'I have a favourite': Reddit users on the things that mothers will never tell their children

Stories range from the bizarre to the terrifying

Rose Troup Buchanan
Friday 15 May 2015 10:48 BST
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Mothers reveal dark screts about their children
Mothers reveal dark screts about their children (Getty )

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One Reddit user opened a can of worms after asking a seemingly innocuous question.

User ‘theexplosivecandle’ inquired: “Moms of Reddit, what do you known about your child that you will never tell to him/her?”

Unsurprisingly, the replies ranged from the frankly terrifying to the downright bizarre as mothers from all over the globe weighed in on the chat board from nightmares.

And, of course, all the mothers wanted to share their childrens' conception stories.

And the most chilling:

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