19 Guilty Pleasures Parents Won't Ever Admit To

On the count of three let's just confess to loving this stuff, OK?

1. These freaking fruit snacks.

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These are not meant for you, mom and dad. Tinkerbell is on the box. But don't even play like you haven't finished off a pack by yourself.

2. Styling your kid's hair.

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Dealing with your kid's hair can be a daily grind, but doing whatever you want to your kid's hair? That is kind of awesome.

3. Eating birthday cake.

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You don't love the endless parade of birthday parties, but the cake is a different story. "What's that? A slice? Sure, I mean, I'd hate for you to have to throw it out."

4. Stealing a sip or, er, six from your kid's chocolate milk.

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This kid is like, "Just try taking another sip, Dad. See what happens."

5. Also, stealing a sip from your kid's Shirley Temple.

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"Mom! What are you doing? That's MY drink!"

6. Playing skee-ball at Chuck E. Cheese's.

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You: "I'll roll one, sweetie, then you'll roll one. Make that I'll roll two, then you roll one. Um, actually why don't you just watch Mommy?"

7. Playing "race car" with your shopping cart.

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You tell yourself you make screeching sounds with your mouth when you turn a corner because your kid loves it. But that's not the whole story now, is it?

8. Doing voices while reading bedtime stories.

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This is your time to shine and you're not going to apologize for it. #OscarWorthy

9. Dressing your kid in funny T-shirts.

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Does your kid know why a T-shirt like this is funny? Probably not, considering they can't read yet. But you do, and that's what matters.

10. Pixar movies.

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You're totally fine with saying you enjoy taking your kid to these movies. You feel less confident, however, in admitting that you've watched them by yourself and really, really can't wait for the next one.

11. Pretending to be a master chef when cooking for your kids.

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Your kids act like you're Wolfgang Puck when you make a Mickey Mouse pancake, and you're more than happy to go with it.

12. Blowing bubbles.

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Any parent who claims never to have blown a bubble or two when their kids aren't around is a bald-faced liar.

13. Gorging on Girl Scout cookies.

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You hem and haw about having to buy these from your kids and their friends, but you're not complaining when you polish off a box of Thin Mints during The Tonight Show.

14. Kids' television shows.

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Most of these shows range somewhere from annoying to tolerable, but every parent has one show that they kind of, sort of, actually really love.

15. Chaperoning your kid to get autographs.

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"Thanks for signing for my kid, Koji! Have an awesome game today! GREAT TO MEET YOU!!!"

16. Knock-knock jokes.

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You bought that book of knock-knock jokes for your kid, but you've thumbed through it way more than they have.

17. Lollipops.

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Clerk at store: "Would your little boy like a lollipop?"

You: "Yes, he would. Uh, two actually!"

18. Eating your kid's leftovers.

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"Honey! You barely ate any of your grilled cheese..."

(two seconds later)

"...which is fine by me. Mwahahahahaha!"

19. Lego.

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It's cool to joke about how much it hurts to step on a Lego brick, but maybe not quite as cool to talk about how much you still love playing with them. But you know what? You don't care.