14 Embarrassed Parents Recall The Most Strange Phase Their Kids Have Ever Gone Through

#1. This one is not only weird but also creepy!

My son went through a phase when he pretended he was his own imaginary friend. He followed himself everywhere. Sometimes they fought. He lost himself in a store one day and ran up and down the aisles screaming his own name. My son was a strange kid.

#2. You really can't help but chuckle

My son just turned 3 years old last month and has started this phase where he has to get my wife's attention in public places and declare to her loudly that his "peepee is big now." He wont tell me but he makes damn sure my wife knows. She hates but I can't help but laugh.

#3. Imagine the embarrasment poor parents had to face.

My daughter is 7 and my son is 4. We live across the street from a shopping center and to get there we have to cross 2 crosswalks. My wife and I made the mistake of telling the kids that we had to wait for "the white man" to flash before we could cross. No big deal, no incidents, I didn't think anything of it - it was simply a matter of fact.

THEN my friends come to town and stay with us. We all decide to take the kids into the shopping center to get something to eat. We get to the cross walk and my kids (can't remember which) said something like "Wait! We have to wait for the white man, he'll tell us to cross!".

My friends both lose it and my kids start hamming it up. Saying stuff like "The white man is great!" And that sort of thing - keep in mind that it's nice out and cars are close, with their windows down... So they can hear us. My wife and I are mortified.

#4. One word: Cute!

The one where my 2-year old child said "Damnit" a lot because I said it in front of him once. "Debit" was how it sounded when he did it. This lasted a good month.

#5. Still wondering who taught her this!

My daughter, probably aged around 2 yrs went through a stage of going into my undies drawer and putting as many undies as she could find around her neck. She would then walk through the house like it was totally normal, regardless of who was over. Glad I took lots of photos!

#6. Uh-oh talk about humiliated!

My 3 year old just finished the "My daddy has a penis. Do you have a penis?" stage. It's great fun.

#7. Seriously?

My daughter (2.5) went through a phase of licking the floor.. everywhere we went, if you put her down she would do her best to lick the floor/ground. She has licked bathroom floors, bitumen carparks, grass, dirt, astroturf, shiny shopping center tiles, carpet, wooden walkways. So glad that one is over! After hearing this one will wonder who taught the child this?

#8. Help someone?

My daughter is 3.5yo. For the past 2 years her very most favourite thing in the world to do is scream. Now, I'm not talking about a little scream here and there - I'm talking screaming banshee that makes you feel like your ears are going to explode all over the walls. I almost wish that removing her vocal cords was legal...

#9. God bless these parents to endure such thing!

My two year old went through a "painting with poop" phase that lasted four months. We had to safety pin his onesies clothes if we had to leave him alone for more then a minute. He waited till we were out of the room and bam covered everything he could reach in poop. Oh and I'm pregnant. When this phase started I had the worst morning sickness and nausea and bad smells "triggered" me. I think he finally passed that stage though.

#10. I am laughing at this one!

My nephew is going through a Juggalo phase and I've never wanted to murder my own family more in my life.

#11. No kiddo this is really not appropriate.

My 4 year old is currently going through a phase of showing her bum to everyone. Just pulls down her trousers and pants and bends over laughing and saying "Can you see my bum? Look, look, look at my bum!" Its incredibly awkward but so far winter clothes have prevented her from doing it out in public but its getting warmer all the time and soon she won't be wearing overalls outside.

#12. Embarassing maybe?

When my son turned 4 he suddenly became fascinated with women's legs. He would tell them "I wike your wegs, I weally wike your wegs." He would do this to strangers in public, LOUDLY. He's 6 now and has become a bit more discreet. Like seriously one can imagine what kind of person this kid will be in future. Now he just nudges me and says "Dad wook at her wegs." Little purv. I love him.

#13. That's great honey but maybe not in public?

My son is 4 and he has been in the "infatuated" by his "junk" stage. I try to approach the situation delicately because he shouldn't be ashamed of his body so I don't want to be like that's bad. But, it's difficult because he'll be like, "Mommy look!"

#14. Chill dad it's just a phase!

It doesn't bother me but I will answer for [my husband]. He has had a hard time adjusting to her current phase. She's 16 and for the last year or so she has been into Goth/Pastel Goth (that is what she calls it). She has pink hair, wears a lot of black, sometimes lots of make-up, cute animal stuff mixed in like animal ear beanies. My feeling is as long as she doesn't do anything permanent like a band tattoo and she keeps private parts covered I don't care. I was a teenager in the 80s with the bad makeup and HUGE hair so who am I to judge? Her Dad doesn't quite get it. But he just keeps his opinion to himself and knows it's a phase.