about a toddler tantrum

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Ridiculous and trivial ...

DS (3 1/2) had a tantrum in the bath because a bottle of shower gel was shower gel and not bubble bath.

He kept asking me what it was and every time I responded "shower gel" he said "no, it's bubble bath". He then told me I was making him cross and wanted his dad. DH comes in and he asked what it was and DH said "ok then its bubble bath".

What would you do?

AIBU to insist it is what it is? Or is DH BU for giving into a tantrum?

I did warn you it's ridiculous and trivial!

Id have said "let's try it and see"

Not a chance he's trying it. It's some right fancy L'Occitane stuff that my sister got me for Christmas!

Just call it bubble bath, why does it matter? It couldn’t be any more pick your battles than this.

Yeah man you got it wrong

How can we ever expect a household built on truth and trust if we set these sorts of examples! I ask ye!

He'll grow up with blind faith that this particular bottle contains a certain product and then one day when he's old enough to read ... BOOM ... his life will be turned upside down when he realises he's been raised in a web of lies.

Ahh I see the problem that if it is bubble bath then he have it poured in for bubbles.
“Yes it’s bubbles for mummy - Aunty X got it specially for me for Christmas

And there's no way shower gel froths up like bubble bath.

Mad scientist and bubble expert ds would disagree.....body shop shower gel bubbles up better than many bubble baths.

Recent experiments have also shown that tipping a whole bottle of face wash in the bath followed by half a tub of talc....makes for a rather claggy (and somewhat expensive) bath.

OP I probably would of begrudgingly said "Oh yes it is bubble bath" and then muttered "It's fucking not, it's shower gel!" under my breath

@hazeyjane sounds like a recipe for pipe clogging!

I’d say “it is shower gel but bubble bath and shower gel are both types of soap, bubble bath is just a bit thicker.” I use shower gel as bubble bath quite often, I even use shampoo as shower gel

Purplestorm your life is chaotic

Pick your battles, I would have said bubble bath. I end up just saying yes to silly things like that to stop it escalating.

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I expect our plumbing hates us. Ds has a habit of making 'slime' (thanks a fucking bunch, YouTube)....no matter how much we hide stuff, lock it up, supervise etc....I still find a sinkful of lush beard cream mixed with shaving foam, shampoo and once half a ton of bean bag beads.

Well, sparklesandunicorns, your name implies that you're ok using the truth sparingly.

"What's that?"
"It's shower gel"
"No! It's bubble bath"
"Oh is it? I must have misread it"

The end (or child then shouts "no! It's not! It's shower gel!"

My just 4yo is always announcing the opposite of fact. Day is night, breakfast is dinner etc. "Eat your dinner." "Actually mummy it's breakfast time" "Okay, eat your fish fingers for breakfast."

Hazeyjane, that doesn't sound like it'd reach the sewers. Just clog up your household pipework and result in you bailing old bathwater out of your windows with a large ornamental vase.

Well if it my expensive stuff I'd have said "does it matter - it's mine - and you aren't using it!"

I used to ask DD if she’d like me to agree with her or tell the truth always caused a confused look. I fully admit I’m super stubborn though.

Hold the bus. 3 year olds are not toddlers? What?

Toddlers are 12 months to 36 months so once they are three they are no longer toddlers.

@VenetiaHall 1&2yo's are toddlers 3&4yo's are preschoolers.

I've never heard that before. I still very much think of my 3 year old as a toddler!

This thread has made me laugh so much! Glad I’m not the only one who didn’t know a three year old wasn’t a toddler

I’d have agreed with said child and just been glad he was getting clean. But that’s by the by now!