16+ Kids Who Proved To Their Parents That They Are Worthy Opponents

Parenting is a full-time job, especially during the early years. Still, some kids manage to make that full-time job feel like it's constantly in the 12th hour of overtime with no holidays on the horizon.

These kids have proven to their parents that they are not so easily entertained and always going to keep things interesting.

This High-Climbing Toddler At Lowes

Kid stands on top of shelving display at Lowes
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Imagine wandering through a hardware superstore and hearing a child calling for their parent, like any good samaritan you would probably investigate.

In this case, you would have found an adventurous toddler standing on top of an insanely high stock shelf while a group of adults stands around perplexed.

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The 9-Year-Old Who Launched Their Own Investigation

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Tweet: Just learned our 9y/o did an experiment on us.  Lost tooth, told no one for 3d, kept tooth under his pillow.  No $.  Then he tells us he lost the tooth, next night there is money under his pillow.  Then confronted us with his scientific evidence that the tooth fairy isn't real.
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This kid could have a future career as a detective based on the elaborate investigation he launched to try to prove once and for all that the Tooth Fairy was not what she seemed.

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His evidence was concrete and his case stood up in court.

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The Souvenir Shop Photobomb Moment

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Going on a family vacation is never complete unless you stop at some kind of souvenir store and overpay for a dinky toy.

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According to the caption on this picture, "My son begged me for this stupid shark at the souvenir shop then photobombed my pic. It's now my favorite pic from our visit to the Oregon Coast."

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The Kid Who Wore His Ninja Turtles Sweater In The Class Photos

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A woman agreed to let her son wear his favorite sweater to school on picture day as long as he promised to take it off before the photo.

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She didn't find out that her son took the photo as Leonardo until the prints came home weeks later.

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A Child Who Can Effortlessly Make Fun Of Their Parents

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Kid writes note: When I grow up, I want to be as funny as you think you are
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No one can humble you quite like your children, after all, they are half of you.

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This Father's Day card was short, sweet, and right to the sassy point she was trying to make.

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Moms Chatting After School

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Child's drawing of two women speaking and kids pulling on their legs
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This kindergartner could be a future Picasso with art skills like these.

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The best part about her drawing is the seemingly universal story that it represents. It's titled: "Mom talking with another mom after school."

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The Planking Baby Is Ready For Yoga Class

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Who knew that yoga moms were unintentionally training their babies to be complete powerhouses?

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The caption on this picture explains that the father's wife does planks around the house and it's inspired this "absolute unit of a son."

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The Children Who Choose The Floor Over The Furniture

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Gaming chair but child sits in box on floor
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Kids, much like cats, love cardboard boxes for some reason.

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It turns out that you can buy them a fancy, ultra-comfortable gaming chair and they'll still sit in a box on the ground.

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The Girl Who Came Up With This Human Spice Latte

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There was some Stephen King-level thinking behind this 9-year-old's jack-o'-lantern display.

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The popular Starbucks pumpkin spice latte has been replaced with a "human spice latte" with "no whip" and "extra fingers."

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Kids Only Love Toys That Are Not Their Own

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Tweet: My son just told me that he LOVES the new toy trucks they got at daycare. They are his toy trucks. We donated them because he refused to play with them
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This kid proved what parents have suspected all along: that their kids only want what they don't have.

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This little guy's toy trucks sat unused at home so his parents donated them to his daycare. Miraculously and suddenly, they became the coolest new toy trucks he had ever seen.

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A Sister Who Built A "Rona Coffin"

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This young girl took foam block building to the creepiest level when she built her little brother a coffin.

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Her parents didn't know whether they should laugh or be concerned when she said, "He's got the RONA!!!" And started making her little brother a coffin.

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This Kid Who Is Prepared For God Knows What

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Toy gun, stack of cash, fake cell phone in lunch box
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You never quite know what you might find while cleaning a child's room, but you can hope it's not a stash box equipped with a weapon and enough cash to make a quick getaway.

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The 5-year-old also had a burner phone tucked away in the lunchbox "just in case."

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Father And Son Starting School At The Same Time

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This father came out of retirement as a stay-at-home dad (a position he had been in for six years) to go back to school.

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He started college on the same day that his son started kindergarten and now it's a race to graduation.

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The Prankster Who Created A Spider Shadow

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A kid who grows up into a prankster can reportedly cause early-onset heart problems.

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This child was way too crafty with some scissors and construction paper that they tucked into a lampshade to create a giant creepy crawler.

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Super Kid Is Super At Photobombing

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Young girl in superhero pose photobombing picture
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Arguably, the best photo in the family scrapbook is the one that was photobombed.

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Not only did this kid photobomb their family photo, but they also did it in full superhero pose after being launched by a family member into the lake.

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She Technically Found What She Was Supposed To

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This man took his daughter to the beach to hunt for some shark teeth and when she yelled out, "I found teeth!" this was not what he was expecting.

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Technically, she did understand her assignment.

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The Marker Makeup Artist For Disney Dolls

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Disney Princess dolls colored with marker and washed
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Even if you buy your kids top-of-the-line toys, there's a good chance they do something to sabotage them, either accidentally or on purpose.

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One little girl used her markers to add makeup to her Disney dolls. After they came out of the washing machine, they looked like they had been partying hard. Cinderella clearly had an especially wild night.

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The Daughter Who Did Some Math To Make Her Dad Feel Extra Old

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Astrophysicist writes birthday card for parent
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Having an astrophysicist for a daughter is an accomplishment in itself, but this daughter decided to remind her dad of two things for his birthday.

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Firstly, she calculated his age is across the solar system (it's pretty damn old on some planets). Secondly, she reminded him that she's the smartest one in the whole family.

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When A Teen Wants A Label Maker, Be Suspicious

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If your teenager asks for a label maker for their birthday, it's probably not because they have a sudden interest in office stationary.

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It's more likely they want to put ridiculous labels like "cow titty juice" on your milk jug.

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This Child-Assembled Christmas Stocking Gift

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One child had been taking notes on how to put together a Christmas stocking because they woke up early one morning to assemble these redneck gift socks for their parents.

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Nothing like Bud Light for Christmas breakfast!