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Can we have a lighthearted toddler tantrum thread please?

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Pannacottaformeplease · 04/05/2020 21:33

I'll start. The reason my DD had a tantrum today is because I threw away the squashed half banana that she was using to decorate the patio doors. It lasted over an hour.

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riotlady · 04/05/2020 21:36

She said she was hungry and wanted toast and I brought her toast. So she threw it at me.

TeddyBeans · 04/05/2020 21:36

Today DS threw a tantrum because I gave him a spoon instead of a fork to eat his dinner. He then threw a tantrum because I took the spoon away and gave him a fork 🤦‍♀️

riotlady · 04/05/2020 21:37

We also went through a lot where she closed the door and became inconsolable because the door was closed. But somehow us opening it didn’t solve the problem, that was worse.

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Louise0701 · 04/05/2020 21:37

I took the screwdriver off him that he was trying to force into my eye. Rude

LisaSimpsonsbff · 04/05/2020 21:37

My toddler had a tantrum yesterday because he wanted to put the box his blocks came in on his head and it didn't fit.

I am currently lying on the floor outside his room reading a book, pausing occasionally to tell him that I am still here but it is night time now, to which he shouts back 'no nan-nights, mummy!'

stickman12 · 04/05/2020 21:38

Because it wasn't his birthday. It wasn't anyone's birthday

FlyingLemur · 04/05/2020 21:39

Not today, but he once had a massive meltdown over being stopped from pushing his pushchair into a swimming pool. Totally unreasonable of me apparently.

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Pannacottaformeplease · 04/05/2020 21:40

Wow lots of great replies already!

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Pomfluff · 04/05/2020 21:41

I was too slow pouring milk into her Magic Cup.
Took away her crayon because she started colouring inside her ears.
She dropped a shampoo bottle on her foot.
I made a small origami toy for her and she got angry because she couldn't make it using the remaining bit of paper. Squashed my toy under the carpet.

mommybear1 · 04/05/2020 21:42

Today's special was because his dad hung up the garage key turns out he wanted to hang up the key, that's it nothing more .... and because daddy did it, this led to a temper tantrum that lasted half an hour on and off.

BrexpatInSwitzerland · 04/05/2020 21:43

A couple of years back but memorable:

We were in a rush to leave. I put on her shoes for her. She had a complete meltdown because she wanted to tie her own shoes.

Not only is she just learning to tie a bow now, two years down the line, but also: they had a velcro fastening ... Confused

NatalieH2220 · 04/05/2020 21:43

Today my son had a meltdown because I didn't let him turn the timer off on the hot oven

itsallwrongisntit · 04/05/2020 21:44

Oh these are cheering me up...bless them all.

Mine are teenagers now. I remember the tantrums well though Smile

TeddyIsaHe · 04/05/2020 21:44

Dd cried for ages because I accidentally threw out her puppy. It was a cotton wool pad!

Couldn’t work out what the sobs were for such a long time.

Mumto1andthetinybun · 04/05/2020 21:45

Because I wouldnt let him kick his sister in the head.
Because I wouldnt let him eat a rock.
Because he couldn't go to work with Daddy.
Because I wouldn't let him wipe his poop in his hair.
Because he I only gave him one ice lolly and he wanted one for each hand.
This was just today and that's not even all of them.

Otterses · 04/05/2020 21:45

Half an hour meltdown today because I wouldn't let him put his banana in the toilet. I was then a 'poo head' because I locked the toilet door so he couldn't go in. He then sat by the door looking all sad, and forced a little tear out.

Whenever I tried to comfort him he told me I was poo and needed to go away Grin he is a delight.

Boringnamechanging · 04/05/2020 21:46

Because he didn't want to get dressed but wanted clothes on. Ds 3.5

Because I helped fork the food she was struggling to get, then I took her plate when she chucked it at me and shouted done. The silly fool that I am thought that meant she was finished. Dd 18 months.

IHaveBrilloHair · 04/05/2020 21:46

She's all grown up now, but Dd was once inconsolable and cross when we were on the bus as she'd forgotten to bring her favourite toy with her, this was of course my fault.
Her favourite toy was finger kitten, her little finger on her right hand Confused

ScarfLadysBag · 04/05/2020 21:49

Because I wouldn't let her eat a magnet.
And then a second time because I offered her the magnet she had been crying about back Confused

Warmhandscoldheart · 04/05/2020 21:50

Because I said goodbye to his brother before him on our WhatsApp video call.

duckme · 04/05/2020 21:52

There have been many tantrums today. I'm not sure of the reasons behind any of them, other than he was told no. He's become so bossy over the last couple of weeks. And if I tell him off he shouts, 'no mommy, I dodn't'. I don't know what dodn't means, but he says it fervently. He's been a real peach at times today!

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Pannacottaformeplease · 04/05/2020 21:52

Indignant toddlers are the best!

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thunderthighsohwoe · 04/05/2020 21:54

Because I offered her a drink.
Because I followed her up the stairs.
Because I took her dirty nappy off.
Because I wouldn’t let her climb into the washing machine.
Because I put her back in her buggy when we got to the road.
Because I wouldn’t let her eat the bathroom spray.
Because I wouldn’t let her eat the pennies I was using to film a maths video for my class.
Because I wouldn’t let her bash my laptop keys while I replied to a parent message.
Because Bing finished.

She is only 17 months old. I am now 3472.

SqidgeBum · 04/05/2020 21:55

Because I wouldnt let her jab my eye with a pencil.
Because I offered her her cup when she reached for it.
Because she threw all her crayons off her table and she clearly wanted them back on her table.

Moondust001 · 04/05/2020 21:58

Not a personal one here, but if I may contribute one from a member of my staff...

Her husband had a tantrum because of the toddler.

Does that count?

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