Parenting at the beginning can be challenging especially when you are just learning how to be around kids. Young kids and particularly toddlers can be quite spontaneous and hyperactive, and sometimes with their behavior can even drive you crazy.
However, even when they might be misbehaving, they can be quite adorable and you as a parent, you will probably find it difficult even to think to discipline them. And that’s totally fine as these are probably the moments are that you’ll look back on fondly.
Here are 52 kids who know just how to push their parents’ buttons.
As a parent, you get used to much grosser things than this. It’s pretty icky, but almost any mom or dad would just fish it out and keep going.
This kid managed to climb straight up through the opening to get inside a claw machine. From his expression, I don’t think he anticipated the outcome.
This little cutie snuck up on her dad to ask him, “What are you doing?” The answer is, “Well, I WAS trying to spread some concrete…”
4. Permanent marker is, well, permanent
This was the moment she realized that putting a marker on her lips wasn’t a good idea. Not only do her parents have to deal with the stain but also their daughter’s distress.
This should be a reminder to parents not to tell their kids too much about their coworkers. You never know when they’ll say something that’ll make things kind of awkward at the office.
6. What’s the point of buying toys?
These parents spent $150 on a pool only to discover their child preferred to play in a box. We should all promise to never buy any more toys.
7. Yes, those phones still work
One little boy found out that emergency services still respond to those old junky phones. They might not be iPhones, but they’ll bring the police to your door.
You might wonder how this kid managed to get on top of the car — that’s if you don’t have kids, of course. If you’re a parent, you know how fast they are.
“Come see what I put in the toilet” might just be the single most terrifying phrase any parent has ever heard. It’s never going to be something good.
He wants to light his Jack-O-Lantern but his parents say they have to wait until it’s dark. So now, he wanted them to turn off the sun, of course.
11. There’s an easier solution
Glasses are anything but cheap, as you probably know if you’ve ever had to buy them. But that life lesson hasn’t quite sunk in for one little boy.
12. He’ll never hear the end of this
This two-year-old had just enough time alone with the paper shredder to destroy something pretty important. What was it? Oh, just $1,000 his parents had saved for season football tickets.
One young boy was deeply concerned about the welfare of the family horse…in the middle of the night. So, he marched him straight into his parents’ bedroom.
Kids are masters at fighting sleep even when they desperately need it. Why don’t they understand their parents desperately need it, too?
15. A lifetime ban from Lowe’s
This dad probably thought his son was right behind him. But miraculously and terrifyingly, he managed to scale 20 feet of shelving. They probably won’t go back to Lowe’s for a while.
16. Not a pair to be found
When you have kids, it seems as though you spend a fortune on tiny socks. But then, you can’t find them. This parent found dozens of missing socks but not one is a pair.
17. This is what $100 of pizza looks like
Be very careful about letting your toddler mindlessly mess with your phone, especially if you have a pizza app that doesn’t ask for payment confirmation. You might end up with a $94 surprise.
18. Time for a dad solution
When one dad got tired of his kids misplacing the remotes, he came up with a genius solution. It might not look pretty, but he’d reached his breaking point.
You think you can leave something out for just a few minutes and there’s no way your kid will find it. Then you’re gone for a mere 30 seconds and there’s a Nesquik explosion.
20. Now it’s a glam laptop
Don’t let kids play unattended near your electronics unless you want to make your laptop the talk of the office. If you do, well then…be my guest.
Kids do some pretty confusing things, like this. Why did she decide to rub diaper cream all over her face and hair? She probably doesn’t even know.
22. They started counting
Three-year-old kids are masters of the question “Why?” One parent decided to keep track of how many times their toddler asked it in a day. No caption needed.
23. The one time they forgot
This parent thought they could take a quick shower and for once, they forgot to put the baby gate up. What harm is just once, right?
You’ll find your kids doing some inexplicable things over the years…like washing a book, for example. The title of that book is a sheer coincidence.
Trick-or-treating with your kids is really fun, but some things can make it stressful. Like this mom who wouldn’t let her kid run in the road. What a jerk.
Kids decide to do the strangest things while you’re in the bathroom. Just one example? Warming a hardboiled egg up in the microwave for way too long.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! Now please cut my skirt out of the axle of my scooter while I panic about it. Make sure Dad gets a picture.
Most kids love fruit, but they don’t always eat it in conventional ways. Hey, at least it ensures you get your daily serving of fruit, too.
29. That’s not what I meant
When one parent asked their child to “help them with laundry,” the child had an interesting interpretation of that. Who knew that meant “put your pants in the toilet”?
Napping with a child can be really nice and snuggly, sometimes. Other times it looks a bit more like this. Now you know why some parents refuse to do it.
31. Take Your Child to Work Day
I don’t think any explanation of this photo is necessary. The last thing they knew, it was Take Your Child to Work Day and then an explosion happened.
Kids often ask for snacks and then get distracted before they finish. But this kid might just hold a world record for “shortest amount of time eating an apple.”
33. She’s got guts, I’ll give her that
So, this is what it’s like being a kid in the 21st century. Your mom has Amazon Prime and you know how to order toys. So, that’s where that $300 went.
A shower with glass doors is a great thing to have…unless you have a toddler, that is. Hey, at least you can keep the door shut, unlike with a shower curtain.
Hey, what’s the toddler been doing for the last hour? She’s been awfully quiet. You might want to check and see if she’s been trying to unlock the iPad over and over again.
Isn’t it nice when your kid is finally old enough to do some things for themselves, like put syrup on their pancakes? Just kidding, they made soup.
Why is the toddler crying, you ask? Well, she asked for ravioli for dinner and she got ravioli. How was her mom supposed to know she suddenly hates ravioli?
Sometimes, when babies cry you wonder if you’ll split an eardrum. If you have a decibel meter on hand, you can test to see if that’s possible.
39. When you work from home
Playpens are to keep kids contained, in theory. Unless you’re a parent who works from home, in which case, they might be used to keep the kid out.
Once your kids reach school age, you have new challenges to deal with. For example, waiting for them to finish doing their homework. Talk about an eternity.
41. Why won’t you let her throw books at your face?
This poor baby is weeping because her parent is the absolute worst. All she wanted to do was hurl books at her mom’s face, which resulted in a “no.” Poor kid.
42. A beauty guru in training
How do you know if your toddler found your lipstick? Just kidding, it’s a trick question. You’ll know by looking at literally any surface in the house.
43. Are the kids under there?
When these kids had a “paint party” at daycare, their parents were…a bit surprised when they picked them up. Frankly, I’m not sure how they even recognized their children.
44. Parents and their unreasonable demands
This kid just wanted to bite the cat. His parents told him to stop, either because they didn’t want him to get scratched or because they’re the worst parents ever.
45. He knows how to communicate with Dad
When your dad’s a lawyer, you learn how to speak his language. This kid has a knack for drawing up a legal contract, even if his penmanship could use some work.
46. They might need to clean more often
When the kids’ room was too cold, their parents decided to see what was clogging the vent. The answer? A lot. A lot was clogging the vent.
47. She’s the bug whisperer
This little girl is mourning the loss of a bug her mother just squashed. No one knew it was her best friend. I mean, she probably didn’t know, either.
48. Now it’s full of cheese
There’s a simple trick for finding a lost sippy cup. Just forget about it and let your kid find it three weeks later when it’s full of toxic mold. Works every time.
49. You should know how to satisfy impossible demands
Here’s the full story: he ate a cheese stick. He asked for another one. He got a new one. He wept because he wanted the first one…that he’d already eaten.
50. This isn’t what I meant when I said “Go play”
On one hand, at least they’re having fun and getting along. On the other hand, I guess it’s time to burn the house down and buy a new one.
51. I was just a bit hungry
This is what happens when you leave your lovely toddler alone with a peenut butter jar. He looks happy and “full” though!
52. I just wanted to pet the fish!
This can really make you wonder how she managed to get it in there without help. She decided along with petting the fish, to have a drink too. She’s so adorable!
Parenting at the beginning can be challenging especially when you are just learning how to be around kids. Young kids and particularly toddlers can be quite spontaneous and hyperactive, and sometimes with their behavior can even drive you crazy.
However, even when they might be misbehaving, they can be quite adorable and you as a parent, you will probably find it difficult even to think to discipline them. And that’s totally fine as these are probably the moments are that you’ll look back on fondly.
Here are 52 kids who know just how to push their parents’ buttons.
