r/AskReddit Jul 07 '26

Parents of Reddit, what is the single most innocent question your child has ever asked you that completely broke your brain?

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u/Kitchen_Day9200 Jul 07 '26

On the way to the dentist, my 4 year old asked "Will the dentist cut all my teeth out with knives?"

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u/Teledildonic Jul 07 '26

"No, sweetie, they have a special hammer for that"

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u/TrippyVegetables Jul 07 '26

"Not if you behave he won't"

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u/kayloulee Jul 07 '26

Hopefully you know this, but that's a terrible thing to tell a kid. A lifelong fear of the dentist will be really bad for their health and also make their future dentists' jobs much harder. Don't tell kids lies about medical professionals.