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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.

1. Yum

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.

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Twitter/@papaneedscoffee Source: Twitter/@papaneedscoffee

2. He looks so stressed

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.

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Twitter/@QTremendo Source: Twitter/@QTremendo

3. Oh. My. Word.

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…”

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Pikabu Source: Pikabu

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.

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Reddit/downwithllc Source: Reddit/downwithllc

5. Please stop talking

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.

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Twitter/@guyrleech Source: Twitter/@guyrleech

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.

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Reddit/kirktucci Source: Reddit/kirktucci

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.

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Reddit/TheTonz Source: Reddit/TheTonz

8. COME. BACK. HERE.

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.

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Reddit/admadguy Source: Reddit/admadguy

9. Thanks, kiddo

“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.

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Reddit/PipnPop Source: Reddit/PipnPop

10. What’s the big deal?

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.

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Instagram/rageagainsttheminivan Source: Instagram/rageagainsttheminivan

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.

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Reddit/jamestporter Source: Reddit/jamestporter

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.

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Twitter/@Benbelnap Source: Twitter/@Benbelnap

13. Time to wake up

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.

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Reddit/SeriesOfAdjectives Source: Reddit/SeriesOfAdjectives

14. Just go to sleep

Kids are masters at fighting sleep even when they desperately need it. Why don’t they understand their parents desperately need it, too?

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Reddit/thebigbopper Source: Reddit/thebigbopper

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.

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Reddit/GetALoadOfToad Source: Reddit/GetALoadOfToad

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.

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Reddit/woja111 Source: Reddit/woja111

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.

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Reddit/Austin624 Source: Reddit/Austin624

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.

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Reddit/danthoms Source: Reddit/danthoms

19. He was left alone

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.

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Reddit/ImmaBadW0lf Source: Reddit/ImmaBadW0lf

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.

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Reddit/craghawk Source: Reddit/craghawk

21. Tastes…not so great

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.

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Reddit/enterfunnyusername Source: Reddit/enterfunnyusername

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.

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Reddit/motherofmischief Source: Reddit/motherofmischief

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?

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Reddit/Mumster Source: Reddit/Mumster

24. Oh, the irony

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.

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Reddit/The_Anti-Monitor Source: Reddit/The_Anti-Monitor

25. Worst mom ever

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.

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Instagram/assholeparent_ Source: Instagram/assholeparent_

26. Just wait a second…

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.

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Reddit/RemiRise Source: Reddit/RemiRise

27. Happy Mother’s Day

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.

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Reddit/robinson217 Source: Reddit/robinson217

28. Are you kidding me?

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.

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Reddit/madeyouangry Source: Reddit/madeyouangry

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”?

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Reddit/BasedSouthCarolina Source: Reddit/BasedSouthCarolina

30. Looks comfortable

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.

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Reddit/kmynameis Source: Reddit/kmynameis

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.

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Reddit/cleone1387 Source: Reddit/cleone1387

32. He’s done

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.”

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Reddit Source: Reddit

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.

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Twitter/@r_tatas Source: Twitter/@r_tatas

34. Just let me shower

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.

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Reddit/B_Geisler Source: Reddit/B_Geisler

35. Try again in a week

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.

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Reddit/Bond0731 Source: Reddit/Bond0731

36. It’s a new recipe

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.

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Reddit/Skappers Source: Reddit/Skappers

37. You should’ve known

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?

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Instagram/assholeparent_ Source: Instagram/assholeparent_

38. A helpful reference

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.

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Reddit/DDario Source: Reddit/DDario

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.

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Reddit/MightyMaddie Source: Reddit/MightyMaddie

40. Can we hurry up?

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.

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Reddit/kacydev Source: Reddit/kacydev

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.

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