To consider wine is the appropriate response - My 3 yr olds temper tantrum todays have included....

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3.5yr old DS - very intelligent, very full on and always been a more 'intense' child - love him to pieces but so far today (and this is just a really small handful of the episodes):
Half hour shouting because he wanted to go swimming but his shorts weren't 'red' enough - we then went and had a lovely time swimming - afterwhich he decided the dog needed a swimming pool and attempted to flood the bathroom.
After enjoying art - 20mins screaming that clay wouldn't dry instantly - he then covered himself in paint (I literally was just taking things to the sink - the child moves at super speed!!!)
After playing a board game - 20 minutes screaming that he didn't win - then a further tantrum that his brother no longer wanted to play with him.
In addition, Mash potatoes wasn't 'mashy' enough, the dog wouldn't bark on command and I insisted he wore his socks when we were going out...
And topped off with a half hour strop that I couldn't fulfill the wish of buying him a 'real life, flying unicorn' as a pet.....
And it's not even bedtime yet!!!
This is said light-heartedly and though he is full on 99% of the time, the tantrums are normally more associated with growth spurts etc - but my goodness I need wine! Anyone else?

Ds is 7.5 months and already has a temper (although I had a temper as a child and still do sometimes!)
At swimming they give them a fish and mirror and he loves it, but throws a paddy when the teacher takes them back last week he was allowed to keep his fish because he was creating and all the other babies had to look on in disgust! Also at baby group when we put the instruments away, he cries like his world has ended and screams in my face.
I like to think he is spirited