What’s the funniest reason your toddler has had a tantrum?

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I’m on holiday with DP at the moment and so far we’ve witnessed a few toddler tantrums. We have had absolute sympathies for the parents (especially on the plane) but couldn’t help but giggle at some of the reasons behind the utter fury of these mini tyrants.

So far we’ve witnessed utter anguish and tears over the following things:

A little girl on the plane was furious she couldn’t fly herself and had to be on a plane to reach her destination, it took her parents a while to realise that the reason she was crying “I wanted to fly there” when they were reassuring her that that we were about to take off and fly, was because she wanted to fly without the aid of the plane.

A little boy sobbing his ice cream was “too cold and too brown” he wanted chocolate ice cream but for it to be pink like the strawberry.

Another little girl who had a toy in her right hand but wanted it in her other hand. Her dad kept trying to get her to swap and put it in her other hand but she was just getting more angry 😂.

What’s the funniest reason your toddler has completely lost the plot over something unreasonable?

I think one of the best was a child of mine being given an egg by a friend that owned ducks - a real egg. She refused to give it to me to put safe in the car etc and instead refused and held it on the back seat - she was holding it so tight it broke but wanted me to ‘fix it with glue’ when we got home

It was Thursday.
I wouldn’t make it be Saturday.

I didn’t know where the random red car just passing us was going.
Of course I grasped that I had to lie. So yes, that red bastard car WAS going to see Father Christmas. If anyone asks.

Broken bananas

I couldn't turn the sun off and make it dark

Not a tantrum but I used to get very aggressively agreed with. For example:

Him: Look, mummy. A cat!

Me: Yes, that's a cat

Him: (practically hissing with passion) Mummy, it IS a cat!!

DS4 wanted the surfboard in a shop. It was an ironing board.

DGD was inconsolable that we didn't see any dog poo on the way to the park.

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DS was distraught that I wouldn't let him eat rabbit poo.

Other DS used to hate walking, being carried or going in the pram. Had a few months of him just lying on the ground inconsolable.

DD threw a weed in the (big!) river and was hysterical when I couldn't retrieve it.

So glad I no longer have toddlers.

With DS1, one of the most memorable tantrums was because I couldn’t unspread jam after I’d put it on his toast (I did try, it’s really hard!)

With DS2, because I had walked to pick him up from preschool rather than driving. He was quite into car makes at this point and knew the make of car we had, and so had a 20 minute tantrum screaming “I want the Audi” at the top of his voice all the way home.

DS is 2 and had a tantrum last week because he discovered his nipples can't be taken on and off at will He was most annoyed!!

We were putting stamps on Christmas cards or thank you cards, so a pile to get through. DS was most annoyed when I wouldn't let him have a stamp as a sticker for his jumper. Snot and tears and everything! I didn't give in. Curse modern sticky stamps.

DS2 was didnt want to paddle in the river because it was "too wet"

DS would tantrum for his cot if he got tired anywhere. I think I was supposed to magic it into existence next to him, be that in a cafe, shop, middle of a playground. At home he would go upstairs and try to climb into his cot when he wanted a nap, and then tantrum because he couldn’t.

DD didn’t tantrum much, but once memorably wanted eggs when we were on a long car journey, I’ve no idea why, she didn’t like them to eat, but that was what she yelled, for what felt like hours.

DD asked me to split the custard cream in half using the same magic Grandad used, so I did. She had a full on tantrum because I did it exactly the same way as she’d requested because the biscuit was in two halves. I then used magic to put it back together again, that was also wrong.

Surviving my DTs being toddlers is the only reason there won’t be any further little muchtootired’s in the world 😁

There were no rainbow coloured sheep or dinosaurs at the farm.
Yesterday ds had a huge tantrum over the fact that the ice cream van does not sell hotdogs just ice cream and lollies 😬

My older one had a total meltdown because I would not give him my credit card to throw into the sea.

A friend of DH's was looking on exceedingly disapprovingly while holding his three month old and told me 'I would never allow my child to behave like that- I know how to implement boundaries'. At which point I had a total meltdown right in his face.

Oddly enough his child turned out to be like all children and had a bad toddler phase. (I did not secretly smile... oh no...... )

My son is in his 30s now but when he was about 2 his hair was getting quite long and curly. He didn't like it and wanted it cutting. I trimmed it down nice and neat and he was pleased. About a week later he started crying because he had decided he didn't actually like his new hair cut anymore and wanted his old hair back. It blew up into a huge tantrum that lasted for about 2 hours.
Doncha just love toddlers!!

My little sister. Just learning to speak. No was no, but yes was Na.
She would have a long and lusty screaming tantrum if anyone misheard, and they did, a lot!
'It's yes, say ' yes'.
' Nooooo!'

Insisting he was 4 now not 3 because he was "3 two times" (birthday and party were a week apart!)

She wanted a biscuit so I gave her a biscuit.

We sang Happy Birthday. On his birthday.

That’s smart thinking.

Because I couldn't 'turn the sun on' it was 10pm in winter

Because his arm didn't work, it did, no idea what that was about but got me worried for a minute

Because he couldn't drive the train

Because the child on the next table was crying and it was annoying him (the irony)

Because I wouldn't let him push the trolley in Tesco (couldn't even reach to do so)

Mind you he's now a teen and it's all huffing because I asked about school or something equally annoying 🤷‍♀️

3 year old really upset I wouldn't let her pull on my arm pit skin tag 😂😩😩