Parenting has its ups and downs.

Dad and Redditor Be_mused posted a photo Wednesday of a sweet, sweet note his loving child left for him on a bar of soap — because when one is moved to write, any surface is a canvas.

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"It's the small things that make being a parent so rewarding," Dad wrote.

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In true Reddit fashion, other parents soon chimed in with similar experiences. One mom shared a stern note from her 5-year-old daughter, sent after a small argument about movie volume.

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Others urged Dad to preserve this treasured memory.

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It isn't clear what happened to prompt this heated soap correspondence, but we guess it may have had something to do with being told to take a bath.

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