Parents Confess the Moments That Made Them Wish They Never Had Kids & They’re Too Real

We love our children. We shouldn't need to defend ourselves with that statement, but just in case anyone gets upset, just know we all love our adorable little monsters. However, those tiny tyrants, as much as they are loved and wanted, have all done something that made us wonder why we gave them life. 

If the sanctimommies are clutching their pristine pearls over this statement, saying they've never felt that way, I have four words for them. 

YOU. ARE. A. LIAR.

And I can prove it, thanks to this fun AskReddit thread. The posted query read: "Parents of Reddit: What was the worst thing your kid/s ever did that made you momentarily wish you didn't have kids?"

And parents responded in droves with funny, relatable moments every mom and dad can empathize with. Check out some of these hilarious answers.

This Redditor regretted her son when she realized he was too smart for his own good.

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Going out in public is a total crapshoot. There's a 50/50 change the kid will act like a demon, and when the kid lives up to that expectation it can get mortifying real quick. 

Screaming at a mom "You're not my mom" after she threatens to punish you? Definitely one of those moments.

This one contemplated setting up a for sale sign when her toddler messed with her morning coffee.

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For no reason at all, this parent's little one clocked a hot coffee cup into their face, leaving them with reverberating teeth and incredulous shock.

TL/DR? Kids are jerks.

This crafty Redditor learned the hard way to unplug gear.

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Their son hot glued every. Single. Stinkin'. Outlet. Imagine trying to figure out how to rectify that goof-up?!

Sometimes the simplest stories are the most relatable.

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Yeah, our kid flinging poop at kindergarten buddies is enough to make us probably wish we used protection too.

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Luckily the older woman with the "down boobies" took it well, but for a moment, this mama surely regretted creating such a blunt little thing in the first place.

Everyone knows kids are expensive, but when they flush literal cash down the toilet?

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Oof. If this happened to me, I'd certainly briefly rethink my entire parenting situation.

This assertive kid made her parent want to run.

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Slapping a newborn is a pretty hard thing to explain.

There are some things parents never imagined they'd have to deal with.

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Trying to catch a freshly buttered tiny dog is undoubtedly one of them.

Stay strong parents — we know it's tempting, but try not to sell them when they act up like this. After all, you can always hold these stories as embarrassing blackmail cards to pull should you need them for the teen years.

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