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Redditors reveal their worst parenting fails

Sometimes parents speak without thinking... Photo: iStock
Sometimes parents speak without thinking... Photo: iStock

There is no real manual for raising a child and sometimes people just make mistakes.

Some honest parents have revealed in a recent Reddit thread the things said to their kids that they regret the most.

From the hilarious to the downright sublime, we have learned from these posts that it occasionally pays to be honest.

“I told my son that the Dummy Fairy came and took all his dummies away because he was too big for them now, and that the fairy would give them to new babies who need them. He was terrified that the fairy would take ALL of his stuff and give it away. He also was really angry at babies,” posted bythehammerofthor.

Maybe the truth would have been a better option? Photo: iStock
Maybe the truth would have been a better option? Photo: iStock

“When my daughter was around 8, I told her that a lot of the words that Daddy used were grown up words and that she shouldn't use them herself. Then she worked out what they were, and she said that I shouldn't use them either. I agreed, and in a fit of noble intention, agreed to the swear jar; a dollar a swear, to be all paid on her 18th birthday.

"I owe my 16 year old daughter about $14500. She has kept meticulous records, including a signed agreement from the year 2009,” confessed imnotsurethatsnotok.

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“I told my 3 year old, who completely trusted me, never to run from a dog or they will chase you. A 100 pound giant rottweiler mix was charging at her at full speed, and she looked him in the eye and didn't budge. Bowled her over. He was friendly, just an idiot.

"I never got that level of trust from her again,” shared phurtive.

Tonytiger112 revealed, “my daughter very young at the time, on thanksgiving day....as I pulled the turkey out of the oven and removed the lid to the roasting pan to baste it, my 4 year old daughter looked at the still white turkey and said "daddy...what's that?" My reply 'this it what we do to bad babies....'

"20 some odd years later, she still won't eat turkey....”

When it all gets too much. Photo: iStock
When it all gets too much. Photo: iStock

Zelladolphia regrets saying “You have a great singing voice honey.”

“I told my oldest son that the reason mommy didn't have a penis was because it got shot off in the war. He went to preschool and was bragging about his mom being a war hero and havin her dingus shot off,” confessed N_Blender.

“Question everything. Now only if they would stop asking me and go look stuff up. At least there's google now,” wrote emein.

“My 3 kids are convinced I have hidden cameras in the house. I used to say "OK tell the truth now before I double check the cameras" now my oldest is 8 and constantly says ‘I didn't do it! Check the cameras!’“ originallyoriginal wrote.

When parents become the 'butt' of the joke. Photo: iStock
When parents become the 'butt' of the joke. Photo: iStock

“I made a butt joke to my 3 year old. He has yet to stop talking about butts since that day…. 2 years ago,” posted Whtvrsclr.

Sometimes you just have to laugh.

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