If youโve had kids, we guarantee youโve been there. You turn you back for five minutes, and when you return, it looks as though you house has been burgled โ or worse, set upon by children.
And we understand (we do!), children are curious and, of course, still learning, so how were they to know that smearing your entire TV screen with white paint wasnโt the right thing to do? Or that dumping your entire make up bag in the toilet wasnโt โhelpingโ? Or when we said โdonโt touchโ, we really, actually, totally meant โdonโt touchโ?
But still, when your tiny tot breaks something or draws on something valuable with a permanent marker, it can still feel like youโre on the edge of a break down.
So. Weโre here to help. Here are 22 photos of the worst child-perpetrated destruction the internet can provide to totally make you feel better about your own.
And if your child is worse than this? Youโre on your own.

You turn your back for five minutesโฆ

Oh well, itโs not like tampons absorb water, right? โฆ Right?

We guess you could call it a โmake-overโ. Sort of.

You didnโt need that TV anyway.

Weโre not totally sure the kid was totally to blame here.

Itโs alright. They probably didnโt need thatโฆ

At least he has the grace to smile about it.

Reading is overrated, anyway.

Weโre not even sureโฆ how.

A little Napisan will get that right out.

โDecoratingโ, perhaps?

Or a little attempted murder?

Is nothing safe?

This the face of someone who has experienced true regret.

At least he didnโt touch the hair straightener.

Does this qualify as โhelpingโ?

What? He was thirsty.

Donโt laugh โ this could be a new trend.

At least they did it in the shower.

No regrets here.

Sigh.

Weโre not even sure what happened here.