Popsugar Family Parenting Humor Stuff My Kids Ruined Kids Ruin the Darnedest Things June 11, 2014 by Denise Stirk It's a parenting rite of passage to have your kids ruin something fairly significant, but that doesn't make it any less painful (or less hilarious when it's not our own kids or stuff, obviously). A few parents therapeutically shared some of the things their kiddos destroyed, and because we've all been there, we just can't help but laugh. Source: Flickr user Sam Garmon Voting Ballots I'd say she's an Independent. Source: Instagram user elliexmayx 1 / 31 Furniture The permanent-marker bandit strikes again. Source: Instagram user jimaiemarie 2 / 31 Pianos Really? You couldn't remember those two keys without marking them? Source: Instagram user vibeke____ 3 / 31 Dollar Bills Dolla, dolla, dolla, dolla, dolla, dolla, dolla bill, y'all. Source: Instagram user banginbetty 4 / 31 Boxes of Cereal Kid tested, mother cursed. Source: Instagram user arimethia 5 / 31 Plumbing Nope, doesn't flush. Source: Instagram user themama_x2 6 / 31 Glasses People who live in houses with children shouldn't wear glasses. Source: Instagram user s3gray 7 / 31 Keyboards Kids ca_ be such _erks. Source: Instagram user vespamamagram 8 / 31 Stairwells Stairway to insanity. Source: Instagram user saradeclares 9 / 31 Heirlooms And milk glass just came back into style! Source: Instagram user ratchley 10 / 31 Chairs That's one way to keep mama on the edge of her seat. Source: Instagram user texasgypsysoul 11 / 31 Toilet Seats . . . and that's another. Source: Instagram user babybumpbeyond 12 / 31 Pie Toddlers are known to have their fingers in every pie. Source: Instagram user gardenofsimple 13 / 31 Window Coverings He had something else in mind for your window treatments. Like nothing. Source: Instagram user crystalahale 14 / 31 Your Favorite CD I'm guessing his favorite track was "Sorry." Source: Instagram user dildolady 15 / 31 Car Exteriors There are no words. No, seriously — it's just a bunch of scratches. Source: Instagram user jimaiemarie 16 / 31 Remote Controls (and Perfectly Good Hummus) Ah, the age-old rub-the-tub-of-hummus-all-over-the-remote trick. Source: Instagram user jotatay 17 / 31 Mattress Toppers I'm not gonna lie; I bet that was kind of fun to do. Source: Instagram user twinsmakesseven 18 / 31 Their Curls Nooooooooooo! Source: Instagram user lindseyaya 19 / 31 Containers of Purple Frosting (and Doors) If you buy frosting called "Bold Purple Vanilla," I'd say you had it coming. Source: Instagram user starsoverhollywood 20 / 31 Craft Time And now you understand why 99.9 percent of parents do not allow glitter in their homes. Source: Instagram user kellychron 21 / 31 Dental Floss I did it, you did it, we all did it as kids — but that doesn't make it any less annoying. Source: Instagram user haitianmamma509 22 / 31 Cornmeal Cornmeal and Legos; what's not to like? Source: Instagram user widder_1849 23 / 31 iPads No, that's not dry erase marker. Source: Instagram user christina_ocampo 24 / 31 Family Photos Someone doesn't seem too thrilled about having a new baby join the family. Source: Instagram user allyyy_w 25 / 31 Packs of Gum Kid, I could have saved you the trouble and told you that all the pieces actually do taste and look the same. Source: Instagram user evielorraine 26 / 31 Baby Dolls Sorry, honey — this isn't Toy Story. Source: Instagram user rachaelaletheia 27 / 31 Wood Floors It's a good thing ice cream wipes off. Wait, that's not ice cream. Is that paint? OMG! Source: Instagram user cassdavies2012 28 / 31 Car Interiors A for sentiment, F for freaking out (as in, mommy is). Source: Instagram user scoutdrygoods 29 / 31 Dinner (and the Christmas Countdown) Why aren't you eating your dinner, sweetie? Source: Instagram user beaulee 30 / 31 Your Sanity Gone, just like that big blue bottle of detergent. Source: Instagram user texasgypsysoul 31 / 31 Parenting Humor