Dads Reveal Their 'Your Mum Doesn't Need To Know' Moments On Reddit | HuffPost Life

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Dads of Reddit have opened up to reveal the moments they’ve whispered to their kids: “Your mum doesn’t need to know about this”.

Some of them involve the sneaky (but completely safe) times they slipped their child a treat they’re usually not allowed, but others are a bit more serious.

Either way, these stories are for dads’ ears only, so let’s just hope their partners aren’t scrolling through Reddit.

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1. “Usually we give our eight-month-old baths in the tub, but if we’re pressed for time I just bring him into the shower with me. A few days ago he wriggled off my shoulder, fell forward, flipped around in the air and I caught him two inches from hitting the tub floor. His mum doesn’t need to know, he doesn’t need to know.”

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2. “When my one-year-old shit on the kitchen floor, stepped in it, then walked around on our bathroom towels.”

3. “I took my older two sons to a baseball game. They were five and six at the time. We were waiting in line at a concession stand and the boys were both right next to me. I reached down to grab my five-year-old son’s hand and he was gone. I went into full panic mode. I was screaming his name, asking strangers if they saw him. I honestly thought he was gone. I ended up finding him, but I felt horrible.”

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4. “Once I punctured a can of shaving cream with a pair of scissors while it rested on my leg in front of five-year-old daughter. ‘K, mum doesn’t need to know this, I told her.’”

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5. “Every morning in the car while I take my daughter to school I let her have a mint. Her mum says she’s not allowed so it’s our little secret. It matters to have things which are just for you two as well as things you share with others.”

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6. “When I was supposed to be watching my son (but I was only keeping an eye on him) and he took crayons to our newly-painted hallway. I repainted before my wife came home from work.”

7. “My son is only two, so he can’t really tell his mum too much. But because I only get to be with him some nights and every other weekend - I let him have chocolate milk after dinner. I always tell him: ‘Don’t tell mommy’ and he responds by putting his finger to his lips and doing a very loud ‘Shhhhhh!’. It’s the little things.”

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8. “Let’s go with the time the oldest had just learned to walk. I was ‘watching him closely’ one day, opened up Reddit, and a few minutes later he walked over to me very proud of himself holding a 6 inch kitchen knife he’d found somewhere.”

9. “Was in a lift, carrying my youngest daughter, with my eldest standing next to me. We go to our stop, I walked out, my eldest didn’t, saw her disappear behind the doors. I then ran up the stairs to meet her at the next level, hearing her screaming all the way.”

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10. “Have a five-year-old and two-year-old. Most moments [I want to hide] involve me urinating in places other than a toilet.”

Before You Go

Celebrity Dads Over 50

John Travolta(01 of22)

Age: 60When John Travolta was 56 years old, he welcomed a son named Benjamin with his wife Kelly Preston. The couple also has a daughter named Ella who is now 14 years old. Unfortunately, their oldest son Jett passed away in 2009 while on a family vacation in the Bahamas. (credit:Getty)

George Lucas(02 of22)

Age: 69George Lucas welcomed his first biological daughter in August 2013 with his wife Mellody Hobson, who is 44. Their daughter, Everest, was born via surrogate. The Star Wars filmmaker is also a father to three adopted children: Amanda, 32, Katie, 25, and Jett, 20. (credit:Getty)

Hugh Grant(03 of22)

Age: 53Hugh Grant has never married but he has three children – all born in his fifties! His first child Tabitha Xaio Xi was born in September 2011 and his second Felix Chang was born in September 2012. The actor had both kids with his girlfriend Tinglan Hong. Recently, it was discovered that Grant also has a third love child who was also born in September 2012. The child birthed by Swedish TV producer Anna Elisabet Eberstein and sources told UK newspaper The Sun that both women were pregnant at the same time. (credit:Getty)

Mick Jagger(04 of22)

Age: 70The Rolling Stones front man has a very interesting family. His oldest child Karis is 43 years old, while his youngest child Lucas is 14. Jagger has a total of seven kids and four grandchild so far! Currently, his daughter Jade is pregnant with another one of his grandchildren and Jade’s 21-year-old daughter Assisi is also pregnant with Jagger’s first great-grandchild! (credit:Getty)

Dennis Quaid(05 of22)

Age: 59Dennis Quaid has three kids and there’s a huge gap in age different between them! Quaid had his first child when he was 38 years old with his second wife Meg Ryan. He then took a break from baby making until 2007 when he welcomed his twins Thomas and Zoe with his current wife Kimberly. The actor was 53 years old at their time of birth. (credit:Getty)

Steve Martin(06 of22)

Age: 68Comedian Steve Martin became a first time father at the age of 67. His daughter Conquistador was born in December 2012 to the actor and his second wife Anne Stringfield. Previously, Martin was married to Victoria Tennant who he divorced in 1994. (credit:Getty)

Robert De Niro(07 of22)

Age: 70In 2011, The Godfather star welcomed a new addition to his family with his wife Grace Hightower. De Niro was 68 and Hightower was 56 at the time. Helen Grace was born via surrogate and is the youngest child in the family. De Niro is also a father to five other kids who he had across three different mothers. (credit:Getty)

Elton John(08 of22)

Age: 66Elton John and his husband David Furnish had their first son Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John via surrogate in December 2010. John was 63 years old at the time. Two years later the couple welcomed their second son Elijah Joseph in January 2013. He was also born via the same surrogate mother. (credit:Getty)

Alec Baldwin(09 of22)

Age: 55Alec Baldwin has a gorgeous 17-year-old daughter named Ireland who he had with ex-wife Kim Basinger. The 30 Rock star also welcomed another daughter into his family last year, at the age of 55. Baldwin had baby Carmen with his current wife Hilaria Thomas. (credit:Getty)

Clint Eastwood(10 of22)

Age: 83Altogether Clint Eastwood has 7 kids from various relationships: Scott, Francesca, Kyle, Alison, Morgan, Kathryn, and Kimber. Eastwood had his youngest daughter Morgan with Dina Ruiz. Morgan was born in 1996 when Eastwood was 66. (credit:Getty)

Charlie Chaplin(11 of22)

Amazingly, Charlie Chaplin had 11 kids! His youngest child, Christopher James, was born in 1962 when Chaplin was 73 years old. Unfortunately, the legendary actor passed away at the age of 88 when his youngest son was just 15. (credit:Getty)

Kevin Costner(12 of22)

Age: 59Academy Award-winner Kevin Costner has seven children! Lily, Annie, Joe, Grace, Liam, Hayes, and Cayden were all born from various relationships. Costner’s youngest child, Grace, was born in 2010 when he was 55 years old. (credit:Getty)

Bruce Willis(13 of22)

Age: 58It’s well-known that Bruce Willis has three grown kids with ex-wife Demi Moore. But what you might not have known is that the Die Hard actor welcomed a baby with his current wife Emma Heming in 2012. The actor was 57 at the time. Even more recently, Willis announced that he was expecting another baby with his wife, which will make a total of five kids for the actor. (credit:Getty)

Michael Douglas(14 of22)

Age: 69Michael Douglas married the lovely Catherine Zeta-Jones when he was 56 and she was 31. That same year, their first son Dylan was born. Two years later, when Douglas was 58, they welcomed their second child together – a daughter named Carys. The Academy Award-winning actor also has an older son Cameron, who he had from a previous marriage. (credit:Getty)

Arnold Schwarzenegger(15 of22)

Age: 66Actor turned politician Arnold Schwarzenegger has a total of five kids! Schwarzenegger had his first four kids with his now ex-wife Maria Shriver. While Shriver was pregnant with Schwarzenegger’s youngest son Christopher, their housekeeper Mildred Baena was also pregnant at the same time. Turns out Schwarzenegger had an affair with Baena but didn’t know he fathered another child until years later. Nonetheless, both kids were born in 1997 when Schwarzenegger was 50. (credit:Getty)

Larry King(16 of22)

Age: 80Larry King has been married a total of 8 times! Within those marriages, he’s had five kids: Chance, Cannon, Larry, Chaia, and Andy. Cannon is King’s youngest child and was born in 2000. King was 67 years old. (credit:Getty)

Hugh Hefner(17 of22)

Age: 87Hugh Hefner is a father of four: Christie, David, Marston, and Cooper. Hefner was 65 when he had his youngest son Cooper in 1991. Now 22 years old, Cooper is set to succeed his father as the public face of Playboy. Although Hefner is currently married to American model Crystal Harris, he was previously married to Millie Williams and Kimberley Conrad. (credit:Getty)

Donald Trump(18 of22)

Age: 67Successful businessman Donald Trump welcomed his fifth child, Barron, when he was 62 years old with his current wife Melania. Trump also had one child with his ex-wife Marla Maples and three with his other ex-wife Ivana Trump. Now that most of his kids are grown, Trump also has five grandchildren. (credit:Getty)

Mel Gibson(19 of22)

Age: 58It’s crazy to think that Mel Gibson has 8 kids, but he does! His youngest, Lucia, was born when he was 53. Gibson’s other kids include Hannah, Christian, Milo, Louis, Thomas, Edward, and William. (credit:Getty)

Sir Paul McCartney(20 of22)

Age: 71The former Beatles singer was 61 when his youngest daughter Beatrice was born. Beatrice’s mother is McCartney’s ex-wife Heather Mills. The famed singer was also previously married to Linda McCartney and is currently married to Nancy Shevell. Altogether, McCartney has five kids: Beatrice, Stella, James, Heather, and Mary. (credit:Getty)

Kelsey Grammer(21 of22)

Age: 59Kelsey Grammer has a big family and it’s still growing! The Fraiser star announced in 2011 that he was expecting twins with his wife Kayte Walsh. He was 56 at the time. While the couple welcomed a baby girl named Faith, they sadly lost their baby boy. Despite this tragedy, the couple have recently announced that they are expecting another baby! This will be Grammer’s sixth child since he is already a father to Spencer, 30, Greer, 22, Mason, 12, Jude, 9, and Faith, 1. (credit:Getty)

Jack Nicholson(22 of22)

Age: 76Jack Nicholson had his youngest son Raymond at the age of 55 with actress Rebecca Broussard. Raymond is now 22 years old. Nicholson also has three other kids who he had in various relationships. Their names are Lorraine, Jennifer, and Honey. (credit:Getty)

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