Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
then open in external browser
and click "Open in External Browser" 
30 Parents Reveal What Secrets Their Kids Are Keeping From Them Without Knowing They’re Already Aware Of It
Kids are the wonders of this world. Nobody really knows what’s on their mind, as they often come up with some very questionable decisions.
Like hiding stuff from their parents for undetermined reasons. And by stuff, we mean anything from ravioli and tomato stem circles to photographs, mobile phones, and you name it…
Let’s see what else parents had to say when someone asked the question “What are your kids currently attempting to hide from you?” and posted it on r/AskReddit. And while the "why?" part of the question may forever remain a mystery to us, it’s still amusing to see what our little ones have been up to without us knowing.
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
My two year old attempts to hide the family dog (who is 75 pounds) in various places in his room so that the dog can sleep in there with him. So far, I've found the dog in the closet, behind the curtains, surrounded by stuffed animals to "blend in," and on numerous occasions I've walked in the room to see a giant mound under the comforter at the foot of the bed. My son is astonished every single time that I have not only found the dog, but was even looking for him in the first place. On more than one occasion he even attempted to persuade me that he didn't even know we had a dog.
Ivana 5 years ago
Let the dog sleep in the bed. If you wash your sheets regularly then what is the issue? I go to bed with two dogs, a rabbit, and a husband every night. Yeah they take up way too much room on the bed and I wash my sheets every weekend to get the fur out, but it is worth it a million times over to snuggle up with those I love.
ML 5 years ago
I bet both would be happy if the dog could stay there. Any particular reason the dog is not allowed there?
Tiari 5 years ago (edited)
Perhaps the dog simply does not want to. Or the Patente don't want him to be unsupervised with the child.
Load More Replies...
Bored Birgit 5 years ago
Aaaw, come on, it's a game, you can easily pretend to not have seen him.
RELATED:
#2
My kid would get up in the middle of the night and want a snack. He would sneak into the kitchen and eat a whole tomato except the little circle where it connected to the stem.
He hid the little stem circles under whatever was on top of the trash and would go to sleep.
We always made sure there were tomatoes for him.
Up All Night 5 years ago
One of the healthier fruits, not so sugary (and yes, if you eat it like a fruit, it's a fruit)
Load More Replies...
IlovemydogShilo 5 years ago
At least he is eating something healthy. All I did (and still do) was raid the cookie jar.
Sent From The Slytherin House 5 years ago (edited)
Tomatoes?! He literally could've had anything in the kitchen and yet he chose tomatoes?!
Bored Little Panda 5 years ago
Love that he loves tomatoes but like I would go for the cheese or cereal or leftovers.
#3
My nine year old step daughter was in her room one day for like hours with markers and papers. I thought she was drawing or making a picture book or something so I let it slide. It turns out she had our calendar and was making cards for everyone for every holiday and birthday coming up. I haven’t asked her about it but I’m honestly super proud of her logic and long term planning abilities.
Rainbow Panda 5 years ago
Epic long term planning abilities. I need to learn from this nine year old. 😅
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
She "let it slide"...? Why, is staying in your room for hours a crime or something?
Annett Nyrud 5 years ago
What do you mean "let it slide"? Does she normally get consequences for playing in the privacy of her own room?
Kate Yeti 5 years ago
While this is adorable, you may want to check in with her. Extensive planning can also be a result of hidden anxiety. There are lots of stories floating around the internet about people dying who made cards and letters for all the occasions they would miss.
To find out more about hiding behavior in children, Bored Panda reached out to Kimberly Koljat, a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in children 3–12 years of age and believes that anyone can benefit from the work of the creative arts.
Kimberly said that first of all, the context of hiding behaviors is extremely important for understanding a child’s needs. “Developmental age, what is being hidden, relationships, and communication skills are important considerations.”
For example, “If a teen is hiding something from their parents, like objects in their room, they could be playing out behaviors related to a developmental task of 'individuation,' or working on their sense of identity separate from their caregivers.”
#4
I thought my 15-year-old was diligently plugging the charger into her phone every night before going upstairs for bed...until I discovered she was actually plugging it into an empty phone case and taking her phone with her
Mimi777 5 years ago
Idk why your comment is getting downvoted. That sounds like reasonable parenting.
Load More Replies...
5 years ago
I once made a fake one out of wood, black insulation tape & a screen protector. And coins for weight. This was at a boarding school were we only got our phones for 1 hour on specific days. Worked for like 2 weeks until other guys got caught and an investigation was carried out.
Bored Little Panda 5 years ago
My parents make me keep my phone on the counter so this wouldn't be a possibility plus I like to read when I go to bed so I don't care about this.
Luna Lovegood 5 years ago
I did something similar to this lol. I had an old broken phone of my sister's that I would plug in- it looked really similar. Worked until I woke up my light sleeping mom while getting a midnight snack and had my real phone with me and the fake one clearly plugged in. Fun times, fun times.
#5
My 16 y/o had a box of condoms with a price sticker from the Dollar Store in his backpack, he left it on my passenger seat and they fell out while I was shifting it to the back seat. I went and bought him a better brand and replaced them. We have never discussed it Edit- Thank you all so much for the great feedback, parenting is no easy task lol. To clarify, we have discussed sex, I only meant that we've never discussed the actual switching of the condom boxes
Ivana 5 years ago
I had an argument with my husband about this recently. I don't want my hypothetical children having sex too early in life but I do plan to have really frank conversations about sex and safe sex. If they are buying condoms they are having sex, so supplying them with quality condoms is the best move you can do as a parent.
Katie Gardner 5 years ago
This is great. Kid is being responsible, parent is respecting boundaries.
Faith Nicole 5 years ago
That is awesome Making sure your kid is protected and not lecturing him, & buying a better brand. ♡
WILLIAM FAULK 5 years ago (edited)
omg wow, If i was a parent i would say; "So, who are you with now?"
Todd Hunter 5 years ago
They should discuss it. Dollar store rubbers are often older or past the best before date which could cause pregnancies or STI's.
#6
I found a loaded one-shot Nerf gun under my 5-year-old daughter's pillow. When I asked her what she was doing with it, she whispered, 'It's for the tooth fairy
Obi Wan Kenobi 5 years ago
🎵Spooky Scary Skeletons🎵, 🎵Sending Fairies" down your spine...🎵
Load More Replies...
Anonymous Panda 5 years ago
Wow. She wants to kill the tooth fairy? Reminds me of Dork Diaries, when her little sister thinks of any fairy as a monster.
Katy McMouse 5 years ago
Lock and load, sweetheart. That tooth fairy needs to increase her living wage.
Meanwhile, if a child is hiding a photo of their grandparents they cherish, it can be part of “a soothing skill to hold onto their memory related to grief if they passed, or to carry the feeling of them with them while they’re apart,” explained Kimberly.
If a younger child is hiding candy, it could deal with “children testing limits with their caregivers (an important part of development for some children, exploring what boundaries are in place).”
It also depends on what kind of objects your child is hiding, Kimberly says. “Hiding food can be an entirely different behavior, and it’s important to know if there’s previous traumas, such as food scarcity in the family, or if there are other behaviors related to food to consider that could be indicators of disordered eating.”
#7
A few years ago, I was going through my son's (3rd grade) backpack and found a can of ravioli. That's all well, except I never bought any ravioli. When I asked him about it, he burst into tears and and pulled out a box under his bed filled with Ravioli! He then proceeded to tell me how this girl that picks on him and says they are married gives him ravioli everyday and makes him take it. I can just picture this girl's mother telling her the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
Still need to talk to the girl. Its clear he boy doesn't like her advances
Jaded Queen 5 years ago
I want to laugh but it's such a problematic thing. No kid should be thinking about realtionships at such a young age certainly not trying to get it on with other person
Petra, princess of Brigid 5 years ago
At the store she's probably like, "MOM! We need to get the ravioli!"
Banjo Peppers 5 years ago
Her picking on him isn’t good, but forcing him to take ravioli is pretty hilarious.
#8
We had a foster kid who hid about two handfuls of spaghetti with sauce under his pillow. We found it the next day while he was at school, cleaned it up, and never told him we found it. But we made sure to have spaghetti twice a week after that.
Pasion Jones 5 years ago
im working on becoming a FP... then covid hit smh i just got a house with a 2nd BDRM and a big back yard.... now all i need is a little starting cash to buy the things they will need and finish my certs! i cant wait to help a young one since i cant have any of my own...
MantisGirl15 5 years ago
Good luck with becoming a foster parent! You have the opportunity to be a huge blessing in kids' lives. My family has been a foster family for ten years and I've had more foster siblings than I can remember. It might get tough sometimes because so many children in foster care aren't emotionally stable, but keep it up.
Load More Replies...
Artoonist Corine 5 years ago
We made sure to include our foster kids in grocery shopping and putting away the food. They liked opening the cabinets and seeing them FULL. :)
Nomadus Aureus 5 years ago
I've known a kid who was adopted at the age of 3. It took him about half a year to eat his food and stop hiding it. :( before that he would eat only half of what was on the plate, then run around the house, trying to find a good spot to hide the rest. It was heartbreaking.
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
Food hoarding. I've had to fight it all my life and I wasn't in foster care. Just a really tough stretch before I hit adulthood.
Colleen Garland 5 years ago
That's so sweet of you. He will have more security with you. It's so sad that they feel the need..
Bored Little Panda 5 years ago
This is actually kind of sad, but I'm glad he found a nice new home
#9
My daughter is trying to impress me by learning origami. She's 7 and doesn't think that Dad can see all the missing paper and the (messily but improving a lot) paper cranes hidden throughout her room. I bought 2 more reams of paper and just left them out on accident. Lazy old dad not putting up his office supplies.
80 Van 5 years ago
Sadly, that’s not the actual photo. BP just pulled it from Wikimedia, as the original post had no photo.
Load More Replies...
Lily Mae Kitty 5 years ago
if only he knew it was BY accident and not ON accident. argh. idiot.
Gary Geracci 2 years ago
I had nice young employee at WhataBurger give me an Origami Dragon. he was a functioning special needs person-God Bless him!
Anonymous Panda 5 years ago (edited)
If she's trying to impress him why does she hide the origami?
Up All Night 5 years ago
Argh, just give her the paper! (Btw, why do you think she wants to impress YOU? She probably just thinks she isn't allowed to borrow paper)
However, if a caregiver notices a pattern of hiding behavior, parents should “never directly move to reprimanding or punishing a child or directly questioning a child about it.” Kimberly explained that adults' means of expression and conversations will most likely not yield the results they wish for because children work through difficulties in their play.
Kimberly suggests joining the child in play and leading a play session once a week with them. “The child may gain that sense of agency they could be seeking through the hiding behaviors and stop the behaviors outside the play sessions.”
Most importantly, parents should always stay curious about their child’s behavior. Kimberly urges parents to “spend some more positive time with the child to foster a greater sense of trust within the relationship.” In some more difficult cases, the support of a therapist may be the right solution.
#10
My 3-year-old nephew opens a bag of Lay's and sneaks two chips, then sneaks two more the next day, and so on. I will never have that kind of self-control.
Jaded Queen 5 years ago
Most kids have self control in one or the other thing. I didn't had with food but I had immense discipline and concentration when it came to reading and puzzles. If nurtured properly kids can get good at discipline without being ocd. Ofcourse parents behaviour themselves matter,to set a good example.
Load More Replies...
Bobert Robertson 5 years ago
Lay's has been right this whole time, even a kid with this much discipline can't only eat just one.
Esmé Adgnot 5 years ago
I just eat all of them and convince my mom we didn’t have any ever in the first place
Anonymous Panda 5 years ago
Haha. Eventually it will add up, and the change will be noticeably. Hope he reads the Hunger Games when he's older, he reminds me of Foxface.
#11
He has a crush on the babysitter and tries to draw hearts to give to her. He also proposed.
He is 6
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
That is too cute. When I did work experience at a kindy a little boy told me that one day he would marry me.
Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago
I know women who have dated men less mature than that! At least he knows how to treat a woman!
Baby Panda 5 years ago
My brother when he was 4 proposed and "got married" to my older brothers girlfriend and he still believes they're married...it's been 3 years
Anonymous Panda 5 years ago
My little brother, who is eight, has had 5 girlfriend in his lifetime. First was an twenty year old girl that babysat him sometimes, and they planned their weding often. He cheated on her for her fourteen year old sister, but they broke up when the family moved away. In preschool he had a girlfriend that was way taller than him but absolutely adored him. He broke up with her without really talking about it, but they both knew. They are still really good friends though. Then he had a crush on this girl he was friends with for a few months before asking her put, but she turned him down, so it was never official. He currently has a girlfriend he adores is best friends with. On her birthday, both our families, not planned, went to Texas Roadhouse. They sat as next to eachother by coincidence. And he spent the entire time at her table. They even took a picture on a saddle together. Sadly, she moved away recently. I have had one boyfriend. When I was three.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
Been there, done that....ended up working with her 20 years later at the same college. Nothing happened. Still in my heart.
Biana Vacker 5 years ago
My little brother does this!! Also to my friends... but he has down syndrome so he doesn't understand... my friends all adore him tho!!
#12
I just found out that my six-year-old locks the bathroom door so he can get some privacy. Last night I looked across the kitchen to see the door slightly ajar and my son engaging in his private time. Doing push-ups. I didn't say anything, just watched him finish his 5 reps, flex in the mirror and then walk out of the bathroom.
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
I'd wonder why a six xear old thinks he needs muscles. Bullied at school? Weird body image picked up from media?
Wendillon 5 years ago
Or he wants to be a superhero? Or he likes the idea of being strong? Heck I wanted muscles when I was 6 and I was a petite little girl.
Load More Replies...
Diddlybop 4 years ago
Reply to some of the comments on here: who says it is a body image thing? Kids need exersize and it's good that he wants to be strong. There is nothing wrong with a little boy doing pushups. It doesn't mean he has body image issues, he just wants to get fit, or he wants to get better at doing pushups. So just calm down. Jeez
Sofia Cohn 5 years ago
Yeah, this six year old is going to be freaking shredded by the end of the week!
#13
My daughter has a picture of her mother and I on our honeymoon. Been "hidden" under her bed for a long time. We've been divorced over 4 years now. She still keeps that picture under her pillow every night. It's still there actually. I don't have the heart to take it from her. Too bad her mother is a cold hearted blood sucking two faced whore. Tough to see every time it I change the sheets.
Lærke Littlebird 5 years ago
Let the picture stand in the open. No need for your daughter to feel guilty about it! No matter your relationship with your ex!
Eagle Girl 5 years ago
Yeah & maybe don't call your ex names. Ever think maybe your daughter thinks you don't like her bc you don't like mommy?
Load More Replies...
No you didn't 5 years ago (edited)
"I don't have the heart to take it from her." Why would you? Too bad you talk about your kid's mother like that. Sounds like you hold a lot of anger and pain.
IlovemydogShilo 5 years ago
Your wife's personality is not your daughter's fault. At the the end of the day she is still "Mummy". Let the picture stay out in the open. Go out and buy a frame and put the picture in it and place the picture on her chest of drawers or somewhere where she can always see it. always let her know that just because Mammy and Daddy don't get long any more doesn't mean that you won't let her have a relationship with her mother if she wants, or that she can at least talk to her. And if she does talk about her mother, try to detach your own feelings about your ex wife from the conversation and try to stick to what positives you can remember. Your beef is between you and your wife and it sounds like it a legitimate one but your little girl doesn't need to be caught up on it. Children should be shielded from such things as they are too young to truly understand what's really going on.
Louloubelle 5 years ago
My stepdaughter (who moved in with my husband and I) remembers that we NEVER said one bad word about her mother. I used to tell her how lucky she was to have 2 women in her life that loved her. Never said, 2 mothers. Her mother was not so magnanimous. She bad mouthed us at every turn. My stepdaughter now calls me mom, and her mother "bio-mom". You reap what you sow.
Bobert Robertson 5 years ago
Well this escalated quickly. Too bad her mother is still her mother and your daughter shouldn't be ashamed to still love her.
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
Umm yeah, if he calls her mother that in front of her, I'm not surprised she hides the picture.
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 5 years ago
Dad shoild not take it. Daughter doesn't have the same view as he. It will only cause anger toward him. The little girl hurts.
#14
My daughter throws her lettuce under the table for the dog to eat. The dog doesn’t like lettuce.
Chris Jones 5 years ago
Haha. True. Funny but my dogs love lettuce! I don't specifically feed it to them but I do drop things when preparing food. They're always most hopeful when I'm chopping carrots (I do actually prep some for them as well).
Load More Replies...
Iguanacircusgirl2000 5 years ago
I use to "accidently" drop my fried okra to the dog. My mom made a great batter so I guess it over ruled the okra part and he had no problem eating it for me. As an adult and actually liking okra, I can see why the dog liked it so much! (Thanks mom :))
Eagle Girl 5 years ago (edited)
Apparently neither does your daughter. Maybe you get her a bunny?
Joanne Hudson 4 years ago
Whenever I ate cashews Montgomery came running to beg. One day I noticed a neat little pile of cashews under the edge of the sofa.
Anonymous Panda 5 years ago (edited)
My dog will eat anything. Except medicine. The heart medicine we give him once a month he will only eat if it's covered in peanut butter.
#15
The pez dispensers in his night stand. He eats them in secret pretty sparingly so I let it go.
He's 6.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 5 years ago
A good parent always does candy "quality control". It's for the wellbeing of kids, you know. .... so, I like to tell myself.
Load More Replies...
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I keep smarties in my night stand. My kids come in my bedroom late to tell me goodnight and as they hug me they sneak a roll. I let them.
Bama Belle 5 years ago
On two occasions, my friend caught her toddler son chewing gum. She didn't know where he was getting it. She finally caught him sneaking it from underneath his mattress. He had a whole pack. He was smart enough to know he should hide his stash, but still too little to understand he shouldn't be seen chewing it.
Sarcastic Panda 5 years ago
not really related, but there are so many star wars pez dispensers
#16
Where her dad’s watch is. I know where she hides it. And I’ve seen her wear it pretending to be him. It’s so cute. I won’t tell my husband though.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
I do not understand why you were downvoted. Perhaps it's the "good dad" that was offensive.
Load More Replies...
Anonymous Panda 5 years ago
Haha. How my brother dresses as my dad is by using mascara to give himself a beard. It's my mascara I only use for games because it's clumpy and I don't where makeup, so I don't mind.
#17
My daughter has a stash of "candy" wrappers under her bed. She is 4 and thinks she's slick. The "candy" is dried prunes though. I put those in the candy jar because she kept stealing candy.
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 5 years ago
How is her daughter's bowels? Maybe she is hiding them to make her mom think she ate them, so joke's on mom.
#18
Conversation with daughter: "Ok, so while I was changing your sister did you finish dinner" "Yes daddy" "ALL of it?" "Yes" "So if I look in the garbage can I'm not going to find any of your dinner in there?" [Silence]
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
If she doesn't want to eat it, don't make her. If she gets hungry she'll learn to eat her dinner next time. If she doesn't get hungry, then she's had enough and shouldn't eat more than she needs to anyway.
little noodle 5 years ago
absolutely. wasting food is not ok, so to avoid that just provide smaller plates of food for her and let her know she can have seconds.
Load More Replies...
Louloubelle 5 years ago
Yes, this is cute, but I'm not a fan of setting children up to lie. If you know she did this, just tell her so. And I'm also onboard with some of the others that say don't force children to eat. I remember falling asleep at the table and mealtimes were horrible.
HOT CHOCOLATE <3 5 years ago
My parents did this too but it was mostly: Did you clean your room? Yes So if i go and check and its not clean you get no dessert riiiiight? y-yes......WAIT DONT GO IN THERE IM SORRYYYYYYY
Rainy Day Wolf 5 years ago
This gives me anxiety just the thought of throwing away food? why not save it for later? is there some kind of rule that you have to keep eating even if you're full? why teach kids to lie and throw perfectly ok food away?
Elida Lechuga 5 years ago
I have an eating disorder because I was forced to eat all of my food when I was a child. Everyday I felt the urge to throw up and remember clearly throwing up several times at the table. I was punished or shamed for not eating my whole plate. Don't force your kids to eat when they are not hungry. It screws them up.
Exquisite Spam 5 years ago
At Christmas my grandmother insisted a child finish their dinner before they could have pudding. To which the child's response was "no pudding, no present". I.e. granny wasn't getting a present if she wasn't getting any dessert.
Anonymous Panda 5 years ago
My parents tell my brother after he eats two bites he can have fruit or a sandwich.
#19
My 6 year old got out of bed early on Sunday morning to sneak downstairs and steal Monopoly money from the bank in the unfinished game from the night before which was left out on the table.
Carrie Roettger 5 years ago
We don't play monopoly in my family anymore. My husband and our son got WAY too competitive and just mean over it.
Load More Replies...
Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago
When I was about 7, I was playing cards with my parents & little sister. They had to leave the table & handle laundry after one hand & my sister left the table. I peeked at one card from each person. When they came back, I broke down sobbing & confessed. I'll never be a good criminal.
DC 5 years ago
Monopoly actually consists of luck and the boring way into played bankruptcy for all but one player... No skills needed is too much said, but there are no skills that can help you go anywhere...
#20
Everybody’s kids here are hiding books to read secretly. Mine’s hiding in his bedroom trying to use a glue stick like lip balm.
DC 5 years ago
When my parents went to primary school ... late fifties, early sixties western germany ... there was a glue named "Pelikanol", made by the pen company Pelikan, that SMELLED like marcipane, but tasted, as they said, like crap. I recently read they added the smell on purpose, but still wonder why anyone would do this. Glue isn't meant to be eaten, or is it?
Dodo 5 years ago
Growing up I had scented marker pens. Never really understood the idea behind that one. 'Hey, y'know this stuff you're not supposed to eat or sniff heavily? Let's make it smell like strawberries'.
Load More Replies...
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
I can top that, my daughter ate 4 glue sticks at school one day coz she was hungry. (Even though she had a full lunch box of food).
Mimi777 5 years ago
As a child I poured some white elmers glue into my hand and tasted it. I definitely regretted it.
Load More Replies... Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
When I was 8 or 9 I went through a stage where I hid glue in bed with me and would cover my hand in it and peel it off. Such satisfaction.
Kennedy Longworth 5 years ago
In kindergarten, somebody in my class was convinced that paper tasted like bubblegum. Then we had the problem of kindergarteners eating their papers.
Bored Little Panda 5 years ago
When I was little monopoly would take so long I would make everyone roll the dice and whoever got the highest number got my money
Susan Egan 5 years ago
There was a "thing" with kids eating school paste. It smelled awful. I couldn't believe so many of my peers, years later, admitted to eating school paste.
JustAWeirdoGirlChild 5 years ago
i used to hid books when i was younger, like about 3 - 4 years ago, i stopped cuz i got glasses
#21
Fortunately my teenager (16, going on 17) doesn't try to hide much from me. She's a terrible liar and gets busted right away every time, so she just casually admits stuff these days. It's pretty great.
However, she's been sneaking her boyfriend over to the house during the day while I'm at work and thinks I'm clueless. Girl, I know you eat a lot, but there's no way you're going through half a loaf of bread by yourself in one day. You also left his glass of water on the coffee table...
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
Well, how about having a talk about contraception and consent and inviting the boyfriend over, instead of giving her the idea that she has to sneak him in?
Jeffrey Pellegrini 5 years ago
I'm all for candid conversation and openness, but lines have to be drawn somewhere. Yes, it is her life, but it is the parent's home. No, I don't think mentioning protection is a bad idea. On the other hand, the teenager doesn't get to be the arbiter of what happens at home. It is a slippery slope to start on. Be open and respectful with our teens, but don't trade being their "parent" with being their "friend". OK..off my soapbox now. 😎
Load More Replies... 
Steven Essex 5 years ago
We have cameras here. You can't sneak somebody in. We don't have them to rent it our people from sneaking people in, we have them to prevent OTHER people from sneaking in. Of course, we also don't have kids, so that probably helps a lot.
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
Uh, it coulda been her own glass of water lol. Also I would totally go through more than half a loaf of bread by myself if my mom didn't say anything about it XD
Joseph Kuhlman 5 years ago
The boyfriend isn’t supposed to be there, and the water gives him away
Load More Replies...
#22
Himself. It's nearly bedtime. 2 year old thinks I'll forget to put him to bed if he runs into another room for 30 seconds.
Anne Reid 5 years ago
She still can’t find him. Little bugger closed his eyes, now she can’t see him!
Load More Replies...
Lisa-Marie Dhondt 5 years ago
I hit the kid-jackpot ónce as a kid when mom drove to work and forgot to drop me off at school. I got to go to work with her (tour guide ar brewery!)
Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago
I did used to make myself scarce around bedtime hoping they would forget. But they remember as soon as the commercials came on.
Anonymous Panda 5 years ago
My brother will sneak downstairs while I'm doing my chores and my parents are watching tv. Then he'll play video games since I don't know he's supposed to be in bed. Another time we got home really late from a New Years party and after I finished my chores at aboit 2 a.m. I caught him reading books from my shelves, which he's not allowed tomread since most of them are for big kids.
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 5 years ago
Meanwhile my 3 year woul will be in bed asking if he is in bed.
#23
Our son (9) is taking his marbles to school and screwing other kids out of their marbles. He's got a real hustle going on there. He's not allowed to take any toys to school, hence why he's hiding it. I checked his school backpack and found probably a kilogram worth of marbles in there. We are having a talk this afternoon.
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
he's just showing other kids his COLLECTIBLE marbles, (not used for toy-like purposes 0_0) and the other kids are SO AMAZED by his collection that they sacrifice their marbles to the marble god. Ofc.
Wendillon 5 years ago
You ...do realize 'hustle' also means side-job right?
Load More Replies...
#24
My almost 2yo has started telling me crazy stories as if they are real. He recently told me that our dog rides a motorcycle to go play with her friends.
Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago
My 3/4 year old grandson used to tell me about stories that happened "when he was little."
Ottmar Straub 4 years ago
it is possible that he sees such things really. Never ever tell him a liar for that. Stay well.
Anonymous Panda 5 years ago
My brother still does this. Most of the time he does it as a joke. Most of the time.
#25
My kid is 5. She sneaks food under her blanket (wrapped snacks) for later and is always amazed when I find them.
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
My daughter was terrible for stealing food. I used to find wrappers under her bed, behind her drawers, in a hole in the couch etc. I even found 2 empty tins of condensed milk inside the outdoor incinerator.
Mimi777 5 years ago
My daughter is 2 and does the same thing with certain snacks. But she never eats it she just hides it under her blanket for safe keeping.
Load More Replies...
#26
My daughter (who's 9) thinks she's being crafty hiding a book under her pillow to read after bedtime. I've known for about a year and let her have half an hour 'secret reading time' after she goes to bed. Bit harder to know if she's not reading after half an hour now it's summer and she doesn't need to use a lamp, but I can tell if she's turned her lamp off in winter.
Eagle Girl 5 years ago
Used to do that as a kid. Read under covers with flashlight. Helped my night owl brain unwind. Now I have a Tablet.
AnInrovert 5 years ago
You prob should go back to old books because, y’know, the tablet will make it harder for you to sleep.
Load More Replies...
Kristin Ingersoll 5 years ago
I thought I was so slick as a kid. I would hide under my blankets with a flashlight. The batteries never died. Ever. For years. I didn't notice as a kid, but casually mentioned it to my dad a few years ago. He smiled slyly and said they totally knew I was doing it. They loved my love for reading. And although sometimes I went a little too long, I was usually asleep about an hour after bedtime. And he would replace the batteries without me knowing. So sweet!!!
Luna Lovegood 5 years ago
If you haven't stayed up under a blanket with a flashlight til the wee hours trying to finish a book, you missed out on your childhood.
Infinite Dragon 5 years ago
I used to do this all the time! although my mom would actually get mad at me...
pansexualandproud 5 years ago
I used to read books every night because of my insomnia but now I will play games online with my friend quietly and we would just talk or roleplay with each other until I got tired
Chris Green 5 years ago
Get a smart bulb for the lamp and turn it off through an app. This works great for other rooms also.
#27
My two year old dropped out Echo dot and split into two pieces. She attempted to sandwich it back together and put it back where it was but now says stuff like "alexa play mickey mouse" and then when nothing happens she says "uh oh alexa what happen?" You know damn well what happen and it's HAPPENED.
That_WeirdBunBun! 4 years ago
Honestly, I agree. If a child is two they usually make mistakes and it is not exactly their fault. They are learning how the world works and should not be blamed for their mistakes.
Load More Replies... 
#28
My 12(m) son went on a double "date". My husband happened to be driving through town and saw the 4 of them together. I asked him and he said they "happened to be going to the same place". The mother of the other boy had the scoop and filled me in. I let my son know that he shouldn't lie to me and it is perfectly fine for him to be going on a double date - he apparently paid for the fries. I offered to drive him and the others somewhere if they wanted to go again.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Makes more sense as male not month. I don't think 12 month olds walk around with cash for fries in his pocket.
Thalia Lovering 5 years ago
He didn't lie to you, he just didn't tell you. Maybe he needed time, maybe he didn't want to share this with you. The other mother shouldn't gossip on her son either.
Jen Marshall 4 years ago
If you’re going to say son you probably don’t need the (m) after his age. I reread this multiple times trying to figure out how a 12 month old could have gone on a double date neither of his parents knew about, let alone paid for fries lol
#29
My 22-year-old son starts work at 6:00 a.m. He left the house at 6:30 and came back thirty minutes later. I think he got fired.
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
If it was a one off then that is pretty crappy if he got fired, but if he has done it numerous times or had enough warnings for other reasons then fair enough. I have been late to work twice. Once I was 45 mins late because there was a big car accident and the traffic was going at snails pace. Another time I was late because I accidentally wrote the wrong start time in my diary, I thought I started 2 hours later than what I was actually meant to. My boss rang me to find out where I was. I got ready quick smart, didn’t have time to iron my shirt, ended up an hour late. Oops
స్టీఫెన్ ఆండ్రూ 5 years ago
I couldn't agree more. An employee has the responsibility to arrive before the start time so they are ready to start at the allotted time. Employers notice.
Load More Replies...
#30
My 6 year old son poops in the back yard every morning and blames it on the dog
Emilingo 5 years ago
My brother used to pee in the front yard when he was twelve. I hated it. This was my older brother.
Load More Replies...
White Wolf 5 years ago
Weird, but it would be more weird if the dog pooped in the toilet, then blame it on your son.
#31
I have a bad drinking problem. I hide my booze but one day my daughter found it and will pour it out and replace it with water thinking it's the bottle not the liquid. So a few times a week I'll go to grab my stuff and realize it's just water after I take my first shot. I usually cry and will be sober for a day or so. I've never told her I know what she's doing because when I taste water that actually brings me joy knowing how much she loves me. I'm actually a really great dad to her and her doing that helps me put things in perspective
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
If you are drinking so much your kid is dumping out your booze in an attempt to keep you sober you aren't a good dad and this is her cry for help. A kid should never have to do that
H Edwards 5 years ago
Yes, he's fooling himself. If he was such a good dad the child would be oblivious to the bottles. I used to do the same with a parent. When I got older (mid-teens) I started drinking it myself in a passive aggressive attempt to teach them a lesson. I now have my own alcohol problem that I've been managing all my adult life.
Load More Replies...
Shannon Smith 5 years ago
Please seek help. I grew up with a Dad who loved me with every ounce of his being but was an addict. Because of the trauma I experienced growing up with him, I developed serious issues of my own that I will be dealing with for the rest of my life. Again, my dad loved me so much. He just needed help.
Tomasz Jackowski 5 years ago
"I'm actually a great dad" - ah yes, being drunk all the time and being sober "for a day or so" after your child dumps out your booze. That's what every great dad should be.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago (edited)
I drink and cry when I'm sober, but I'm a really great dad to the daughter who pours out the booze so she doesn't have to deal with a drunk father. Yes, that's how drunks think.
Alex Stark 5 years ago
Dude, I'm now a widower and father of 2 youngsters under 10, because of self delusion like that. My wife used to say things like "I'm a functional drunk (she wasn't)", "I can give it up when ever I want (she couldn't without help)", I'm a great parent and do everything for the kids (she didn't and was useless most of the day)". You need help and from what I can see, you're in the UK, so please call 0300 123 6600 and check the adfam.org.uk website. There are other sites and organisations that can help you, but you need to take the first step. For your sake and especially that of your daughter. Get your self sorted.
DC 5 years ago
Be a greater Dad and get help! Don't mean to sound rude, but ... damned, this is a gasoline replacement ... desinfectant ... I mean serious help and stuff ... you might regret that later on. Also - something must have made her look for booze, and usually, this is something else than great parenting. You can still make it, but stop lying to yourself.
Kristin Ingersoll 5 years ago
This is so terribly sad. How tragic for that child to feel the pressure of trying to save her father from himself. And he's finding great joy that she loves him. Perhaps he should love her, and himself, enough to stop drinking. Get help. If not for her, for you. There is NO JOY here. None.
#32
My 6 year old is gobsmacked that I know about the rolling around on the floor instead of schoolwork. No idea the teacher can reach me anytime..
Shannon Smith 5 years ago (edited)
Contact the teacher, and create a behavior management plan together. You have to work as a team, especially with virtual learning as behavior is managed by manipulating a students immediate environment and the teacher is now very limited in that capacity.
Erin E 5 years ago
The teacher contacted the parent about the child’s behavior - rolling around on the floor. The child doesn’t seem to understand the teacher can get a hold of the parent any time, and was surprised the parent knew about it.
Load More Replies... #33
Girlfriends kids (20 and 17) like to go work on the car together in the detached garage. Late at night. Yeah, pretty sure they're smoking weed. She likes to make them awkward by asking what they're up to. We see the 3ft bong you guys...
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
I'd actually try to put a stop to that. Weed isn't safe for people under the age of about 25, studies have shown. It can give teens especially long term depression and other mental health issues.
Wendillon 5 years ago
It's a double edged sword though. Odds are that putting a stop to the smoking will only stop them from smoking together at home, and will lead them to finding different places to smoke. At least this way they know the kids are high in a safe place instead of high who knows where.
Load More Replies...
#34
She's slowly been collecting pens and hiding them in her toys. So far, no coloring outside of paper and coloring books, though. So I'm letting her get away with it.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
"In" her toys? I'm picturing a care bear filled with sharp pens.
#35
My daughter is too shy to tell me she started her period. I’m not going to embarrass her. We’ve had the talk, and she can come to me if and when she’s comfortable.
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
Would probably save her a lot of stress if you went to her - you're the adult. How is she getting the supplies she needs?
Romenriel 5 years ago (edited)
Maybe mum's supplies are somewhere when she can take them freely?
Load More Replies...
Karie 5 years ago (edited)
That was me at that time in my life. And because I didn’t tell anyone, I didn’t have supplies. One day I bled through my clothing in school and didn’t know until a gym teacher gently brought me into her office, gave me shower supplies, (it was that bad...), some clean sweats and called my mom. It was horribly traumatic, a worst case scenario for a painfully shy teen. I would not talk to her about it - I was a basket case and not at all receptive to discussion - but she did make sure that I had an assortment of supplies in my closet, observed what I used and replenished monthly. She also made sure that we had books about every aspect of female reproductive health, (this was before the internet), discretely placed in her closet with an open invitation to “sneak” them out whenever I wished. You shouldn’t assume that she’ll come to you. It takes but a minute to quietly normalize menses once they have started. (It would have mattered to me at that time.)
Tenley Samson 5 years ago
oh yeah i did that to my mom for my first 2 periods bc I knew what it was but I told myself that i had eaten something with food coloring or was internally bleeding bc i didnt want to grow up
Sent From The Slytherin House 5 years ago
I haven't gotten mine yet, but I'm scared to tell my mom when I do because I know her, and she will just make everything awkward. HELP!!!
Susan Egan 5 years ago
Your daughter should be comfortable talking to you. Bring it up, show her supplies, various types and sizes. Talk to her about accidents and not being upset, that she can always call you. Also bring up cleansing. It's much easier to just talk, don't leave it up to her to ask.
Lori Reese 5 years ago
Mine started at 12, later that week my parents had a birthday party for some friends. My mom announced to a group of adults that I had become a woman. They all clapped and congratulated me.
#36
Got a 12 year old and I definitely know his Reddit account cause the little turd used my email to sign up. Must not have thought that one through. I’m too scared to look at it though.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Just look at your kids social media account. You'll get to know your kid a lot better. Kids won't tell you they are bullied but instead ask strangers on the internet for advice. And if your kid is a bully, you'll discover it too.
Parmeisan 5 years ago (edited)
Sure. Read his diary too. (Edit: In case it isn't clear, this is sarcasm. If you're a parent and you think your kid's in trouble or whatever then you gotta make your own decisions and it's not on me to judge, but let there be no doubt that this is exactly the same as reading a kid's diary.)
Load More Replies... 
#37
My 4 year old 'wrote' a letter she keeps in her bottom drawer. When me and my husband die she will come home and get it. We're not allowed look at it or touch it but apparently it says that we gave her loads of money and she gave us loads of pictures. I'm not sure what this says about her or us, but it will be interesting how long she keeps said letter. It's been a month so far.
#38
My 4 YO son is currently trying to hide that he pees his bed. His dad questioned him the other morning asking if he did and he said no... Even though we were holding his wet pants. When we asked whos pants they were he said "mommys." We asked again if he peed his bed and he said " no mommy did it". Little bastard
Lorraine Geater 5 years ago
I don't think thinking of him as being a little bastard is going to help!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What kind of parent are you?????????????????
స్టీఫెన్ ఆండ్రూ 5 years ago
Obviously that didn't translate. You can call someone a bastard affectionately...
Load More Replies... Swiss David 5 years ago
If your 4yo is peeing the bed, and you’re calling him a little bastard, I’m very concerned to think what other horrors you are subjecting him to in that house.
స్టీఫెన్ ఆండ్రూ 5 years ago
Wow... that was a complete misinterpretation. It is possible to call someone a bastard affectionately.
Load More Replies... Martha Meyer 5 years ago
So, they shame their child for peeing in bed, and then are suprised he's trying to deny it?
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Been through this, you can help him by telling him stories of times when you were little and learning to potty so he knows it happens to everyone. My kid was amazed that "even the queen has a toilet?!" Lol we aren't even British!
స్టీఫెన్ ఆండ్రూ 5 years ago
We use bastard affectionately sometimes in English...
Load More Replies...
Louloubelle 5 years ago
Once again, setting a child up to lie. Why not just say we know you wet the bed and let's do something about the wet pants and wet sheets. Making it seem like he's done something bad is awful. And of course he's going to lie if you make him think so. Really bad parenting here.
#39
My 4 year old son just asked me how many coins I had on my desk. I said I didn’t know. He said he counted 6.
#40
My oldest son has started, smoking weed. What he doesn’t, know is daddy knows where the stash is and will continue to take some for, myself. I’ll continue to take more and more until it becomes, painfully obvious and he gets the courage to bring it up to me.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
He probably wrote it when he was, tasting some of the, you know dude, stash.
Load More Replies... 
Kristin Ingersoll 5 years ago
Someone, needs to retake Punctuation 101 so the commas, aren't in, random, places. LORD!!! That was awkward to read!!!!
DC 5 years ago
Haha, those PSAs were more creepy than the actual drug ... if that's what sobriety makes of people, sobriety sucks!
Load More Replies... Susan Egan 5 years ago
Dude just take the whole thing. Why play? He may not bring it up, ever. Or discuss it with him, like an adult.
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
"Instead of myson smoking weed, I'm gonna teach him not to smoke weed by smoking weed myself!" Did he use Trump logic or something??
What do you think ?
Mimi777 5 years ago
The other day my 2 year old had her little Barbie baby in a little Barbie high chair and she had a spoon and a little bowl and was feeding it. I happened to notice and she got shy and stopped. It was really cute.
phantom buni 5 years ago
My parents used to call me little magpie, because I was REALLY good at smuggling food anywhere. I actually had plastic spoons and a separate trash can for food once I realized that peanut butter could go bad. Most of the time, it was just stuff to steal because I could, I always put it back. Unless it was peanut butter. I love peanut butter, the taste of success
Jacqueline Arana 5 years ago
When my kid was 1 he would take candy canes from the Christmas tree and hide them in a spot in the kitchen.
kjorn 5 years ago
When i was a kid i made a plan to how to get in the fridge and how to get back in my room. I also hide Vanilla icing in my closet with a spoon.
Bob Belcher 5 years ago
I loved Zelda games growing up and in August I sold my nes and SNES classics to buy a Switch and Zelda Breath of the Wild. I taught my daughter how to play and she's far surpassed my abilities. I also check her journal only to make sure she not sad or hurt. I found about 20 pages of her making out with Link. She's 8, but honestly, I don't care.
Ottmar Straub 5 years ago
what a deep look into the superficialty of modern parenting - there are hardly any adult ones and we will have a difficult time when the kids get older being raised so poorly and sociopathically - there is a way to go for us
Mimi777 5 years ago
The other day my 2 year old had her little Barbie baby in a little Barbie high chair and she had a spoon and a little bowl and was feeding it. I happened to notice and she got shy and stopped. It was really cute.
phantom buni 5 years ago
My parents used to call me little magpie, because I was REALLY good at smuggling food anywhere. I actually had plastic spoons and a separate trash can for food once I realized that peanut butter could go bad. Most of the time, it was just stuff to steal because I could, I always put it back. Unless it was peanut butter. I love peanut butter, the taste of success
Jacqueline Arana 5 years ago
When my kid was 1 he would take candy canes from the Christmas tree and hide them in a spot in the kitchen.
kjorn 5 years ago
When i was a kid i made a plan to how to get in the fridge and how to get back in my room. I also hide Vanilla icing in my closet with a spoon.
Bob Belcher 5 years ago
I loved Zelda games growing up and in August I sold my nes and SNES classics to buy a Switch and Zelda Breath of the Wild. I taught my daughter how to play and she's far surpassed my abilities. I also check her journal only to make sure she not sad or hurt. I found about 20 pages of her making out with Link. She's 8, but honestly, I don't care.
Ottmar Straub 5 years ago
what a deep look into the superficialty of modern parenting - there are hardly any adult ones and we will have a difficult time when the kids get older being raised so poorly and sociopathically - there is a way to go for us
Related on Bored Panda
