20 Things Parents Regret Saying to Their Kids

Every parent has paid the price of uttering instantly regrettable words to their child. One Redditor shared their iPhone password with their kid and received consequences in the form of $100 worth of iTunes charges for Paw Patrol, while another had to suffer for an entire year after telling their 9-year-old that they’d grow a third eye on their 10th birthday. 

Meanwhile, one Redditor has yet to reap what they’ve sown, but they know it’s coming. When they looked out the window and saw their son playing near the street, they pressed the lock button for their car parked in the garage, and told their kid the beeps meant the vehicle was “angry with him” for getting too close to the curb. While it kept him out of danger, they’re already regretting the decision to depict their family car as an enraged, all-knowing being. “Не would then haul arse back up the driveway yelling ‘Car Mad, Car Mad!!’ I expect to pay psychiatrist bills due to this.”

Other Redditors have divulged the comments they’ve made to their kids and faced serious ramifications for, including threats about a road, a fairy myth and a terrifying lie about “baby eyes.”