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This dad asked the people of Reddit's AITA community whether or not he was in the wrong for taking the initiative and re-homing his son's fifth pet hermit crab. The whole idea of enabling a kid to have "practice pets" that are still very much so alive beings, is kind of twisted. On top of that, the decision to give the kid hermit crabs for his practice pet was misinformed and an ongoing lapse in judgement as well. Hermit crabs are very high maintenance, picky creatures that can also live upwards of 30 years! 

It's no question that kids are stupid and weird. They're horrible liars, they don't know how to read, they lack basic coordination skills and a lot of them look like they've never worked a day in their life. From sharpie-ing the dog to attempting to eat wax fruit, there's more than enough proof that kids are stupid and weird.

This guy asked folks on Reddit whether or not he was in the wrong for stranding his roommate with full rent, because he simply couldn't take any more of his roommate's strange rules. The gist of it is that his roommate's girlfriend moved in with them. Said girlfriend seems to have suffered some kind of trauma in the past, and can't stand being caught alone with the guy when her boyfriend isn't around. Considering the uniquely tough time that we're all living through, and how many folks are forced to be at home most of the time, this created quite the conundrum. So, most folks agreed the guy really didn't do anything wrong. 

The collective opinion in the comments section for this particular AITA seems to be that this parent was not in the wrong. They simply insisted on teaching their daughter a lesson about not wasting food, and also not forcing your beliefs on others. 

At least the cats got to have a magical day playing with all of those crickets. That being said, this dad learned a valuable lesson in not making assumptions about cricket deliveries. As one can imagine, when those little critters break free, it is very hard to round them back up again. 

Man, as far as helicopter parents cases go, this is one of the worst we've ever seen. This mom had the nerve to send a teacher an angry email about what kinds of kids she's comfortable with her daughter spending time with. Honestly, sounds like a nightmarish situation. Teachers really have to deal with all kinds of maddening BS. 

Anyone that has a kid knows that the life comes with a steady, infuriatingly consistent situation of sleep deprivation. Kids are tireless beings of manic energy, seemingly excited about anything within their field of consciousness. That being said the whole parenting thing does have its bright and lovely moments. 

People that go out of their way to leave blatantly false reviews are the absolute worst. They're consciously working to bring down perfectly good business' reputations. It's garbage. Fortunately, this martial arts academy was ready to address the lies with pure masterful class. 

Rob Lowe's kids do a phenomenal job at calling out their dad's various (awesome) Instagram posts with Grade A wit and spice. What's more is all this banter in the comments section highlights the fact that Rob Lowe is clearly one of those lovely human beings who doesn't bother with the act of taking himself too seriously.

There's nothing that quite brings the blood to a boil like someone who cuts another person in line. It's just the worst, grossest display of insensitive entitlement that there is. This dad had had enough of a line cutter's BS, and decided to teach them a lesson. Talk about a master class in successfully executing a pro revenge. 

We all had some weird and backwards beliefs as kids. Some of us got tricked into "playing" video games on unplugged controllers. Some of us tried to hide behind see-though drapes. It's good that we learn from there, but it never undoes the stupid things kids do. Life gives us many moments of kids being stupid and weird. 

Parents are fully aware that kids can be a real mixed bag. Sometimes kids are weird and dumb, and other times kids can be too smart for their own good. Here are tweets of parents who found their kids sayings for existing places and things that were either wildly inaccurate or strangely too accurate.

The moral guardians of the world could save themselves so much unnecessary worry if they did some research before stirring up a ruckus. The Terry Pratchett quote really ties this whole Tumblr post together.