To ask you to share the funniest reasons for your toddler's tantrums

[Foxglovesandsweetpeas]

I recently read "cutted up pear" and realised that there hasn't been a funny thread about unreasonable toddler tantrums for a while.

My ds aged 3 once had an hour long tantrum because the sausage kept falling out of his sandwich but that's pretty mild compared to some of the ones I've read about so please share.

[EvilDoctorBallerinaDuckKeidis]

Coodle DS2 had a tantrum across the road every single day when he was coming back from preschool. It was a 2 minute walk home, but I realised that even though he could easily walk it, he was overtired when he finished. His body clock told him he needed a morning nap, but he only ever had one once in preschool. I started taking his buggy, reclined and straps out the way, he'd get in and fall straight to sleep! 😂

[leolo]

My DD was once inconsolable for quite a while, because I'd 'stepped backwards' while talking to her. I will never let her forget this. Ever.

[Justthejist]

DS aged 2 had a 20 minute meltdown because he took a bite out of his biscuit and wanted it to be whole again.

[Squaffle]

Because her biscuit was broken.

Next time made sure to give her an unbroken biscuit... cue tantrum because the biscuit wasn't broken

[Foxglovesandsweetpeas]

Those pesky biscuits.........

[Minxmumma]

My 10 month old has a big wobble every time she is told not to lick the dog! And that she cannot share his water bowl.

Never in my life did i expect the phrase 'do not lick the dog!' To be a daily feature. Poor blooming dog just looks confused

[Auriofthemoon]

My 3 year old fell over on the way to nursery and accused me of pushing her over and then cried for 10 minutes that her face wasn't bleeding and we didn't need to go to hospital 🙄.

Back story is a few months ago she fell over and her sunglasses went into her face and she needed the gaping hole glued shut. Apparently the 6 hours in A&E were the best of her life.

[Ropsleybunny]

DS had the worst meltdown ever when the pastry top came off his mince pie.

[SugarMiceInTheRain]

The other day DD (3) wailed because I wouldn't let her make her sore foot better by stroking it with my electric toothbrush head.

[Littletabbyocelot]

Because his brother stole his 'two things' and he wanted me get them back. Only it was 3am, there were no things and his brother was fast asleep.

I hate dream induced tantrums

[BearSoFair]

DD had a tantrum shortly after we bought baby DS2 home because he wasn't a goat

[Foxglovesandsweetpeas]

bearsofair that is one of my favourites so far :D

[EvilDoctorBallerinaDuckKeidis]

bearsofair 😂

[Coconutspongexo]

DS this morning (5am) kicked off that it was dark outside and demanded I make it light tantrum lasted 20 mins and involved me being told to get to bed!

[TellMeIAmBonkers]

Proper tears, throwing herself on the floor, thrashing arms tantrum because she didn't want anyone to be older than her.

[kkkkaty123]

My dd had the hump the other day because a carrot was not a strawberry.

[InteriorLulu]

When DD was 2 years old.

Toast cut into squares not triangles.

Toast cut into triangles not squares.

Not wishing to be caught out again, I asked whether I should do squares or triangles. She then changed her mind after I cut it up.

She'll be 13 in a couple of months time. She has fewer tantrums now, but the occasional one follows the above pattern! I'm hoping she'll grow out of it before I tear all my hair out.

By comparison DS has been very easy.

[NKFell]

Not a toddler but my 4yr old has a meltdown if gravy is poured over her food before she's had a good look at it. She likes to check it's all above board before it's masked.

She doesn't like food to overlap either. I have no idea how this has happened her older brother (8) couldn't care less and neither could her 2yr old brother.

[Littlemissvictoria1990]

Oh.... these cheered me up!!. I'm so glad im not alone. random passers in cars witnessed a tantrum from both me and DS the other day. He decided the hill i wanted to walk up was all wrong. He is 8. and proceeded to make wailing baby noises at me with no tears lol. so i sat on the floor and made wailing baby noises back at him !
They really don't know what to do when that happens... he just starred at me then walked up the hill silently.

[toomuchtooold]

DD2 was distraught to find out that I intend throwing her old socks in the bin when they get too small (they're too worn to donate). DD1 a couple of weeks ago was inconsolable thinking about what it would feel like if her nighttime soft toy had to leave home and she had to say goodbye to her and watch her go away in a car. I had a lump in my throat at that one myself! My kids are 5 - the turnover from default rage to default sadness is a sign they're growing up, I suppose.

[abbijay]

Just tonight my 4 yo DS had a 30 minute sobbing episode in the run up to bedtime. All because I've put some clothes out for the charity shop/give to family and his yellow gilet is going. It's 2 sizes too small and won't nearly fasten on him but this warranted several rounds of him waving from the top of the stairs and going to give it a goodbye kiss (wtf, it's a coat!). Even his twin sister could see this was batshit crazy and stepped in offering to buy him a new yellow coat for Christmas.
Previous favourites have included cutting toast into the wrong kind of squares and wanting peeled apple with the skin on. I still have no idea how to deliver on that one!!

[Mustbeoriginal38]

I wouldn't let ds1 run his car up and down the walls. The walls that were painted two days ago. Full on mega melt down lasting ages and everything we thought he was finished he'd start again. That was three years ago and still the most epic he's been!

[Mixedupmummy]

These are brilliant!
Especially like the ones where toddler can't make up their mind or doesn't know what they want. Been there a lot!

Today dd1, 5yo, cried quite inconsolablely when she learned that she was getting a new car seat as we'd been in a minor accident.

Dd2, 20 months, screams and cries when she wants to do something, e.g. put own clothes on, hang towel back up, but can't. And gets worse if you try to help her or even offer help.... "NO! MI TURN!"

[TheBadgersMadeMeDoIt]

3yr old DD had a deafening meltdown in the car the day I broke the news that no, Daddy is not going to be her boyfriend when she grows up. When the snottery sobs subsided she wailed "but why not?"

I floundered with the oh-so-many reasons and settled on "because Daddy is my boyfriend."

Cue more fountains of tears and inconsolable rage because "I CAN'T HAVE THE BOYFRIEND I WANT."

Suppose she has to learn that sooner or later...

[Jellycatspyjamas]

My DS had a massive tantrum in the car park after lunch because I wouldn't let him bring home his favourite stone from said car park.