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When you're a regular babysitter for a family, you get insight into their personal life. You learn their secrets (mostly through snooping around), but also through speaking to the kids. Because let's face it, kids have no filter. So this Reddit thread was a perfect opportunity for babysitters to spill the secrets of the seemingly "normal" families that they babysit - although what does normal even mean anymore? 

Snooping through your kid's stuff is never a good idea because you will always find something you didn't want to see. And you can't unsee something. Plus, it's not a great way to build trust. Parents on a Reddit thread shared some of the weird things they found in their kid's rooms but never told their kids they found. From the cute love letters to the awkward sex toys, it's all here. Have you ever been in a similar situation?

Parenting is challenging at the best of times, but when you're thrown into being a parent with no prior warning, things can be even more overwhelming. Especially a single dad raising a daughter under tragic circumstances. A Reddit user posted a heartbreaking statement explaining that he is "a 30-year-old single male and recently my best friend and his wife both passed away due to a collision with a drunk driver. I was the Godfather to their 3-month-old daughter and I have been given custody of her. I have no idea how to raise a child and I'm going to be doing this alone and honestly, I am terrified. Please offer me any advice that can help me." Redditers jumped to the rescue, and the advice came pouring in from parents and people who had been raised by single fathers alike. Here are some of the most heartwarming ones, which show the power of the internet for the better.

Kids these days, eh? Full of confidence, cheekiness, and all the answers. They certainly are a force to be reckoned with, especially when it comes to influencing other kids at school. Teachers might have their work cut out for them for eight hours a day, but it's all down to the parents when it comes to having tough conversations. And based on the notes they received from their children's teachers, it looks like these parents have some pretty serious discussions coming up with their kids.

Getting a tattoo means you have something meaningful that you want to be inked into your skin forever. It's something that requires a lot of thought (unless you decided to get a tattoo when you were drunk on a night out) because, after all, it will be there for a very long time. And what is more meaningful than getting a matching tattoo with your parents, which bonds you for life? It's an incredible way to show your love for one another and your special connection. Check out these people who got matching tattoos with their parents, because they're giving us all the feels.

Nothing can prepare you for the challenging yet rewarding journey of parenthood. Sure, there are parenting books, websites, and experts who can tell you all about what to expect, but it's all theoretical until you experience it yourself. And even then, some parents manage to f*ck it up in a big way, which makes me believe even more that parenting is a privilege, not a right. Someone has created some hilariously satirical cartoons about the do's and don'ts of parenting, probably paying homage to the parents who don't have a clue. Scroll through and laugh at these tips and tricks for keeping your children alive.

I distinctly remember being a teenager and making up all sorts of lies and excuses to my parents, so I could sneak out and see my boyfriend at the time. Although we would only hang out in his car or the park, the thrill of knowing my parents would disapprove of him made it all the more exciting, and I was more willing to take risks to see him. That's just the way teenagers are wired (right?), and I know I wasn't the only one doing it. All my friends had a secret older boyfriend at some stage or another. But at some point, the risks are not worth the rewards when it comes to sneaking around to see your sweetheart. One guy painfully learned this lesson after getting stuck hiding in his girlfriend's bedroom for 12 hours, so her strict parents wouldn't see him. He documented the whole saga on the popular subreddit, TIFU (Think I F*cked Up). Check it out below; it's a fantastic tale of endurance, and it's pretty funny too.

A very specific age that comes with a higher level of sass, more intriguing questions, and overall, just a bunch of madness. 

Luckily for us, parents document these precious moments and share them with the world via Twitter. 

Last week we featured a Reddit thread that had people revealing the most expensive things their children ruined by mistake. Our own Cheezburger users jumped at the chance to share some of their own similar childhood misdemeanors and we had to show you some of the best responses we received! We love it when our users share their stories with us... check to see if your response is featured below!

Kids are true delights. Until they're not. You know the drill. Rationally, you know you love your kids unconditionally, but sometimes, just sometimes, they really know how to push your buttons to the max. It's in those moments you really question how deep your love really is for them. These funny parents of Twitter are the voices for all the parents out there who are being driven to the brink of their sanity by their offspring. And in case you missed last week\s funniest parenting tweets of the week, here they are. 

Kids are the ultimate savage roasters because they're honest and don't hold back. At all. 

But it does make for some funny and interesting stories! And for that, we are grateful. 

If you're in the mood for more everyday kid shenanigans that parents have to deal with, check out these tweets from this week!

Have kids they said. It will be fun they said. Or, as one parent accurately tweeted this week: "I hate when you want to be the best mother and wife ever but you also need to like eat, sleep and take the occasional shower." Yep, sounds about right! 

Here are some of this week's funniest parenting tweets and here are last week's in case you missed them. 

Having kids is a true blessing, but sometimes they can test our patience to unhealthy levels. For example, one thing that young children aren't so good at is understanding the value of money or valuables. So when they accidentally break something expensive or irreplaceable, unfortunately, you can't be too mad at them. Parents of Reddit have revealed the most expensive things their children ruined by mistake and I can only imagine the self-restraint they had to exercise in order to not kill their kids on the spot! 

Everyone knows and can relate to the anxiety caused by sending a text to the wrong person. Whether it's to your boss, an ex-boyfriend, or sending a text about someone to that person by mistake, these slip-ups can cause a mini heart-attack each time. But perhaps the worst is when you send a text to your parents containing some sort of sexually explicit message that was clearly meant for someone else. The stress that causes, is another level, and reading through these texts can give you a taste of just how bad some kids have put their foot in it. 

There are a few things you definitely don't want your parents catching you doing, especially when you're a teenager. Watching porn and doing drugs are a few of the things that come to mind, but the worst thing in the world for your parents to walk in on? Yep, you guessed it. Having sex. There's not really any coming back from your parents walking in on you doing the dirty (think American Pie) and you just have to accept that things will never be normal again. These Redditors reveal just how awkward things got when their parents caught them mid romp and we're cringing so hard for these poor individuals. Read on and you'll see what I mean...

When you grow up, you assume that everything your parents say is true. After all, adults know everything, right? All those rules you had imposed on you that might have seemed slightly weird at the time, you just took as a given. It's only once you grow up and discuss them with other adults that you realize how fricken weird they were! A tweet asking people who had strict parents what the "weirdest rule they had growing up" was, has revealed some hilarious and weird practices that will either make you feel like you're not alone or be grateful that your parents weren't THIS weird!