Kids Who Are Definitely Working Harder, Not Smarter

Kids have a lot of advantages over us as adults: they're fast, they heal quickly, and they don't have any hip or back soreness to hold them back. The only advantage we really have over these small humans is that their brain capacity is severely underdeveloped.

These parents caught their kids in their hilarious not-so-bright moments.

That's Not How It Works, Kiddo

child with green foot crying with caption: he thought that if he colored himself green he would grow into the incredible hulk
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If I'm remembering correctly, the Hulk got his powers after being exposed to high levels of gamma radiation. I don't think that Crayola Washable non-toxic markers are going to cut it.

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Dog > Being Able To See

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was on the bus the other day and two kids about 10 were in front of me. one of them said that his parents won't let him get a dog so he used to stare at the sun to try to make himself blind so he could get a guide dog. No doubt he was waffling but you have to admire his imagination
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I hope that these parents really got this kid a dog because he would be bound to destroy his retinas during the next solar eclipse in hopes of getting a golden retriever.

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Children Are So Gross...

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mom holding handful of coins and scolding crying girl
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This little girl is absolutely furious with her parents. Why, you may ask? It's because they wouldn't let her keep a handful of coins in her mouth. Just typical things...

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The Logic Was A Little Lacking On This One

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small girl standing on mini dining chair in entrance hallway
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She accidentally let go of her balloon in the entrance hall, causing it to fly up 25 feet to the vaulted ceiling. She got this chair to stand on thinking it would let her reach it.

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He Really Tried

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gmail alert says: Address not found. Your message wasn't delivered to dad@gmail.com because the address couldn't be found or is unable to receive mail
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As funny as it is that they don't quite understand that parents are real people with identities beyond "mom" and "dad," it is cute that this kid thought that emailing "dad@gmail.com" would work.

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That Other Kid Got A Raw Deal

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My toddler just spent five minutes explaining that he can't use his imagination because he traded it to a kid at daycare for some fruit snacks. Ok, bro
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That other kid really believed that he was going to absorb another child's capacity for imagination when he gave away his coveted fruit snacks during lunch hour. Imagine his disappointment.

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What Does She Have Against Green?

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crying little girl with caption: sean said the word... green
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There are a lot of great colors out there, so I can definitely understand not having green as your favorite. However, what could be so awful about one color that it would make her cry?

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Okay, But This Is Adorable

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woman texts friend: I let Fred watch YouTube tutorials to make her bracelets and they all ask to please like and thumbs up and I kid you not, every time Fred gives my phone screen the most sincere IRL thumbs up while looking intently at the screen
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Look at this little gal, just doing the best she can to share positivity and joy to a YouTube influencer by giving the screen a little thumbs up. Better than a standard like if you ask me.

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How Is This Supposed To Trap Anything?

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two-by-four with stick on top inside a circle of rocks on the concrete
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When this little girl's parents told her that they wouldn't buy her a pet bunny, she decided to catch her own wild one, and in order to trap it, she built this on the driveway.

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Big Snack :)

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3y/o: Mommy, I don't want dinner!!! Me: I'm not making you dinner. I'm making your a big snack. 3: yay! snacks!
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Even as a fully grown-up adult with many functioning brain cells, I would prefer to have a big snack over a meal. Can someone with a psychology degree explain this to me?

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Self-Awareness Is The First Step

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3 y/o child: I want a banana. Mother gives her a banana. Child: no!. Mom : so no banana? Child: banana! mom: you want this banana? Child: no! mom: well, what do you want? child, crying: I don't know! mom: well, we're making progress
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You know what? At least this kid is willing to admit that, through it all, they really just do not know what they want. Pretty existential at the age of three.

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Buddy, Come On

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photo of kid crying with red ball in the background with caption: he can't find his red ball to play with it
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There are some meltdowns that you can blame on tiredness, confusion, or overall stress for a kid, but this one reeks of pure stupidity. It's right there, kid! This is so unnecessary.

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They're Just Like Cats

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two children sitting in a box next to new child-size couch
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You know when you buy your cat a new toy or bed and they play with the packaging instead of the thing you spent money on? You'd hope that children would be better.

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Why, Though?

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person asks: my littler brother tried to to cook bacon in the Playstation. How do I clean it? He managed to get it inside the CD slot
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I have so many questions as to why he decided this was a good idea and what happened to the Playstation after, but I fear that asking them would only leave me more confused.

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It's One Way Or Another

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girl lying on the ground and crying with caption: She's crying because she's cold but doesn't want to put on her sweatshirt
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You know in movies when a character comes to a fork in the road where they have to choose between a picturesque landscape or scary forest and they choose the forest? This is like that.

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That's Just Responsible Playing

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my son is taking the temperature of each of his trains with an imaginary thermometer before playing with them because 2020.
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Okay, this is actually really cute. This little boy really decided to make sure all the trains were healthy before putting them all on the tracks and letting them interact.

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He'll Figure It Out Eventually

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boy looking under bed for nerf dart that's visible on the floor beside the bed
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Does anyone else remember how fun—yet annoying—those Nerf pellets were? You'd get to shoot off about six and then you'd spend the next 30 minutes of your life collecting and reattaching them.

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Do They Have Slug Health Insurance?

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My daughters built a slug hospital and found 30+
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I don't know if this has anything to do with where I lived, but I have genuinely never seen so many slugs in one place. Where did they find them? Or did they really show up for the hospital?

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Mmmmm, Toasty Oven

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almost 2-year-old for sale. Been crying for 10 minutes because he can't get in the oven with the cornbread. Entertaining all offers.
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How do you explain to your child that the oven, despite seeming like a toasty cuddle location, is actually super dangerous unless you have plans on becoming the dinner feature?

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Honestly, Same

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child writes: I want to go and visit Costco because I love the hotdogs there. Mommy said we can go after I finish my homework.
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This little girl's prompt for her homework was, "What place do you want to go and visit? It can be anywhere in the world." Honestly, I also love Costco hotdogs, so I understand where she's coming from.

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It's Better This Way

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a child: what's that? Me, holding an oreo milkshake: it's spciy you won't like it
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Other options include: "It's medicine, you won't like it," "It's actually a hot drink so you'll hate it," and "It's made from lots of broccoli and spinach mixed with Brussels sprouts."

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We Can't Always Have What We Want

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boy crying with caption: he wants to get on the bus. The bus is on TV
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Okay, in this kid's defense, children sit in front of the television and watch the guy on Blue's Clues jump into picture frames on a daily basis, so why wouldn't he be able to jump into the TV?

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He Really Thought She Would Die

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little kids are so creepy. example: i have a student who kisses me on the arm everyday and whispers,
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There's nothing worse than realizing that, despite caring for and teaching this kid every day, this child decided he was sick of her one day and practically wished death upon her.

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So Rude, For What?

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me: i like your shirt. 3-year-old: you can't wear it. me: i didn't ask. 3: because you're too fat. me: I DIDN'T ASK
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Every day, children wake up and choose to be rude for no reason at all. No one is ever going to insult you more harshly than a child, and it will hurt because you know they're telling the truth.

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Please Don't Lick The Dolphins

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atlantis dolphin bay instructor:
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That poor dolphin is just showing up to its nine-to-five job, letting strangers kiss its head so that it can get a few extra pieces of fish tonight, and then a kid licks it.

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She Raises Some Points

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my three year old niece ordering the jacket potato then crying when it arrived because she thought it was a potato wearing a jacket was the highlight of the night like
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It's actually so dumb that some people call it a jacket potato when it is so much easier to just say "baked potato" and not confuse poor children and foreigners.

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At Least Hair Grows Back

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headline: toddler left
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You know how products come with those warning labels that let you know you should keep products out of the reach of children? There is a reason that they put them on there.

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The Light Left His Eyes

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one time when I was snowboarding with my dad one of the big trail map signs had a
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I wonder sometimes which moment was the one that let my parents know that I am a total idiot that they were stuck with for at least 18 years of their lives?

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Not Quite What We Wanted

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measuring tape square in a hole
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This dad was having his son help him with some yard work. When he told his son to "stick the tape measure down the hole to see how deep it is," the kid just threw it in.

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Slow Your Roll, Plato

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my son just asked me how I know his name... I'm not in the mood tonight
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The three people in the world most likely to drop intense philosophical questions are guys in their 20s that like to listen to indie music, a philosophy professor, and a young child.