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Let's All Admit Once And For All That The Easter Bunny Is Terrifying

by Maria Guido
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Videos of kids being traumatized by Easter bunnies should not be this funny (but they kind of are).

Can we all agree that breathing life into a giant bunny is a horrible idea? Even more horrible of an idea is then forcing our children to sit on the freakishly-giant bunny’s lap for a picture. The Easter bunny tradition needs some work. Henceforth he should be a real-sized bunny who happily hops around your yard leaving jellybeans in his wake, not a giant monstrosity with a fixed smile who will haunt your kids’ dreams for life.

The Easter Bunny is just universally off-putting — and it’s because no one has really perfected his costume. The fixed smile. The creepy too-wide eyes. The Easter bunny is your crazy uncle in plushy form. He’s terrifying.

There are some seriously funny videos of kids being freaked-the-hell-out by the Easter bunny. You may feel a little bad watching them, but you’ll be laughing too hard to care.

People in giant bunny suits should not sneak up on children. As a rule.

A few minutes of laughter, a lifetime of trauma.

Hell no, they aren’t coming with you.

I’d rather wander the aisles of Walmart for all of eternity than come see that f**king Easter bunny.

No parents. Just, no. Your kids hate the Easter bunny. Really can you blame them?

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