'I have a favourite': Reddit users on the things that mothers will never tell their children
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Your support makes all the difference.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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