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AIBU?

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DS thinks I am totally U

30 replies

catgirl1976fucker · 26/10/2013 08:06

He is 23 months old

He just found 2 light bulbs in a cupboard

I took them off him and explained they are not toys and put them in a higher cupboard

He has been lying on the floor, full on tantrum, screaming "My liiiiight bulbs. My light bulbs" and sobbing for 10 minutes

Apparently I am the most unreasonable of mummys ever. Hmm

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FunkyFucker · 26/10/2013 08:08

Yeah. Just walk off and leave him to it.

DropYourSword · 26/10/2013 08:09

Of course! Next you'll be telling us you lock away all those fun cleaning chemicals and ban playing with knives. Totally mean mummy!!

Hassled · 26/10/2013 08:09

You are the most unreasonable of mummies ever. I can't believe you just did that. It's a well known fact that light bulbs are the safest toddler toy ever.

You're the sort of parent that won't let their child play with knives, aren't you? Ridiculous.

TEErickOrTEEreat · 26/10/2013 08:12

Some mothers, I swear!

I was once the most unreasonable mummy ever by...closing the closet door! It's my favourite tantrum by far as my son stood, for nearly an hour, leaning his forehead against the door, just sobbing. He was about 16 months and not yet talking and I do not know why it was so upsetting to this day.

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catgirl1976fucker · 26/10/2013 08:12

I won't even let him play with the plug sockets or daddy's razor.

That's how unreasonable I am :)

He has stopped howling and is glaring at me right now.. Grin

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catgirl1976fucker · 26/10/2013 08:13

An hour TEErick? That's dedication :)

And for closing the closet door........brilliant :)

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ForwardSheCried · 26/10/2013 08:14

Reminds me of when I caught my little niece (aged 2) playing with a massive garden spider. shudder. I somehow managed not to scream my head off, and called The Fiance to put the spider outside.

Niece promptly had hysterics.

I explained to her that Mr Spider had come in by accident and that the rest of his family lived outside. She sniffed, cried a little less, and nodded.

The Fiance explained that he'd be able to feed his family outside and that they would be much happier out there where they belong. More nods and sniffles.

So, Niece agreed that Mr Spider would be back with his family having a happy life outdoors, but still wailed for 15 minutes after Mr Spider's Official Departure Ceremony. Confused

Next time I'll just get her out of the room and stamp on the bugger! Grin

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catgirl1976fucker · 26/10/2013 08:15

Oh bless :) She had a little pet and bad, unreasonable Auntie took him away :)

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TEErickOrTEEreat · 26/10/2013 08:17

I think it was 48 minutes, cat. Yes, I timed it, so I could share with my husband when he got home.

I wish I had taken a picture or a video. Grin

ForwardSheCried · 26/10/2013 08:18

We have three cats she could have temporarily adopted instead! But no, she chooses a bloody great Hertfordshire spider. Confused

DoJo · 26/10/2013 10:15

My son was inconsolable when I put a woodlouse out in the garden this morning - he just kept pointing at the door and saying 'Mummeeeeeeeeee' in an increasingly desperate voice.

DontGiveAwayTheHomeworld · 26/10/2013 11:14

DS screamed when I took a pile of dvds off him. This was after he jammed four of them into the PS3. Apparently I'm the unreasonable one because "Mummy, I wanna watch Bablon 5!" Now, much as I'm happy he likes babylon 5, I'm less happy about the fact he nearly broke the console.

He did pull a brilliant face though, wish I'd taken a photo.

ThePigOfHappiness · 26/10/2013 11:18

My dd had a tantrum because when I cut her a slice of cake, she wanted the cake with the slice cut out (5/6ths of the cake)? Not explaining myself very well but took a video. V funny

ImperialFucker · 26/10/2013 11:46

I was just going to link to that, Trills! It made me think of the cutted up pear.

OctopusWrangler · 26/10/2013 11:59

I was unreasonable for not allowing the 21 monthnold boyspawn to dance on thw outside windowsil. I hoiked him in, closed the the window and locked it! The resultant woe peaked several times throughout the day, as he'd scale the sofa and clamber up onto the sill to try again. He ended up sat on the sill with his face squashed against the glass weeping inconsolably.

DizzyBlonde80 · 26/10/2013 12:04

My DS thought I was unreasonable last night for not allowing him to play with the hot tap while we were in the bath.

ChasedByZombees · 26/10/2013 12:14

Impressive that he can say "my light bulbs" at 23 months!

edam · 26/10/2013 12:21

Ooh, I love unreasonable toddler tantrums. Someone once posted that their child had cried over a 'cutted up pear' even though said child had asked for a cutted up pear.

ds used to throw wobbers becuase 'I do it my own Mummy' and then wanted help after 10 minutes of trying to put his top on, or his trousers, and then I helped him, but got 'waaaah! I do it on myself, Mummy!' I think he was cross that I managed to do it and he hadn't.

bludgerwitch · 26/10/2013 12:32

I read that and at first thought he was 23 years old, oh dear! Poor darling, I remember being obsessed with my parents' glass Christmas baubles at that age, same situation....

WilsonFrickett · 26/10/2013 12:33

OMG Trills look at the baby gorilla in that link!

sashh · 26/10/2013 12:51

The scary thing is my mum would agree with your son.

When I was in my teens I had a glass jar that I kept ink cartridges in, it was shaped like a light bulb. And did I mention it was a GLASS JAR.

Apparently I was a very unreasonable teenager for stopping my 10 month old cousin from playing with it, my mum had given it to him.

Not only that, but for him to play with on the rug in front of the fire with a stone fire place. Just in case you missed it, a 10 month old, being given glass to play with next to stone in front of a fire.

So according to my mum YABVU.

LalyRawr · 26/10/2013 12:52

My 20 month old had a tantrum yesterday because I put her dad's football boots in the cupboard. She screamed, took them out and ended up going down for her nap with them.

Then this morning she cried because I out the pumpkins in a cupboard. Apparently they should go on the microwave instead. Hmm

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catgirl1976fucker · 26/10/2013 13:57

Trills that link is brilliant

Loving hearing about other people's unreasonable toddler tantrums

And cutted-up pear is amazing :)

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Cookethenook · 26/10/2013 14:14

Trills
I came to post that same thing! It's hilarious!