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Many of us might be fascinated by horror on the screen and in the yellowing pages of our books, but it’s a whole other story when we face it in real-life. Especially when the source of it might be our tiny little munchkins. Innocent angels? Not all the time, apparently.

Bored Panda dove deep into the most puzzling recesses of the internet to collect some of the weirdest and scariest things that children have done that totally creeped their parents out. Sure, some of these posts look amusing, even comical, but some of these behaviors are really worrying. We don’t want to use the word ‘evil,’ but it’s the type of mean stuff that’s bound to make nearly any grownup concerned.

If you’re a Parent Panda, we’d like to hear about the strange and even scary things your own kids have done. Tell us all about how you reacted and taught your toddlers not to do that ever again. Meanwhile, when you’re done with this list, you’ll find Bored Panda’s previous articles about truly creepy child behavior right here, here, and here.

#1 My 3-Year-Old Nephew’s Nanny Cam Tonight

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#2 A House Of God

#3 My Kid Was Playing Workshop While I Fixed The Garage Door Yesterday. Super Glad I Checked My Shoe Before Putting It On

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Look, the fact of the matter is that nearly everyone has done or said some incredibly weird stuff when they were kids. (Some of us never grew out of it!) We experiment. We test limits. We learn about what’s right and wrong by copying others and putting our ideas into practice.

However, there’s always a line. Once crossed, someone’s behavior turns cute and whacky to something resembling immoral. Cutting off your doll’s hair or spooking your parents with a cardboard cutout in the dark isn’t the same as hurting someone or putting nails and screws in someone’s shoes. Super occult, esoteric crayon and colored pencil pictures probably lie somewhere in the middle.

#4 Day 10 Of Quarantine. I Think My Kid Is Up To Something

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#5 This Is How My 2.5-Year-Old Niece Insists On Holding Her New Baby Brother

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#6 The Joys Of Parenting

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The vast majority of parents would probably agree that they want their children to grow up to be upstanding, kind, moral citizens. Kindness forms a core part of who we are as human beings. Without this hardwired instinct, there would be no society, no desire for cooperation. However, another part of the equation are the moral lessons that we (do not) pick up from our parents and loved ones as we grow up. Sometimes, there are some blindspots regarding morality and empathy that kids might need some help and guidance to correct.

#7 My Son Made A Paper Enderman And Hung Him From The Ceiling Outside His Room. I Just Met Him In The Dark

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#8 This Afternoon I Noticed Him Sneakily Grabbing Some Fishing Nails, So I Followed Him And Caught Him Red-Handed

He told me he was setting a trap.

#9 This Person’s Child Built A Cicada Skin Army

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Very recently, licensed counselor Suzanne Degges-White, a professor at Northern Illinois University, explained to Bored Panda that family beliefs, spiritual beliefs, and our own biology lead us to be kind to others.

“Many of us are raised to believe it is the ‘right thing to do.’ Basically, all spiritual belief systems have a version of the ‘Golden Rule, ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,'” the professor told us.

#10 Chaotic Evil

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#11 My 9-Year-Old Son Drew Me A Picture

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#12 Ahh, Yes, The Kid’s First Structure

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“We also do good turns because we know that one day we may be in need of a little ‘generosity from the universe,’ so it’s like putting ‘money’ into a karma account,” she explained why people tend to be nice towards others and lend a helping hand. That’s not all, though.

#13 Guy In One Of My Dad Groups Found This In His Kid’s Room

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#14 Just Practicing Ya Know

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#15 My Sister And I Used To Rip The Heads Off Of Monster High Dolls And Attach The Head To Their Calves

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“Lastly, humans are wired so that when we do something kind for another, we feel good about ourselves and neurotransmitters like endorphins and oxytocin have been shown to get a boost when we do something good for another. It is through cooperation that society functions, so the survival of the human race depends on being willing to help others. Family values, spiritual beliefs, and biology all play a part in this motivation,” she told Bored Panda.

#16 My Sister Has An Interesting Hobby

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#17 My Son Stuck His Finger In My Eye And Scratched Off The Whole Top Layer Of My Cornea

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#18 Our Airbnb Had A Translucent Bathroom Door. I’m Used To My Impatient Toddler Stalking Me Through The Bathroom Door, But This Took It To A Much Creepier Level

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“Many of us take pride in being of service to others as it is culturally valued and we want to hold significance in our worlds. So when we do good deeds, we show others our willingness to help those in distress/need; we live out faith-based encouragement to treat others the way we would like to be treated, we uphold family values, and our brains get a positive jolt of happiness when we help others,” Suzanne said that we feel good when we do good deeds. That’s usually all the motivation needed to act kind.

#19 Yeah, I Wouldn’t Sleep Great Either. Why Are Kids So Damn Creepy

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#20 At Least He’s Honest

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#21 Asked My Sister If My Nephew Was Enjoying The Wedding. This Is The Picture She Sent Back

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Parenting blogger Samantha Scroggin, from ‘Running Outside in Slippers,’ told Bored Panda what parents can do to get their children to open up to them. She stressed that the main thing for parents to do is not to judge, no matter what they hear. That helps build trust.

#22 My Daughters Wanted To Play With Chalk Outside. I Came Out To Them Setting Up A Fake Crime Scene

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#23 My Two Older Children Were Trying To Lay Out All Of Their Pokémon Cards, But The Youngest Kept Intervening, So They Duct-Taped Him To A Chair

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#24 This School Project Someone’s Kid Made

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“If they had a bad dream or even a yucky thought they can’t shake, I’ll be there with them and we’ll talk it through. I think working to be non-judgemental and staying calm even if your kid might be overreacting helps cement your child’s trust of you as a parent. Believe that they are being truthful of their perception of events,” the blogger said.

#25 My Kid Watching Me Poop

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#26 I Love My Son, But Checking The Monitor And Seeing This Always Creeps Me Out

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#27 My Son Discovered That I’m Not Really At Work, But Am Working From Home

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Meanwhile, when it comes to protecting kids in the community, it’s important to find a balance between staying vigilant and respecting others’ privacy.

“We all need to stay vigilant when it comes to the care of children. If any of us even suspect abuse, we need to report that. That said, if the children are safe and cared for, and no laws are being broken, I say let parents parent how they see fit,” Samantha shared her opinion.

#28 Kid Is Secretly A Medium

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#29 Despite Multiple Talkings Too, My 2-Year-Old Keeps Leaving Dolls In Life-Like Positions Around The House. Scares The Life Out Of Me Everytime

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#30 She Lived To Tell The Story

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“We have different experiences and beliefs, and that will reflect in how we raise our own kids. We can judge all we want, but we should practice restraint in staying out of other families’ business. Because we wouldn’t want someone poking their heads into our lives telling us how to parent our kids,” she said.

#31 My Daughter Made A Realistic-Looking Necklace Made Of Clay Teeth

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#32 Well, That’s Not Disturbing At All

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#33 Furby Torture

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#34 I’m Just Wondering How Long That Bee Has Been Under There

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#35 People These Days Don’t Appreciate Compliments

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#36 “I’ll Visit You”

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#37 Not Sure If I Should Be Proud Or Concerned. My Daughter Said “He’s Got The Rona!” And Started Making Him A Coffin

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#38 Jump Scares For Grandma

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#39 In 3rd Grade

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#40 I’m Concerned

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#41 My 8-Year-Old Is A Jerk And Almost Made Me Burn My House Down

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#42 This Kid Is Going Places

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#43 So When I Was A Kid Me And My Sister Always Used To Play “Crucify”, And My Sister Once Complained That She Couldn’t Use Actual Nails On Me

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#44 Hmm, That’s A Worry

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#45 How To Scare Your Mom 101

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#46 Friend’s Daughter Did This. What The Hell?

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#47 Creepy Kids

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#48 My 7-Year-Old Son Drew This In School And Proudly Presented It To Me. It’s An Evil Elf

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#49 This Is How My 12-Year-Old Sister Amuses Herself

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#50 No More Arts And Crafts

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#51 Think My Daughter Found Her Baby Monitor

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#52 My First-Grade Students Were Asked To Write Letters To The Local Nursing Home And

#53 Wife And I Went Out One Night And Came Home To My Son Sleeping Like This

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#54 Not Sure What Spider-Man Did Exactly But He’s Been Hanging There For The Last Few Days And Both My Kids Are Playing Around Him As If Nothing’s Going On

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#55 Finding Gems In My Husband’s Childhood Journal

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#56 You’re Going To Have A Younger Brother, They Said. It’s Going To Be Fun, They Said

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#57 Back In My Nannying Days, I Had A 5-Year-Old Draw A Picture Of Me

When I asked him to explain he said, “That’s you. You’re dead because I’m stabbing you and putting your skin flakes in a jar”.

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#58 I Used To Make Gallows Out Of Paper When I Was 12

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#59 Satan, Is That You?

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#60 My 9-Year-Old Daughter Did This. I’m Slightly Concerned

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#61 This Kid’s Drawing Of Mom

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#62 4th Grade Me Had Some Issues

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#63 No Words

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#64 Well At Least We Know How Much They Care

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#65 My Cousin Woke Up In The Middle Of The Night And Randomly Looked At The Baby Monitor And Saw This

She said it scared the hell out of her. She stayed like this for several minutes.

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#66 Creepy 4-Year-Old

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#67 My Toddler Was Jumping On The Bed Flailing His Arms At My Eyes. I Asked Him What He Was Doing, Upon Which He Cheerfully Replied – I Want To Poke Your Eye Out

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#68 A Little Bit Creepy When Your 6-Year-Old Comes To The Back Door Like This

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#69 A Nanny Of 4-Year-Old

I’m a nanny. One of the kids had been pulling out strands of my hair several times a day for months, despite being scolded and getting time out for it. Then she shows me this hair bracelet she made “so part of you is always with me”. She’s 4.