, just doesn't look good on cinema screens.
#27
The Secret Box!!
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
This kid is going to be a researching. She was experimenting on you.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Wasn't that in a tv show- I can't remember which one- but a boy did that as an experiment for a science fair, and he told people they could look in if they paid $5 or something and there was nothing inside but a note to keep it secret.
Marcellus II 3 years ago
"Kid replay cartoon scene" --- wow what a genious she will go places! Inconceivable!!
#28
Kiley's Worm
Rosemary Probert 3 years ago
When I was small the teacher told us to make a zoo animal with clay. I made a pancake with a raised edge and a tiny lump in the middle and said it was a sealion poking its head out of the water. I got detention.
Allan Breum 3 years ago
Hmm, notice how creativity drop as age goes up..? Its almost as if something is killing their creativity *cough-cough school chough*
Shan Kidwai 3 years ago
the sad thing is that all this showed me was how a child energy goes down and down as they get older
#29
My Son Wanted A Beard To Go With His Costume, But We Couldn’t Afford It. So He Disappears As Comes Back With This... He Cut His Own Hair And Glued It On His Face. He Got 3x More Candy Than Any Of The Other Kids
JOKER DIE 3 years ago
Just a thing-- we tell our kids do not get candy from the strangers but on Halloween we say them to get candy from strangers what the f**k
Yayaboobo 3 years ago
What we're actually trying to prevent is the abuse and exploitation of children. Not poisoning. We have to do a better job of being clear about this in today's world.
Load More Replies... Rosemary Probert 3 years ago
How long did he have to wait before you took him to the hairdresser?
Cindy Vickers 3 years ago
The only way my kids would get 3x more candy is if they went to 3x more houses! We give all kids - costume or no costume, small kids or teens the same amount except for pre--schoolers, we give them age appropriate treats. And that is a pretty expensive looking costume - not your dollar store run of the mill one - and you couldn't afford a fake beard!?!?!?!?!
#30
I Think This Was Posted In The Wrong Subreddit
ZAPanda 3 years ago
It's ok I'll support you. I am equally disturbed at calling it cheese. Maybe "milk solids with casein, E102 food colorant, MSG and salt."
Load More Replies... GenXandEarnedItAll 3 years ago
My daughter was excited to go back to school while wearing a mask. I asked her why, to which she replied, "I've been practicing and I can fit 15 Sour Patch Kids in my mask and eat them without anyone knowing."
Angharad Eatough 3 years ago
i once did that but with chocolate, except i live in australia, and it melted :/
Kuningatar Keitto 3 years ago
I guess someone has been watching Troom Troom and 5 Minute Hacks.
#31
Big Brain 3rd Grader
Bob Belcher 3 years ago
Exactly. The question was "Find" the angle. Not "What is" the angle.
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Nessy 3 years ago
I dunno, the handwriting of the '180' doesn't look like a 3rd grade (8-9 yr old) handwriting...
Bisexual Tiger 3 years ago
no, i had similar handwriting at that age too (i remember being SO very proud and meticulously practicing it lol)
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Patrick McKinney 3 years ago
Not enough information to find the angle anyway. Drawings are not accurate
Emma Garcia 3 years ago
The 180 is refering to the straight line. Although, I can't tell if you are joking or not.
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An 11-Year-Old Boy Has Been Hailed A Hero After He Saved The Life Of His Grandfather Following A Car Crash. He Has Credited ‘Grand Theft Auto’ With His Driving Skills As He Took Over The Wheel After His Grandfather Collapsed
Strahd Ivarius 3 years ago
Since it was after a car crash, I suppose he stole another car to go to the hospital...
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Jose Antonio 3 years ago
but then he ran a guy over who was dressed in a white hoodie with the hood up and got $300
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NsG 3 years ago
My (then 12 year old) nephew played GTA V and asked if I would watch I couldn't stop giggling - clever little sod obeyed every single traffic law, stopped at every red light, stuck to his lane and the posted speed limit. He failed every game assignment. He's going to ace his driving test!
#33
I Told Her “Your Butt Needs To Stay In Your Room” Went To Check On Her And Found This Her Butt Is In Her Room
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
Awe poor kid. Wonder why she did not want to stay in her room. Was she frightened?
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Maybe she was wandering around upstairs when she was supposed to be asleep. Looks like she was finally able to settle as long as part of her was outside her room. A child’s own logic.
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#34
Only Logical Explanation. (On My Son's Homework )
Rick 3 years ago
On Reddit the OP says the full question was: Would you rather eat pizza with squid, snails or baby powder as the topping?
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Carbonel 3 years ago
This question is confusing, I initially read it to mean “Sarah” only has 1/2 a cup of butter and none of the other ingredients. In which case, kiddo has given the only plausible answer IMO.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
That cookie "recipe" would never work. Too much flour and not enough sugar.
Thomas Sweda 3 years ago
She can’t make the cookies at all ! She has only half the required butter, and, according to the statement, none of the other ingredients.
Kim Bush 3 years ago
If you take it literally then you are right... It does state that the recipe required those items and the only item she has is the butter, not any of the other ingredients.
Load More Replies... Robert T 3 years ago
I'm just thinking what a mess measuring butter by the cup is going to make!
Virginie Michaud 3 years ago
In Quebec, butter wrapping has lines on it telling you where to cut for 1 cup, 1/2 cup, etc. Super easy..
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MyCatsTheRealPanda 3 years ago
I was thinking make someone else go to the store lol.
Load More Replies... Virginie Michaud 3 years ago
Snail pizza is actually delicious. Was my favourite for years! Snails are usually served with garlic butter. The pizza has garlic too, it just works very well together. 😋
Andy Hinds 3 years ago
What is it with Americans and their "cup" measurement? Big cup? Small cup? medium sized cup? what??
#35
Kid Plays 3D Chess On His Mom
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Either wasn’t hungry or didn’t like what was on the plate, and it wasn’t worth the struggle. Don’t force your kids to eat more than their fill, or food they’ve tried and simply don’t like. I remember my father intervening when my mother tried to force me to eat beets, which I hate. He told her to quit obsessing about it, and just give up and let me have my likes and dislikes, especially since I had already tried to eat them several times before and just couldn’t.
Bruce Robb 3 years ago
In 7th or 8th grade, after Dad forced me to eat cauliflower, I ran out the back door and threw up. I don't remember being forced to eat anything after that.
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The only Plueschopossum 3 years ago
Reminds me of my big sister. When she was 3 or 4 she had done something (don't know what it was) and our mom told her as a punishment she wouldn't be allowed to watch TV. So my sis replied nonchalantly "I didn't want to watch TV today anyway." :D
Llewella 3 years ago
My youngest son did this all the time... Corner time for misbehaving, I tell him he can rejoin us "nah, I like corner time, I'm staying" Going to bed early, "I was sleepy anyways"
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The Angry Crow 3 years ago
That's not asking. That's giving him an ultimatum, and he beat the system.
#36
Smart Kidsmy 5 Year Old Built A Thing. He Built A Thing All By Himself
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Looks like a spaceship or a ray gun. (Spaceship? Ray gun? F**k, I’m old. I’m talking like sci fi hasn’t advanced past Buck Rogers. Or become reality.)
M O'Connell 3 years ago
It appears to be a Y-Wing Starfighter, from the Star Wars franchise.
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not your average weirdo 3 years ago
I used to do that kinda thing at that age. My parents bought huge lego sets and I would put them together really fast
#37
Told The Older Ones To Watch The Baby And Dont Let Her Get In Trouble
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
And the laundry basket isn’t upside down over her like a jail cell.
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athornedrose 3 years ago
isn't this basically the equivalent of putting the kid in a play pen? seems totally fine and reasonable to me.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I have seen people put it in the bath with baby in it so less likely to fall over into water, not sure if it works though
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Katinka Min 3 years ago
Hm...none of the kids in the picture really are old enough to watch a baby, so I hope mom was just having a quick shower.
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
Smart… but they could have put her in the bouncy thing in the corner…. (I do not like those things by the way)
#38
Asked My Student To Complete The Maze
Marcellus II 3 years ago
To be fair, almost none of these lines are connected so he could have gone almost unobstructed mostly diagonally for a shorter path.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Even lab mice have learned something similar to this. Instead of f*****g around trying to find their way through the maze, some of them now climb on top of the maze walls, locate the exit with the cheese, and walk on top of the walls to get to it.
Rosemary Probert 3 years ago
By "complete" did you mean turn a lot of random lines into a maze with only one solution?
Andy Hinds 3 years ago
That's actually just cheating. May as well 'win' a cross country run by taking the bus.
#39
Im Going To Start An Insect Business Too
bonnyatlast 3 years ago
My son did that with pencils because the kids were always out and the pencil machine was in the hallway where they couldn't just go get them. The teacher found out and took away all his pencils..........I think that was 2nd grade.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I didn't know pencil machines were a thing. In Australia we just ask the teacher to lend us a pencil which we return at the end of class, or in the first couple of grades the class has communal pencils on each table rather than taking one to and from school and losing them.
Load More Replies... Hono Klatuu 3 years ago
Back in the 80s my sister was in third grade and used to buy baseball cards off first graders for 50¢ and sale the good ones to middle and high schoolers for any where from $3- $20. She made a mint before my parents found out and shut down her little operation.
Peppa Pig 3 years ago
I sold tadpoles from a pond in my backyard when I was ten!
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An Inventor In The Making
When reflecting on how children display intelligence and courage, we can't help but think about how some individuals stand up for their beliefs, even in challenging situations. For instance, similar to how a viral incident showcased a student's determination to highlight historical inaccuracies taught by an authority figure, there are countless stories where young individuals exhibit remarkable tenacity.
Such instances remind us of the vital importance of courage and integrity, values that are vividly illustrated in stories of standing up for truth.
#41
Kids These Days
Vinay Pai 3 years ago
Cute, but makes me wonder. Isn't kindergarten just too soon to even understand the concept of bg/gf, leave alone the kind of reaction from him?
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
I had a “boyfriend” in first grade. At that age, it’s innocent; they’re really just best friends who spend a lot of time together. Don’t quash a child’s first experiences with deeply caring for someone who isn’t a close relative, just because you have an adult’s overactive imagination. Besides, this particular behavior looks like something he picked up from the adults around him, so it’s the adults who need to learn how to behave better.
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Azure Adams 3 years ago
And I wonder where he learned this stuff... sounds like relationally immature mom with poor internal boundaries
#42
His Kid Noticed That The Body Was Badly Drawn
ғɪɴɴ ᴅ. ʜᴀʀᴍᴀɴɴ 3 years ago
Actually had this thought way before but then I just thought of it as a tie..
#43
Madlad Informs His Mom That He Missed The Bus
#44
The Ladder My 4yo Son Built To Steal The Leftover Candy From Halloween
GenXandEarnedItAll 3 years ago
Marty, either you're not a parent and a trolling jack rabbit or are one of those helicopter parents who watches their child's every move. Kids are sneaky and quick.
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Brilliant
Mushroomlover 3 years ago
My youngest daughter would live in pjs if I would let her! On weekends and holidays I let her wear them and yes even if we go to the store, etc.
June 3 years ago
I would live in pjs so I bought "office pyjamas" aka sweatpants. I'm 36 and I live my best life 👌
Load More Replies... Vicky Zar 3 years ago
She complied with her parents wishes while simultaneously doing what she wished. That‘s smart.
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bob bruce 3 years ago
My mother once bitched at me for coming to the table in "an undershirt". It was a Patagonia lightweight thermal undershirt. Dark blue with long sleeves, and looked just like plenty of shirts that aren't undershirts, but she knew it was "an undershirt". I went upstairs and changed into a dark blue Patagonia medium weight thermal undershirt that looked exactly the same except that it had the Patagonia label on the chest. That was totally acceptable because she didn't already know it was an undershirt.
#46
Salute To This Young Ghost Hunter Who Hunts Ghosts Before Grade 1
Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
The 3 is clearly visible under the 0. Also not the handwriting of a kid. This looks to me like a religious parent 'correcting' the homework.
Susan Green 3 years ago
I just noticed that. Why do people feel the need to lie about this crap.
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My Little Bother Wearing Gloves On His Feet When Walking In The Woods Because He Left His Shoes Inside
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
Sadly not, as only his feet will make impressions, not the empty finders of the glove. But funny thought.
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GenXandEarnedItAll 3 years ago
I put a cloth diaper (clean!) on my daughter's head to keep her ears warm because I thought husband brought her hat and he thought I had grabbed it as we were leaving for our walk.
#48
My 14 Yo Got Me
Kiki’sNotLookingBack 3 years ago
hmm dont know maybe they want him to be a miniature garden gnome when he is 40.
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Rissie 3 years ago
Either that or they found a way to deal with puberty that works for them. Because what I'm reading is a 16 year old Going Out Of Their Sleeping Ways to still turn on the dryer. Major Ugh. And a parent that knows how to answer that with an even more dramatic reaction and them settling on coffee. Keyword being them. Making a cup of coffee at some point seems a reasonable exchange. That's better than many police negotiater ever will see in their lifetime. I hope my kids will be frank and funny too at that age.
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Rissie 3 years ago
Well your 16 year old must not be very truthful then walking on egg shells not to say a bad thing. Enjoy that. Kid turned it on, and they clearly have a sense of humor that fits their family.
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My 6yo Son (With Autism) Just Informed Me That The Stitched Eye Of His Stuffed Animal “Kind Of Looks Like The Country Of Montenegro.” I Had To Look It Up.he’s A Bit Into Geography Right Now And Never Ceases To Amaze Me
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
I love the kinds of connections people on the spectrum (that used to be called Asperger’s) can make. It’s often quite uncanny just how correct they can be. It’s like seeing the world through totally different eyes.
#50
My Boss’ 11 Year Old Sent Me A Hilarious Coronavirus Survival Kit
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Car charger in case you have to make a run for it! Water: hydrate or dydrate!
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memyselfandI 3 years ago
What’s the football pin? I can’t see anything pin-like in the picture. Is it one of those metal screw on tube things for inflating balls?
Terry Tobias 3 years ago
I like the bath salts... it's important to zen yourself after running from zombies.
#51
My 12 Year Old Son Modified His Bike With Carpet For Barefoot Riding
Sleazy Weaver 3 years ago (edited)
That's how one ends up with injured feet... Always bike with closed-toe shoes. Creative, but not practical.
Nubis Knight 3 years ago
Yepp - wearing Roller skates while biking also isn't save and I got the scars to prove it... >.<
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#52
He's Got The Setup In There
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Didn’t we all, when we were still small enough to fit? I mean, back in the day we didn’t have iPhones, but we’d still take a small radio and/or a flashlight and book. Kids love small, private spaces where they’re out of the constant and sometimes overbearing gaze of grownups. Hell, I cleared out the bottom of my closet when I was 7 (I’m 61, so 54 years ago now), and set up a tiny studio apartment in it—-even had a stash of food in a Tupperware—-so I’d be more comfortable hiding there.
Kay blue 3 years ago
Apparently I moved into a cupboard when I was about 2. I took all the pots and pans out and was found fast asleep with my blanket and Teddy.
Llewella 3 years ago
Both my kids loved hiding in the cupboard so much I actually just decided to leave one empty for them to play in
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#53
My 3 Year Old Used A Card To Try To Jimmy The Child Lock Gate. Which Is Why We Have Two Locks... We No Longer Will Watch Crime Shows With Him In The Room
Sasy 3 years ago
There are a few parents thst think when kids are young they won't remember stuff, strange but I have witnessed the comeback a few times.
Load More Replies... M O'Connell 3 years ago
I climbed over the gate keeping me in my bedroom by making stairs out of these: c. 1989 d4e4o5g414...bb9e9f.jpg 
#54
I Was Gardening My Son Uses Alexa To Solve His Mathematic Homework. My Wife Got Suspicious Because He Use His Eraser Only Once
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
You should worry when he says "Alexa, beginne mit dem Abbau von Braunkohle".
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I Just Found This Really Funny. Thought I’d Share
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
When you install password protected software to restrict kids from playing games for hours on end, and next leave the computer unattended without logging off from the admin-account. Classic parental IT fail.
memyselfandI 3 years ago
Or what my mom did once, which was move the bedtime setting to 8:30 to convince me to go to bed early once, except she forgot to change it back and I got kicked out of an evening online meeting. This was before online meetings were cool.
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Lady Fos-Boss 3 years ago
Ugh. I have these settings, (or did before my tablet broke) they can get pretty annoying, but I would die if I did this. Though I have figured out the passcode a number of times.
sirfryingpan 3 years ago
my parents have the same thing on me... i dont know the password to bypass it tho. :(
#56
Big Brain
#57
"Who Blows On Their Pizza Anymore?"
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Can’t say I blame them.From the looks of it, the pizza was in the oven a while (very brown crust and dark toppings and tomato sauce), so it’s probably red hot. Especially the tomato sauce, which can be like trying to eat molten lava when it’s that hot. Who TF gives their kid food that’s so hot it’ll burn their taste buds off?
Izzy Curer 3 years ago
Why? It's three slices from a bigger pizza, not two cuts across a little pizza. Looks fine to me.
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No Words For This Guy!
Jutta Plötz 3 years ago
Some modern doorbells are connected with your phone to show you who is at your house while you’re away.
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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Improvise, adapt, overcome. Maybe he didn’t have his phone with him, and needed to contact his Dad.
AnxietyRiddenMom 3 years ago
My daughter has done this. Bad and me weren't home so she just went to the doorbell and called us that way.
Jutta Plötz 3 years ago
Probably at work some modern doorbells can be connected with the phone to show you who is at your door while you’re away.
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My Son Left With The Same Left Shoes This Morning. He Ended Up Making A Shoe Out Of Paper And Tape At School. I Was Both Mortified And Impressed
June 3 years ago
Leaving house with 2 left shoes and not noticing it until arrived at school. If he actually outsmarted his parents, I'm scared.
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Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
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What do you think ?
Luna W. 3 years ago
Many of these are actually more smart-ass than smart... Sometimes it would also help to know the age of the kid.
Ladedah 3 years ago
Call it "more smart-ass than smart" if you want, but thinking outside the box is important, too... it is often creative minds that inevitably change world.
Load More Replies... not your average weirdo 3 years ago
Heheh... When I was younger I was the only one in the house who knew the parental controls passwords and could change them. My poor parents had to go up to a nine year old me and ask for the passwords 😂
Kayla J 3 years ago
some of these feel like they should be in BP's post last week of not believing parents who say their kids are doing smart things.
Davo gifman 3 years ago
In my opinion a lot of these had nothing to do with being clever, smart,or even common sense. They were just kids being smart asses; an their family's being proud of it. But then their were a couple that didn't belong here; because the kids were geniuses.
Person #1,051 3 years ago
my sister, 3 at the time, memorized books we were trying to get her to read (we read them to her once), and then recited them. so, you could find her reading dog man aloud, because we read it to her.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
This is actually quite common. Or they know what words go with the picture. Not a bad thing though as it does lead to learning still.
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Luna W. 3 years ago
Many of these are actually more smart-ass than smart... Sometimes it would also help to know the age of the kid.
Ladedah 3 years ago
Call it "more smart-ass than smart" if you want, but thinking outside the box is important, too... it is often creative minds that inevitably change world.
Load More Replies... not your average weirdo 3 years ago
Heheh... When I was younger I was the only one in the house who knew the parental controls passwords and could change them. My poor parents had to go up to a nine year old me and ask for the passwords 😂
Kayla J 3 years ago
some of these feel like they should be in BP's post last week of not believing parents who say their kids are doing smart things.
Davo gifman 3 years ago
In my opinion a lot of these had nothing to do with being clever, smart,or even common sense. They were just kids being smart asses; an their family's being proud of it. But then their were a couple that didn't belong here; because the kids were geniuses.
Person #1,051 3 years ago
my sister, 3 at the time, memorized books we were trying to get her to read (we read them to her once), and then recited them. so, you could find her reading dog man aloud, because we read it to her.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
This is actually quite common. Or they know what words go with the picture. Not a bad thing though as it does lead to learning still.
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