25 Times A Parent Cleverly Dealt With Their Gullible Child
Funny parenting stories of dealing with clueless kids.
Any parent will tell you that dealing with kids requires patience, skill and some amount of humour. Many parents even chose to follow the wise words of one individual who once said, “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em”.
This subreddit is dedicated to finding posts that share how a parent cleverly dealt with their child’s quirks and idiosyncrasies that landed them in a bit of a pickle. We have to admit, these interactions are downright entertaining and thanks to this community, we have a a treasure trove of comedy gold that any parent can either relate to or learn from as you can see below.
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JoNo: I don't understand how a parent isn't at the school or on the phone to the school the very next day after their child arrived home without their glasses. They may well think "the glasses could be anywhere and we'll never find them" but it would be worth a try, surely?
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AlienatedCheeseStick: Sometimes the only true answers to philosophical questions are the most blatantly simple ones.
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Dumb teenager: Can I just say that once it gets to a certain age this crosses the boundary from secure peranting to just plain creepy. I've still got this $hit hooked up to one of my google accounts! I'm 17 for fu(ks sake! I'm legally old enough to have sex, quit school and drive independently and yet my perants still think they need to moniter every image, word and video that crosses my screen online. Good thing they don't know about guest mode...
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Laura Slade: Guinea pigs should always be kept as pairs it's cruel to only have one, so weirdly this worked out for the best
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lenka (edited): We called the police when my little brother, then aged 5, went missing. He went upstairs to go to bed. Mum went up to tuck him in and turn the light off about 15 minutes later and he was gone. 5 hour police search covering several km radius from our house. Found him when the sniffer dogs were called in. He had pulled the mattress ever so slightly from the wall, slotted himself in the gap and pulled the blanket over the top of himself and gone to sleep. Legit looked like an empty made bed.
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AlienatedCheeseStick: Aaaaand that’s why five year olds shouldn’t have access to the internet
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Nicky: Bought red dog food that was 90 percent off. Later his poo looked bright red and I thought he was dying. A vet visit later, I realized why the food was so discounted.
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BMXemplary: Gull-ability
#1 Get This Man A Phd
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#2 Liar
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#3 Nice
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#4 A Better Version Of Hide N Seek
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#5 My Daughter's Elementary School Emailed This Photo So Parents Can Claim Lost Glasses. The School Only Has 190 Students
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JoNo: I don't understand how a parent isn't at the school or on the phone to the school the very next day after their child arrived home without their glasses. They may well think "the glasses could be anywhere and we'll never find them" but it would be worth a try, surely?
#6 My Literal 7 Year Old Daughter Answering A Philosophical Question For School Work
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AlienatedCheeseStick: Sometimes the only true answers to philosophical questions are the most blatantly simple ones.
#7 Glad This Didn’t Exist When I Was A Kid
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Dumb teenager: Can I just say that once it gets to a certain age this crosses the boundary from secure peranting to just plain creepy. I've still got this $hit hooked up to one of my google accounts! I'm 17 for fu(ks sake! I'm legally old enough to have sex, quit school and drive independently and yet my perants still think they need to moniter every image, word and video that crosses my screen online. Good thing they don't know about guest mode...
#8 What The Heck
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#9 My Brother Everybody...
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#10 I Dont Know What To Say
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Laura Slade: Guinea pigs should always be kept as pairs it's cruel to only have one, so weirdly this worked out for the best
#11 Kids Are Way Too Gullible
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#12 The Anniversary Of This One.. I Was The 11 Year Old
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lenka (edited): We called the police when my little brother, then aged 5, went missing. He went upstairs to go to bed. Mum went up to tuck him in and turn the light off about 15 minutes later and he was gone. 5 hour police search covering several km radius from our house. Found him when the sniffer dogs were called in. He had pulled the mattress ever so slightly from the wall, slotted himself in the gap and pulled the blanket over the top of himself and gone to sleep. Legit looked like an empty made bed.
#13 Ah Yes, How To Get A 'Free' Cookie
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#14 Beautiful Message For Veteran’s Day
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#15 So Caring
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#16 Never Felt Better
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#17 I Have No Idea How Mad I Should Be
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#18 What A Pleasant Thought
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#19 Fun For All The Family
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#20 Kick Me Again When I'm Sleeping
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#21 5 Year Old Donated $400
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AlienatedCheeseStick: Aaaaand that’s why five year olds shouldn’t have access to the internet
#22 My Little Brother's Got This On His Wall
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#23 Having To Call Toxicology
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Nicky: Bought red dog food that was 90 percent off. Later his poo looked bright red and I thought he was dying. A vet visit later, I realized why the food was so discounted.
#24 Genius
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#25 What Was The Thought Process?
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BMXemplary: Gull-abilityDE
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