Parents and kids have a way of pushing each other’s buttons, but in this story, one clever child made the buttons disappear entirely!

Protesting his punishment, one little prankster decided to exact some petty revenge on his father’s wardrobe and the result was unforgettable.

Read on for this hilarious story!

5 year old King of Petty

Way back in the early 90s, Dad’s wardrobe consisted of jeans and casual button-down shirts.

Maybe a light windbreaker during the mild California winters.

That is literally ALL that he owned.

The story started with this father punishing his young son.

When my brother was about 5, he got in trouble for something so trivial, none of us can remember what he did.

As punishment, Dad made him stand in the corner for 30 minutes.

Not that big of a deal, right?

But no one could have guessed how this boy would retaliate.

The drama subsided, everyone moved on with their lives, and all was quickly forgotten… until about a week later, when we all woke to the sound of Dad having an absolute meltdown because he had nothing to wear.

That diabolical little stinker decided to get back at Dad for putting him in the corner by cutting the buttons off of every shirt that Dad owned.

He even went through the dirty clothes hamper.

The buttons were never to be seen again, so the dad had to rethink his wardrobe.

And then he hid them.

Or threw them away.

Who the heck knows?

We never saw them again.

Dad is strictly a t-shirt guy now.

And my little brother is a legend.

This is certainly a story this family will never forget!

What did Reddit think of this amusing revenge?

A five-year-old who can cook up a plan like this is someone to be feared!

This user certainly doesn’t want to get on this youngin’s bad side.

Suddenly buttons have become quite the commodity!

Time for a paternity test?

Dad may have lost his buttons, but he certainly gained a new level of respect for his son’s creativity.

This little brother will forever be known as the mastermind behind the great button heist.

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