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Kids often see their parents as invincible. Often stubborn and strict, they’re the epitome of doing things right, or at least they seem so until some point in adolescence when we finally start developing our independent take on things we carry throughout life.

But it turns out, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Parents are no strangers to embarrassing screwups, and in fact, while raising you, have experienced a very solid share of them. “What are your parenting fails?” one dad tweeted, stirring a confessionary thread full of hilarious stories from moms and dads.

From whooping your son like ‘a fun dad’ only to realize it was not your kid to teaching your child the art of tossing a pancake that ended with him taking a hit from the pan, parents are far from perfect, but hey, who is, really?

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King Joffrey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only expensive if you live in America. Otherwise you don't pay for your child being checked up.

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Kirsten Kerkhof
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So, not even the hospital noticed that it was just discoloured skin?

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Maiun
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, the nurses would probably laugh though. What's terrible though is the drs didn't notice and went ahead with the test etc. especially if they ended up with a huge bill

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Kanuli
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This happened to a girl with a dildo before 😂 The doctor was all like “omg necrotic tissue” and all until they found it was just the color from that.

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Stephanie IV
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always wash new clothes etc. at least once. The stuff they treat it with to repel moths and bugs is insanely toxic.

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Mina
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This sort of happened to me with new jeans, my hands were all blue and I freaked out a little until I noticed it was gone after I did the dishes haha

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marianne eliza
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A new pair of blue jeans were the reason my big brother stopped practicing his wrestling moves on me. After an ambush and full Nelson on a damp lawn we were watching TV. One knee ached so I rolled up a pants leg and the knee was all blue. Brother looked over, asked "Did I do that ?" Voice quivering I said yes. He never did anything like that again. I never told him it was just dye from the jeans. It's been 47 years.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was house/dog sitting once and the homeowner said she had just put her new cotton sheets on the bed, when I woke up the first morning there I was all blue, didn't take long to get the bedding into the washer, next morning blue again, I had to wash those sheets 4 times to get the excess dye out of the bedding. My silk pillowcase is still tinted blue.

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michelle neugebauer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My doctor had a similar problem and called a cardiac ambulance for a guy who was wearing a brand new navy blue singlet for the first time! Just a tad embarrassing!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Been there with new jeans... You are a good parent tho, so so sorry for your bills!

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Morgan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get it...was the kid naked and rolling all over the sheets? I would imagine it would be in patches or just on the side of his face or only on exposed soil or something. And they discharged him when he was blue? I just can't wrap my head around this situation and how it could happen

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can be cyanotic without having en entirelt blue body. Blue discolouration tends to affect the extremeties - lips, fingers, and toes, especially.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once wore a new pair of dark jeans without washing them first. I had several minutes of intense panic that evening when i found my legs were blue.

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Bored Panda reached out to Kimberly Koljat, a licensed marriage and family therapist who shared a couple of very important and interesting insights on what children take on from adults, and how we can never underestimate their understanding about the world.

“Children are immensely observant, and pick up on cues from caregivers and significant support individuals in their lives. Young children’s main need in life is attunement, which is why we, as adults in their lives, have a very important role of co-regulating children and being emotionally congruent models for them,” Kimberly explained.

For example, according to the licensed family therapist, children often know when their parents are divorcing long before parents believe them to know. And it’s “not because they 'overheard' them talking about it, but because of emotional cues leading up to the event of separation.”

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Kimberly also said that one of the biggest skill sets we can offer children in their development is helping them expand their emotional literacy. “As adults, we assume that means we teach them words to express how they feel, but that is only one way of knowing. Children are communicating and learning through their other ways of knowing—verbally, kinesthetically, visually.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Mum left my sister outside a shop in the snow, jumped on a bus, and went home. Her Aunt asked where the baby was and then drove her back into town.

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It’s crucial to help them understand more complex emotions and the important skill of empathy, like “the four basic feelings of mad, sad, glad, and afraid” that “are just the start.” Kimberly explained: “Brene Brown has a wonderful animated video on YouTube on empathy that can help adults and children alike understand how to practice this skill that fosters understanding, equality, and kindness. Modeling for children and youth the importance of empathy, understanding difference doesn’t mean 'wrong,' and learning to tolerate what may be experienced as frustration can be important skill sets to build with the children in their lives.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to know how far she got in the bib tying process.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At school: "and then my mother beat me with that pan..."

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Kimberly also said it is true adults often underestimate children’s capability of understanding the world around them. It turns out, “it can even have a negative impact on children and their sense of self.”

“In some cases this may reinforce the belief that their thoughts or beliefs are not to be trusted or invalid, which later creates difficulty in setting boundaries, making decisions, or maintaining a positive sense of self,” the family therapist concluded.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would have helped you, right after picking myself off the floor for uncontrollable laughing

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did that once inside and my son's head stopped the ceiling fan. Thankfully it was on low speed and he was okay.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother was a nurse. Nurses often don't notice broken bones until it's that bad. After all, if you're not screaming, unconscious, or gushing blood.... You'll be fine! ------ As a kid, I broke something, but my mom decided it wasn't broken. It never healed properly. She still apologizes, at least.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine screamed and hid when he saw me with halloween contacts. His father had to get him ready for the next three mornings. (He was 6)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, phones cost money to get. Babies you can make for free... The "after market" expenses on babies are quite high, though. :P

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