Who is generally closer to the kids, mom or dad?

(it's a funny riddle)

A word I know,
Six letters contain,
Subtract just one,
And twelve is what remains.

It has horns but can’t beep. It is like to bleat but It is not a sheep. What is it?

If nine thousand, nine hundred nine dollars is written as $9,909,
how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written?

I have four wings but can't fly.
I express no emotions.
I am found on the exact spot every time you look.
I keep toiling away with a little sound.

Do you know what am I?

Your job is to measure 45 minutes if you have only two cords and matches to light the cords.

1. The two cords are twisted from various materials, so their different segments can burn at different rates.
2. Each cord burns from end to end in exactly one hour.

Describe your way of measuring the 45 minutes.

Yesterday I fell from 30 feet high ladder but I don't get hurt. Why?

When a clock is observed, the hour hand is at a minute mark and the minutes hand is six minutes ahead of it.

When the clock is observed again after some time, the hour hand is precisely on a different minute mark and the minute hand is seven minutes ahead of it.

Can you calculate how much time has elapsed between the two observations?

2, 3, 5, 9, 17, _ What is the next number in the sequence?

What has lots of eyes, but can’t see?