Toddlers can be rather unpredictable — and understandably so. With their little brains still rapidly developing, the complexities of the world can be a lot for them to process. There is, however, one thing you can always count on from these tiny tots: They will find the most creative ways to embarrass you. They aren’t trying to embarrass you, of course, but they’re somehow experts at it nonetheless.
This shared experience is one that thousands have commiserated over on Reddit. Because no matter how much time has passed, it seems that there is always at least one story from the toddler days that sticks with parents for the rest of their lives. I’ve gathered six of my favorites for you to enjoy, and possibly find relatable, down below.
1. “My oldest Daughter and I used to run away from my Wife when we went shopping. One time, we got particularly far away and I asked her what do you wanna do now that Mom can’t stop us? She exclaimed loudly, near others, ‘We can punch a stranger!'”
No one will mess with this kid twice.
2. “Carrying my daughter back from the bathroom through a crowded hipster brunch spot while she shouted ‘HE FARTED!!’ at every single table. In case there was any confusion she was also pointing at my face.”
3. “Four year old son was misbehaving in a store, and I told him if he didn’t control himself we were going to leave. He escalated, and I picked him up and carried him through the entire store. He was surprisingly putting up little fight. As we pass the checkout lanes he loudly says…
‘Hey mister, put me down!’ I didn’t hesitate, didn’t make eye contact with anyone, just turned beet red and kept marching out the door.”
