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It’s no secret that children of all ages - from babies to teenagers - can do and say some hilarious things, (whether they mean to or not!) But sometimes it’s parents that have their own hilarious moments and it may be children’s reactions that make it even more humorous. With that in mind Arla Big Milk want to know some of your funniest parenting moments!

Have you ever had to quickly cover for your child’s unfiltered comments whilst out in public? Perhaps you’ve turned your back for one minute at dinner time and come back to find your child has decided to put the food over their head rather than in their mouth? Or maybe you’ve had to tell them off for something that is in fact hilarious and you just can’t keep a straight face?

Whatever your funny parenting moments, share on the below thread to be entered into a prize draw, where one lucky MNer will win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).

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My daughter has an inquisitive mind, but always asks the weirdest questions. And she doesn't ask when we are sat at home watching tv, it's always in public surrounded by people. The most recent one was "It's a good job we aren't cats, I wouldn't like to like my own bum. Why do cats do that? It probably doesn't taste nice"

I honestly didn't know what to say

I was on the bus with my 3 year old nephew sitting opposite a rather large lady when he suddenly blurted out, pointing at her 'Look Liz, that lady's belly is even bigger than Grandad's!!!' I just didn't know what to do.

My DD was on the ferry to France, when she decided she wanted to play to the audience (none of whom she knew). The audience loved it, so DD didn't want to leave the limelight. My husband tried to get her away, but she was quite rude, and so he had to leave her there. She sure got told off later.

When he was five, our son announced he wanted to be a dustman. His reasoning was that he would only have to work on Thursdays.

My daughter once shouted same ???? different day very loudly in a car park and then got annoyed with me for telling her off because she was practising her words and the car next to us had a sign in the window saying it. Then you go through the stress of trying to explain it.

My daughter saw a cat dressed up like a lion and said look a lion

My eight year old son told a visiting professor (physics) friend that he was wrong about something to do with black holes and then proceeded to correct him. I didn't know whether to be horrified or proud!

A few months ago my DS (4) walked past a woman and loudly pointed out "look at the lady she has blue and red hair" to which the lady smiled. He then followed it up with "she looks like a tube of toothpaste" The lady didn't find that comment so endearing.

Me and DD on a crowded bus - she points out of the window and says in a very loud voice ''That's where Daddy buys his white powder'' Cue everybody on the bus whipping round to stare at us. What she was pointing at was a Supermarket and she actually meant washing powder!

Here is sunday i am cooking a roast i left my son for a moment!!!!! Lol... Hilarious!... but so hard to get off!

my daughter once asked a lady if she liked being fat i was so embarrassed

When I said to my Daughter in a busy restaurant that she needs to eat all her her sweetcorn her reply was "why mummy when sweetcorn has no nutritious value, thats why it comes out in your poo"
I wasnt really sure what to answer that with!

Our DD was saying she wanted a robert over and over again after a while we discovered she wanted a yogurt !

When she tugged on the coat of a random stranger, and said daddy!

we were sitting in the local Drs surgery when a little dwarf walked in - my 3 year old son said very loudly "why is that man so small mummy"? I said "people come in all sizes some tall some short" and he said "I am glad Jesus made me a Big Boy!"

When my son was around three yrs old, I didnt have much and we struggled, so i had this office type dark green carpet in the lounge, I had answered the door to a visitor and when i turned around, my son had managed to spread a large pot of sudocreme into the carpet and rubbed it across a wide area, I literally burst out crying the carpet never survived after that it was a royal disaster, but of course we all laugh about it now....

My daughter was always saying something really embarrassing when we were out shopping. One day, sitting proudly in the trolley, she exclaimed loudly "Mum, why is that lady's bottom so big". The lady in question was about a foot away at the time and looked up. I am not sure who was more embarrassed ....

My mother took my daughter to a cafe once when she was minding her. they went in, chose a table, and sat down. my mother then got up to order from the desk, by the time she got back, my daughter has completely undressed and folded her clothes up neatly. She was 4 and not wearing a stitch, My mother still wont go back to that cafe

We were clothes shopping and the shop assistant asked if we were doing and my son said no because he hates the shop and wanted to go home.

My niece pulled down my top in Tesco - it was a maxi dress and luckily I had a bra on underneath!

My daughter had just learned body parts, and in Aldi, she turned to the woman in front of us and asked ‘mummy, is that a woman?’
‘Yes’ I said, smiling and hoping for something cute.
‘So she has a gagina, not a penis?’
‘Yes darling.’ Dying of shame inside!
Thank goodness the woman turned around and said ‘well done, you’re correct!’

In public loos my daughter always comments out loud on what colour pants I'm wearing and whether "mummy are you doing a wee or a poo?" - i find that so embarrassing!

She also has just begun to read - Reading out the posters in public loos on sexual health topics is not always the most appropriate reading material for a 5 year old!

My most embarrassing is when they repeat something you've said in private about someone actually to that someone!! My daughter repeated that I thought my mother in law was quite interfereing to her when she next visited, so mortifying! Made me realise how much they pick up on even when they seem to be engrossed in Peppa Pig!

My four year old has just explained to a room full of assorted relatives and strangers at a family wedding how mummy’s hair is actually dead and she puts special black makeup on it to stop it being white. Cheers DD only slightly mortified...

All the time! There was this elementary teacher, pretty lady who happened to have a big red birth mark on her face.
The first day of school the boy saw her and very loud told her "you don't wear the paint on your face, just use it to colour your drawings"...