Man Teaches His Niece To Say "El Chupacabra" Every Time Her Mom Says "You Know What Really Gets My Goat?" And She Gets Mad

One uncle turned a family catchphrase into a tiny prank, and the fallout was pure internet comedy. A Reddit user said he taught his 4-year-old niece to answer her mom with “el chupacabra” whenever she heard, “you know what really gets my goat?”

That setup is harmless on its face, but it still managed to annoy the child’s mother, who did not appreciate the joke. The post quickly drew laughs from Redditors, who mostly agreed the whole thing was more silly than serious.

Now the comments are full of their own family one-liners and kid-friendly mischief. Read on.

OP asks:

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OP’s sister has a saying, and he taught his niece to counter her every time she says it

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And now his sister is mad at him. He wants to know if what he did was so wrong.

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Redditors failed to see what the problem was. They also thought it was funny.

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That joke landed exactly where Reddit expected it to.

And they started sharing their "accomplishments:"

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Daddy ran into traffic!

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"Squirrel"

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Ah, now it makes sense...

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This word is popular with people with ADHD

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The most intensive period for learning speech and language abilities is during the first three years of life when the brain is developing and maturing. These abilities flourish in an environment rich in sounds, images, and consistent exposure to other people's speech and language.

So, talk to your kids, teach them things, even those pranks like our OP did. They are wonderful for developing vocabulary and, most importantly, a sense of humor.

It also echoes the AITA about a sister refusing to lose at family game night.

"Uncle Ace with two SS"

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"Peace, dude."

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What's on five?

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Assa is five

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Cool beans and radical

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One Redditor has a brother who has the same saying as OP’s sister

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This is so true

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Hi, Hungry. My name is...

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What do cows say?

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Yeah, that ecchymosis is really contagious.

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Napkins you can wear...

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The bottom line (and a great idea for a present) is:

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It’s unlikely that the kid will develop nightmares from something so funny-sounding.

You can’t blame the kid for liking the word: El Chupacabra.

Doesn’t sound so threatening, does it? And the Redditor also proved that teaching kids pranks and funny words is what aunts and uncles are all about.

Kids need fun figures in their lives because their parents are often burdened with parenting logistics, food, rent, carpooling to ballet and baseball practices, their sense of humor gets lost somewhere along the line.

That family joke is probably going to stick around for a while.

Want another family blow-up, read about the Redditor who revealed their sister’s pregnancy news too early.