A Twitter User Wanted To Know The Dumbest Thing We Did As Kids, and the Answers Are Unbelievable
...how are some of you people still alive?
Some childhood memories are embarrassing, and then there are the ones that make everyone stop and stare. A Twitter user known as @MotherOfDoggons asked people to share the dumbest things they did as kids, and the replies quickly turned into a parade of chaos, bad decisions, and very questionable logic.
The stories range from harmlessly silly to genuinely alarming, which is exactly why they are so hard to stop reading. Kids can be fearless, reckless, and wildly confident all at once, and these tweets prove it in the most unforgettable way.
Some of these answers are so outrageous, they almost feel made up, but they are very real.
1. Twitter user MotherOfDoggons wants to know your shameful past.
Curiosity struck at the perfect time, a time when we all needed to see these answers and laugh, too.
MotherOfDoggons2. A vacation to remember.
Follow-up question: how long did it take you to reunite?
gnarlyycarleighThat question opened the floodgates fast.
3. If only it worked that way.
Two accounts of false advertising? Maybe.
sarmrr
4. Peanut Butter and Barf
...delicious.
madisontewers
5. Pepé Le Pew Syndrome
See, you can't say cartoons aren't to blame sometimes.
JimenaGuild
Some of these stories get worse the longer they go.
6. Sunny days, sweeping the clouds away...
This is equally sweet, if you ask me.
DrunkestLibrary
7. Mashed Butter
Okay, this makes... sense.
___kassi___
8. Black Out
Seriously... how is this kid alive?
DeleMage
9. Oh, Vicky...
How many tattoos and piercings do you suppose she has today?
sun_shi_n_e
The next few replies are pure childhood disaster.
10. Under ANY circumstances
Well, you can't say he doesn't follow directions.
hotlinehomo
11. Combustible Grilled Cheese
You have to watch out for those kids who stay calm in a crisis.
ashiknees4
12. Important Life Lessons
It's okay, Drew. A lot of kids need to learn this lesson.
drewmamas
13. Some kids have pet rocks.
Not this kid.
JamieYWash
14. Locked!
It could have been so relaxing if it hadn't ended up so terrifying.
LethalxMinx
15. Plastic Parachutes
Thank goodness for attentive neighbors.
spooner_sabrina
A few of these are hard to believe, even for Twitter.
This is right up there with Mother Nature’s 1:1 scale stick replicas that look like a dragon’s claw.
16. Soft Stones
I wish she had included how she figured out what they really were.
Beth_middletonn
17. Hey kids! Don't eat pesticides.
Maybe next time, just try your best, "neigh!"
lauren_brown1_
18. Flaming Hot Candies.
Kids everywhere: "worth it."
hannahlilli95
19. Only '90s kids will understand.
Roller blades were so cool back then.
brittany_cope_
20. It's called fashion, Mother.
It's definitely not a phase.
perrigame
The final stretch does not disappoint.
21. Alligator Chomp
Mmm, delicious light bulbs.
Alisaurer
22. This screams danger.
Is anyone else dying to know how old he was?
BunchOfPuppits
23. Mmmm, toasty!
Hide your crimes, kids.
KrissyBriggzler
24. Every living thing.
We've come a long way.
Irishcoffey116
25. Good intentions, bad decisions.
It's a hard lesson to learn.
MaryEllet
26. Permanently Pretty
Some kids color on the walls; this kid colored on the carpet.
danigcreamer
27. No big deal.
This is why it's strongly encouraged to anchor furniture these days.
pvrplestrange
28. Nothing but good intentions.
I guess dish soap can't solve all of our problems.
stinehehehe
Kids really do commit to the bit.
Want more “built different” chaos from the past, check out these vintage photos proving your grandparents treated safety like a suggestion.
