40+ Parents Of Reddit Share Their Hilarious “I Looked Away For One Second” Stories

Ah, so you looked the other way, you turned the other cheek and now your toddler is running across the street. The only time when the supposed 'eyes in the back of your head' did not catch on to your toddler's surprising speed and agility, and they go for the worst thing possible.

As one of the parents of Reddit put it, 'It is like you are trying to stop them from actively hurting themselves', and this parent is not wrong. Kids do not know the limits and consequences of their actions, and as parents we are tasked with setting those limits and mitigating those consequences. A task that ideally requires 4 legs in a square, 8 arms on all x, y and z axes and at least two heads looking in opposite directions. Much to our disadvantage and the parents of Reddit's, we do not possess such outlandish appendages and as such it is mission implausible for us. So take a moment before getting stuck into the day and while your troubles way with these hilarious parenting stories.