Honestly, I believe 80% of the appeal of parenting is gently trolling your kids and these 15 parents have done it up right.
Now — I don’t mean doing anything to purposefully elicit pain or serious mental anguish on your kid, of course! But a little teasing, a little prodding, gives you all something to laugh about in 20 years. Here are some awesome examples of parents perfecting the perfect prank.
1. Daughter turned 18 and parent carved a spooky pumpkin
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2. In the bathroom of OP’s parents’ house.
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3. Thanks for eating all the cucumbers in the cucumber roll, ma.
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4. Teen was not helpful at breakfast
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5. Hide the candy
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6. Apparently used diapers make great hiding spots
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7. It’s a candy-coated orange, not a cake pop
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8. Dads.
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9. These people blow
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10. Genius.
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11. Laundry
12. Hiding the worst toys
13. Mom pranks
14. Take that, kid
My 8YO pissed me off so I referred to her water bottle as her sippy cup in front of her friends.
— Not the Nanny (@not_thenanny) June 2, 2022