Parent Complains on Reddit About His Son's Lazy Pumpkin Carving Attempt, But Everyone Agrees It's Actually Artistic Genius

Asked my 12 year old to carve a pumpkin with the family. 5 mins later this is what we got! I don't even think he hollowed it out. from r/halloween

Getting kids to participate in all that festive family fun can be more trouble than it's worth, and one parent took to Reddit to complain about his child's refusal to get into the Halloween spirit. However, in this case, the internet disagreed.

"[I] asked my 12-year-old to carve a pumpkin with the family," Reddit user turkeyboy57 wrote. "Five minutes later, this is what we got!"

What they got was the tiniest little face – two dime-sized eyes, one teeny triangle nose, and a slightly off-kilter line of a sly smile were all that was on the otherwise giant orange pumpkin.

"I don't even think he hollowed it out," the user added.

Sure, it's not exactly the experience the kid's parents had hoped to create, but, nonetheless, the commenters on the post had nothing but rave reviews for the handiwork. "I mean, it's kinda cute," one wrote. "This is the best jack-o-lantern I've seen in a long time," said another. Someone even quoted Bill Gates and noted that "it's not about working hard, it's about working smart."

But perhaps the clearest lesson in all this?

As one person put it: "Also, 'asked my 12-year-old . . .' kinda says all it needs to in terms of interest and effort!"