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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Aggravating-Flow-888 on 2026-01-25 22:46:19+00:00.
So, for background, I work with kids at a daycare, and today we had a new girl. She was around 7 or so. I wasn't working with her much that day, so I hadn't noticed her eyes. At the end of the day, her parents came to pick her up, and while they were right there ,she bounced up to me and yelled, "Look at THIS!" and she pointed directly at her eyes. I thought she was crossing her eyes, and that was what she was showing me. so I said "yeah I used to cross my eyes as a kid too!" in that way adults talk to kids. She looked a little stunned, before I realized she was pointing to her hair, which had bits of red hair chalk on the tips. I slightly died inside as her parents glared at me. I don't think they will be coming back to daycare.
TL;DR accidentally asked a kid if she was crossing her eyes when she pointed to them, turns out she was just showing me her hair chalk.