If you have a child, you’ll probably say without hesitation…they’re the best thing that ever happened to you. Kids are wonderful in so many ways. But what they’re not…is easy.
If you think about it, that makes sense. Kids are just learning how to navigate the world. They don’t have a lot of impulse control and they’re still trying to figure everything out. So yes, from a child development point of view, raising them isn’t easy. From an adult perspective, we often wonder what on earth they’re thinking.
Kids seem to have a unique talent for pushing their parents’ buttons. Whether they’re making messes or getting into scrapes, they have a radar for exactly what’ll make us tear our hair out (literally or metaphorically).
But the good news — even if they drive us crazy at times, their button-pushing moments are what we’ll look back on fondly. And yeah, some of them will become family stories shared for years. You can’t let your kid forget the time they used your phone to order $100 worth of pizza, after all.
Here are 50 kids who know just how to push their parents’ buttons.
1. 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…”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 kids that are dangerously good at pushing their parents buttons
Cedric Jackson
02.27.20
If you have a child, you’ll probably say without hesitation…they’re the best thing that ever happened to you. Kids are wonderful in so many ways. But what they’re not…is easy.
If you think about it, that makes sense. Kids are just learning how to navigate the world. They don’t have a lot of impulse control and they’re still trying to figure everything out. So yes, from a child development point of view, raising them isn’t easy. From an adult perspective, we often wonder what on earth they’re thinking.
Kids seem to have a unique talent for pushing their parents’ buttons. Whether they’re making messes or getting into scrapes, they have a radar for exactly what’ll make us tear our hair out (literally or metaphorically).
But the good news — even if they drive us crazy at times, their button-pushing moments are what we’ll look back on fondly. And yeah, some of them will become family stories shared for years. You can’t let your kid forget the time they used your phone to order $100 worth of pizza, after all.
Here are 50 kids who know just how to push their parents’ buttons.
