Kids are never very bright. It's to be expected, really. They're just tiny humans at the very start of their lives, and they can't really figure much out on their own without grown-ups directly telling them, so it's not unusual for parents to walk in on their kids trying to stick a fork in an electrical socket. Fortunately, many kids manage to grow past this and become fully functional adults. However, that doesn't erase the weird mistakes they made growing up.

While we may be able to excuse them, these mistakes can be pretty unbelievable at times. If you ever lie awake at night haunted by the mistakes you made as a kid, this collection of images is perfect for you, because it can prove that a lot of kids out there were definitely worse off than you. Here are some of our favorite examples of kids who weren't exactly the brightest in their age group.