Times When Kids ‘Helping’ Sent Their Parents On A Roller Coaster Of Emotions

Kids are adorable in all sorts of ways.

One of those ways is in how they interpret helping out their parents. We have put together a list of times kids did their best to help their parents out!

Made Her Own Pasta

Child sitting at a table eating pasta.
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Some kids think that they know how to do everything.

This little one did not want her pasta to be mixed for her and instead she dipped every individual noodle in the sauce as she was eating

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Showing Their Love

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She wanted to show her love for her dad by combining his two favorite things, tools and his car.

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Unfortunately, her dad was not as happy with the sign of affection as she was.

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Playing With The Cat

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When a child wants to get a pet, a common response from a parent is that they better play with it.

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This little guy followed that rule a little too far and got stuck in the cat's tower.

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Making Sure Pliers Were Sharp

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It is always funny and frustrating to hear the reasoning behind a child's actions.

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This couch is what happens when the child wanted to make sure that the pliers were still sharp.

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Supporting The Dog

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You never want to see a child suffer, but you also never want to see your pet suffer.

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This little one wanted to make sure that the dog was not the only one who had to wear the cone.

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Helping Put Things "Away"

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Kids love to feel that they are helping.

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This little man is so proud of himself and how he was a big "help" in putting "away" the carrots for his parents.

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Supporting The Troops

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Soldier holding up a note from a child telling them to have a good war.
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This little one was following the class assignment of making encouraging notes to send over to the troops.

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The soldier looks to be a little confused by the note that he received.

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Drawing Their Own Bath

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These three kids were allowed to get in the bath and add their own bubbles while their parents stepped out.

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That appears to have been the wrong decision and may be the last time they get to do that.

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Toilet Cleaners

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You probably should not trust your toddlers if they tell you that they are going to have a shower on their own.

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These two decided to save water by not turning on the shower and just using the toilet instead.

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Quality Check

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Child holding a clipboard in a store.
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This little girl got into the habit of bringing a clipboard into stores and walking around making random checkmarks.

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It appears as though she is on track to be a manager of some sort in the future.

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Moving The Table

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This family's Thanksgiving dinner table was getting a little too tight for the number of people and they decided to move the table for more room.

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That's when one of the kids just decided to move it for them.

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Checking On The Eggs

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This parent was very disappointed to find so few eggs left in the fridge.

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This is after they asked their child to check how many eggs were left before they went to get groceries and they were assured that there were lots.

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Getting Into Art

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It is important to support a child's interests when they are young so they can discover what they really like.

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This parent is probably kicking themselves for leaving money out around their child who has become interested in art.

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When They Watch Spider-Man

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When they watch Spider-Man and want to practice hanging off of things in the house and of course choose the expensive wall-mounted TV.

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Luckily they were told to come down before anything was broken.

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Their Own Chess Board

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Children are so pure and do not believe that there is a need for violence.

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This little one set up the chessboard this way because they did not want there to be any fighting between the pieces.

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Getting Their Own "Band-Aids"

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There gets to be a certain age when kids believe that they can care for themselves.

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This toddler needed a band-aid and they knew exactly where to get one. At least, they thought they did.

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Helping "Put The Paint Away"

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This parent had done all the painting that they were going to do for the day and was putting away the supplies.

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Their child wanted to lend a helping hand and put the paint away. That was a big mistake.

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Rain Umbrella

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There was rain in the forecast so their parents wanted to make sure they brought their umbrella with them to school.

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When they got out to the car, this was the umbrella that they wanted to bring.

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Making Their Own Lunch

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This young man was so close to being able to make his lunch on his own.

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He put the noodle cup into the microwave and a few minutes later realized that he hadn't added any water.

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Getting "In" To Painting

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This little one wanted to be close to their parents as they were painting the hallways.

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They got a little too into the project as they jumped right into the bucket of paint!