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#2

2nd Graders Homework. My Friend's Awesome 6 Year Old Son Is Autistic And Takes Instructions Literally

Final score:

496points

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Septia Yudhi Nugraha 7 years ago

genius! exactly as instructed.

159points

#3

This Isn't Exactly What We Meant When We Told Him That He Could Look Up Puppy Training Tips On Youtube

Final score:

487points

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Jasmine Chen 7 years ago

The dog seems to be injoying it

144points

#4

We Told Our 3yr Old That New Years Is Special Because You Get To Toast To A New Year. A Few Hours Later She Said "Are We Gonna Make Toast Now?!" And Thus A New Years Day Tradition Was Born

Final score:

486points

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Rana 7 years ago

look at her smile ... so cute ...she stretched every single muscle of her face

105points

#5

My Kid Said I Gave Her Too Many Grapes. I Said Just Eat Half Of Them

Final score:

390points

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Superluminal1 7 years ago

The Grapes of Wrath.

79points

#6

Toddler Was Asked To Feed The Cat

Final score:

387points

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Yvonne Bernal 7 years ago

He could have at least peeled it

108points

#7

Bring A Fish To School Day

Final score:

386points

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Mike Olson 7 years ago

How did the child take this "too literally"? Unless the instructions were to bring a living fish in, this seems like instructions were followed?

166points

#8

Future Lawyer? Was Told He Couldn't Go Outside

Final score:

355points

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Baenjolras 7 years ago

I assume it was put up like 'Don't place a foot outside' or something similar

95points

#9

Not Exactly What I Had In Mind When I Told My Son It Was Too Nice Out To Play Games Inside

Final score:

313points

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Lukas Nirgendwo 7 years ago

Checkmate mother!

92points

#10

Took My Son To A Modern Art Museum And Told Him That He Needs To Really Think About The Art And What They Are Trying To Say. I Am Not Sure, But I Think I Have A Smartass On My Hands

Final score:

310points

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Amanda Cariker 7 years ago

Seems legit

64points

#11

This Is Why My Kid Is Going Places

Final score:

258points

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Karina Cruz 7 years ago

hahahahaa

38points

#12

Directions Were To 'Draw Hands On The Clocks'

Final score:

224points

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Yvonne Bernal 7 years ago

HILARIOUS... kids do the darnedest things. Still laughing!

53points

#13

I Was Fixing A Computer, And My 4 Year Old Son Asked Why, So I Said It Was To Make It Work Faster. A While Later, My Son Said He Had Already Solved The Problem. Then I Come Across This

Final score:

224points

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Emre 7 years ago

smartass! wooow it's nice to see a kid know sonic these days

57points

#14

My Friend's Daughter Taking The Instructions Literally

Final score:

223points

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E Menendez 7 years ago

Tedison is a great name.

110points

#15

My Dad Told My Son To Get Ready For A Bedtime Story Adventure, So He Grabbed His Warm Hat And A Flashlight

Final score:

218points

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Stille20 7 years ago

He's ready for an adventure. If Doctor Who showed up, he wouldn't get left behind.

57points

#16

I Asked My Son To Use Chopsticks At A Japanese Restaurant. This Is How He Used Them For The Soup

Final score:

217points

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Pi... 7 years ago

Wow! That MUSTA been hard!

83points

#17

My Wife Asked My Son To Put A Jar Of Water In Our Dog's Bowl. Saw This A Few Hours Later. Mission Accomplished

Final score:

194points

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Sarah K 7 years ago

Crates actually simulate caves or dens which is where a wild dog would go for safety, so a lot of dogs like them as their "safe place"

44points

#18

My Son, The Realist, Brought This Home With Some Of His Kindergarten Schoolwork

Final score:

191points

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Dracule Mihawk 7 years ago

Too funny.

29points

#19

I Told My First Grade Class They Were Writing Their Letters To Santa... I Should Have Been More Specific

Final score:

175points

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Jo Newburry 7 years ago

Love that literacy

10points

#20

I Told My 5-Year-Old He Could Watch TV As Soon As He Ate Half Of His Hot Dog

Final score:

173points

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Katie O'Brien 7 years ago

To be fair, you never specified WHICH half.

37points

#21

I Told My 2 Year Old To Put Her Shoes By The Front Door. She Takes Me Very Literally Sometimes

Final score:

155points

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Valerie Treichel 7 years ago

Those a very special shoes...

9points

#22

One Of Them Finally Cracked The Code

Final score:

154points

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Heather Keedy Bateman 7 years ago

I love that the teacher gave credit for that response!

73points

#23

I Told My Daughter She Couldn't Take Clothes Off The Hangers And Try Them On So I Got This

Final score:

151points

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Dolores Alvarado 7 years ago

Hahaha just cute!!

23points

#24

I Asked The Kids Not To Eat All Of The Strawberries... Hey, At Least They Listen!

Final score:

148points

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Giulia 7 years ago

I do this all the time! :D

24points

#25

When Your Sister Uses Deodorant For The First Time And Gets The Ruler Out Cos "It's To Be 15cm Away"

Final score:

147points

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Amanda Cariker 7 years ago

My exhusband would do things like this, i could never cook with him. I eyeball things too much

19points

#26

Technically Correct, The Best Kind Of Correct (5-Year Old Style)

Final score:

137points

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Pi... 7 years ago

The question though... *giggle*

51points

#27

I Mean, I'm Not Going To Be Mad. That Is Where I Told My Son Pooh Goes

Final score:

136points

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chocolander 7 years ago

oh no, poor pooh!

37points

#28

Told Our Kid To Go Put The Pizza Costume Back Where It Belongs.... Well He Wasn't Wrong

Final score:

135points

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Hans 7 years ago

Pizza costume? Awesome! Particularly suited for cheesy people, I suppose.

31points

#29

I Told My Son That I Don't Want To See The Cooler In This Room Again. I'm Not Even Mad

Final score:

129points

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nighty fox dreemurr 7 years ago

Camouflage over level 8000!!!!

29points

#30

Phyto-Cell

Final score:

123points

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nighty fox dreemurr 7 years ago

Born trolling

33points

#31

On My Birthday, 10-Year-Old Sister Asked Me What Kind Of Stuff I Liked. I Told Her Mustaches, Guitars And Sloths. She Went Into Her Room And Came Back An Hour Later With This

Final score:

121points

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Stille20 7 years ago

not bad for an hour's work

50points

#32

I Asked My Three Year Old Daughter To Put Her Toys Away. This Is Where She Put Her Guitar...

Final score:

120points

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Jessica Jane 7 years ago

Hey, she has a point! If Mommy/Daddy don't have to put their guitar in its case, why should she? ;)

39points

#33

Told The 2Yo I Had To Finish Some Mixes Tonight - She Left This On My Desk For Me

Final score:

118points

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Pi... 7 years ago

So thoughtful.

35points

#34

I Told My 5 Year Old Son That, If He Could Blow It Up, He Could Jump It

Final score:

113points

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Mrs.Blecksmith 7 years ago

That's just pure evil hahahhahha 😂

52points

#35

My Friend Told His Kid To Put His Clothes Away And Came Back To Find This Instead

Final score:

108points

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Nyello 7 years ago

Pretty

31points

#36

My Sister-In-Law Asked The 4Yo To Put The Cookies On The Dining Room Table

Final score:

99points

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nighty fox dreemurr 7 years ago

They didnt especified how, so....

18points

#37

In His Defense, I Did Say To Put These In The Bathroom. There Is Nothing Like Having A Literal 2nd Grader Living In Your House

Final score:

90points

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Stille20 7 years ago

nah, that's sass. In second grade you know what's being asked

28points

#38

Told The Kids Repeatedly Not To Wear Their Socks In The Garden And Finally They Are Listening To Me... These Are My Socks

Final score:

89points

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Pi... 7 years ago

Why are they glowing?!

52points

#39

My 8-Year-Old Son Takes His Homework Directions Literally

Final score:

85points

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JEFF THE KILLER 7 years ago

though he is correct... :)

20points

#40

Can't Deny That

Final score:

79points

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nighty fox dreemurr 7 years ago

This test was made in purpose.

12points

#41

This Smart Kid

Final score:

74points

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Markus McCloud 7 years ago

Well, they aren't wrong.

8points

#42

Directions Said 3 Inches Apart. That's Precisely How Far Apart They Will Be

Final score:

71points

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Stille20 7 years ago

Hey, she's learning. It's good to bake with precision.

35points

#43

I Asked My 6 Year Old To Put The Extra Roll Of Toilet Paper Under The Sink

Final score:

71points

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Hans 7 years ago

Well...

17points

#44

So I Told My 8 Year Old To Only Eat Half Of The Banana. This Was Her Interpretation

Final score:

70points

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DarknessIsMyOutfit 7 years ago

She knows what you meant. She's an adorable little smarty pants

4points

#45

Maybe I Shouldn't Have Told My Daughter You Can Make "Art" Out Of Anything

Final score:

68points

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YsaPur 7 years ago

looks cool!

26points

#46

Asked My 11 Yr Old To Spread Out The Silverware After Cleaning

Final score:

67points

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Stille20 7 years ago

... okay...what was he/she suppose to do... this seems right to me

67points

#47

My Sister Taught Math To 4th Graders In China. Honest Mistake

Final score:

64points

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Stille20 7 years ago

I guess, but you have to teach them what the symbols mean before asking them to complete this. So either the kids wasn't listening or they weren't taught how to do the assignment.

25points

#48

New Post Sign In Sign Up Next Post My Daughter Takes Things Literally

Final score:

56points

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Pi... 7 years ago

The title took it seriously too!

21points

#49

I Asked The Kids To Organize The Shoes. They Did What I Said

Final score:

56points

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Cassie 7 years ago

That's a lot of shoes!!

9points

#50

My Little Sister Was Making Bookmarks And Asked If I Wanted One. I Asked Her To Make Me One That Looked Like A Companion Cube. She Did Me One Better And Made It An Actual Cube

Final score:

48points

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Hans 7 years ago

That is nice!

12points

#51

I Asked My Son To Make Me Mozzarella Sticks And This Is What He Gave Me

Final score:

46points

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nighty fox dreemurr 7 years ago

You use the sticks as hashis!!

7points

#52

I Said Out Loud That I Was Going To Get A Bag Of Chips. My 5-Year-Old Son Excitedly Jumped Up, Told Me He Was On The Case, And Ran Fast To The Kitchen. He Was Super Proud Of Himself When He Returned And Handed Me This

I Said Out Loud That I Was Going To Get A Bag Of Chips. My 5-Year-Old Son Excitedly Jumped Up, Told Me He Was On The Case, And Ran Fast To The Kitchen. He Was Super Proud Of Himself When He Returned And Handed Me This

Final score:

45points

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Fandoms Rise 7 years ago

I'd accept it.

24points

#53

My Little Brother Was Told To Eat Half Of His Nuggets And This Is What He Did

Final score:

44points

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Mrs.Blecksmith 7 years ago

What the hell is with this "half of" thing? It's starting to be creepy 😂

51points

#54

While I Appreciate My Daughter's Attempt, This Is Not What I Meant When I Asked For Her Help With Cleaning The House

Final score:

43points

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DarknessIsMyOutfit 7 years ago

The walls are part of the house. They get dirty too.

12points

#55

I Told My Son Not To Throw Food On The Floor. This Is His Response

Final score:

41points

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JEFF THE KILLER 7 years ago

its not on the floor right?

21points

#56

My Daughter Asked Her Brother If He Wanted A Brownie. This Is What She And Her Friends Brought Him

Final score:

37points

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Pi... 7 years ago

That's just cheeky!

17points

#57

Had A Tea Party With My Two Year Old And I Asked For Apple Juice

Final score:

35points

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Markus McCloud 7 years ago

Just be glad it wasn't a drowning iPhone.

17points

#58

Told Her To Put The Hanger In Her Room This Morning. Guess I Should Be More Specific Next Time

Final score:

34points

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ItzBreadGaming 7 years ago

Maybe she's just being lazy

8points

#59

Because I'm Smart

Final score:

34points

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Leoninus Fate 7 years ago

The teacher needs a few English lessons, that is just worded really really weird, also the teacher means the 8 in the number 68 means it is even, but still I had to read that about 5 times to understand it O.o

3points

#60

I Told My 2-Year-Old To Get Toilet Paper To Wipe Her Nose. She Grabbed Half A Square. I Told Her To Get A Big Piece. She Came Back With This

Final score:

31points

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rai mei 7 years ago

cute~

7points

#61

When I Asked My On The Spectrum, Very Literal, 7 Year Old Son To Bring Me The DVD 24. I Thought I Clarified That I Meant The Show...

Final score:

31points

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Piper Perez 3 years ago

Narnia!

3points

#62

Asked My Niece To Put These In The Bathroom. Guess I Should've Been More Specific

Final score:

30points

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rai mei 7 years ago

maybe she can't reach the pedestal

5points

#63

Genius Kid

Final score:

29points

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Almandine Fox 7 years ago

Dammit peter

12points

#64

Some Kids Take Things A Little Too Literally

Final score:

28points

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Hans 7 years ago

Why is it so hard to say "order the words"? It is extremely hard ro make good assessment questions (from first grade throughout graduate studies!), but a little efforr should brought forward. The child is clever really good actually.

18points

#65

Hard Water

Final score:

27points

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Blackbunny38 The Awesome 7 years ago

He's not wrong.

3points

#66

Asked The 5Yo To Put The Dog Lead In The Front Door Of The Car. Sort Of Right

Final score:

26points

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Hans 7 years ago

The poor dog!

5points

#67

This Is What Happened When I Asked The 1Yo To Get In Front Of The Tree So I Could Take A Picture. Should've Been More Specific I Guess

Final score:

25points

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Tiny Dynamine 7 years ago

He's almost there! Go on, boy!

10points

#68

I Should've Been More Specific When I Asked My Son To Put Water In His Dinner Bowl When He Was Done Eating

Final score:

24points

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Lauren Mitchell 7 years ago

To rinse it out

7points

#69

Asked My 8yo To Put His Shoes Outside The Door. Always The Loophole With This One

Final score:

24points

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Ahmad Abboud 7 years ago

an 8 y. o kid shouldn't be able to reach this high ....

5points

#70

Me To My 3 Year Old Son: "when You Use Tissue Throw It In The Toilet"

Final score:

23points

Al'Niah Johnson

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Nadia Yudzitski 7 years ago

😱

6points

#71

Asked My Two-year-old To Clean The Table While I Did The Dishes... Found Her Like This.

Final score:

23points

Pourrielle Spam

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Nadia Yudzitski 7 years ago

Awe )

6points

#72

When Mason Came To Me And Said He'd Bit His Tongue, I Probably Shouldn't Have Said "Oh No, We May Need To Chop It Off!"

Final score:

21points

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Hans 7 years ago

While I am the advocate of irony and sarcasm, one might need ro be a little careful with toddlers. Better hide the knifes. Seriously.

8points

#73

Asked The Kids To Move The Dissected Train Track/Mess Out Of The Living Room. Not Really What I Meant...

Final score:

21points

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Anjali Cooper 2 years ago

It looks like you live in La Casita Madrigal.

1point

#74

I Told My One Year Old Son He Could Sit With Me And Put His Water In The Same Spot As Daddy's Drink. Technically, He's Not Wrong

Final score:

21points

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#75

Told My Son To Clean His Room

Final score:

19points

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Ian Taggart 5 years ago

He put it under his bed.

2points

#76

My Son Was Asked To Get Some Recycling For Junk Modelling And This Is What He Did

Final score:

18points

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JEFF THE KILLER 7 years ago

did he find any??

7points

#77

Told The Kids To Shovel The Driveway...

Final score:

17points

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Lea Opitz 7 years ago

good kids!

5points

#78

Asked My Daughter To Take Her Backpack Upstairs

Final score:

17points

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Panda Man 7 years ago

She's right I guess...

2points

#79

Really?! I Told Them To Gather The Trash And The Laundry. Guess I Should Be More Specific As To What To Do Next

Final score:

14points

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#80

I Asked My 11 Year Old To Put Two Trays Of Ice Cubes In The Cooler Meaning Empty Them In. She Took Me Literally

Final score:

14points

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KittyGaming 1 year ago

two TRAYS not two cubes

1point

#81

Asked My 11 Yr Old Son To Warm Up Soup In Microwave

Final score:

14points

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Pi... 7 years ago

Holy moly! Hope he didn't actually do that!

22points

#82

I Guess He Literally Did What I Asked And Put The Markers On Top Of The Door

Final score:

12points

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Tiny Dynamine 7 years ago

To be fair, it was a ridiculous instruction.

8points

#83

Asked My Son To Put His Dirty Dishes In The Dishwasher - This Is What I Get

Final score:

10points

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Jamal W 7 years ago

Why is the dishwasher so damn filthy

15points

#84

I Asked My 2 Year Old To Put His Dish In The Dishwasher....This Is What I Found. I Can't Fault Him

Final score:

10points

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Stille20 7 years ago

Clearly not in the dishwasher. Common kid1

7points

#85

4yo Daughter Is Taking The Directions Very Literally

Final score:

10points

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Pi... 7 years ago

She nailed the shade of green!

5points

#86

Told The Kids If The Rabbits Played Up They Were Going In The Pot. This Is Not What I Had In Mind!!

Final score:

10points

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Tiny Dynamine 7 years ago

That's an evil thing to say, not least because rabbits don't follow human social rules.

8points

#87

My Teenage Daughter's School Asked Her To Do Half A Page Of Writing. She Went To Send This In

Final score:

10points

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Nyello 7 years ago

Teenager? Really?

14points

#88

Not Quite What I Meant When I Was Telling My 4 Year Old About My Lab Being A Gundog But Love The Interpretation

Final score:

9points

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Maliki Cheez 7 years ago

The living conditions don't look too hot...

5points

#89

I Told One Of My Kids At Work That He Had To Write His Spelling Words In Pen, And This Is What He Thought I Meant

Final score:

8points

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'Tammy Chapman' 7 years ago

he understood writing them in pencil but didn't understand writing them in pen?

14points

#90

He Was Pulling Silly Faces, So I Asked Him To Be Serious And Take A Nice Photo

Final score:

8points

Cassandra King

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Nadia Yudzitski 7 years ago

Thats a good serious photo 😝 Whats with all these dislikes ? 🤔

12points

#91

I See I Should've Been More Specific When I Told E He Could Grab A Few More Rocks For His Collection

Final score:

7points

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Vera Deme 7 years ago

hahaha

1point

#92

Asked My 3 Year Old To Put The Pears In The Fruit Bowl

Final score:

7points

Benhi Dixon

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Nadia Yudzitski 7 years ago

Right on!!

3points

#93

Asked My Son To Put A Letter In The Mailbox And Put The Flag Up

Final score:

5points

Sheila Carson

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Ian Taggart 5 years ago

Oh no. If it's going up, does that mean it touched the ground? Not that it matters.

2points

#94

I Told Ethan To Put His Shorts On. I Guess I Should've Been More Specific

Final score:

4points

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Rhon 7 years ago

Cheeky!

2points

#95

My Son Was Annoyed With Math By This Point. He's Not A Common- Core Fan.

Final score:

4points

Melanie Brockett

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Markus McCloud 7 years ago

This is why Common Core is b******t. I had to help my little sis with her math homework. I thought it was easy at first, until she said I had to do it a different way ("No no no! My teachers told me to do it like this!"). With these new standards, I was COMPLETELY lost, and that's saying something. Why? I'm the best mathematician in my family!

5points