To think my toddler is ridiculous

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What is with these tantrums?! Why do they loose their mind over placing a pillow down the wrong way? Please tell me I'm not alone! Let's share our silliest toddler tantrums. Ps am I being unreasonable to laugh in his face?

Dd2 had a tantrum at a local attraction this week because I wouldn't let her eat pebbles. I had to carry her in full thrash mode past the cafe where sat my boss... who is basically superwoman- highly intelligent, competent, and luckily a mother of 2 so hopefully she didn't just think I can't control a 19mo.

My (just) 4 year old had a massive tantrum because I wouldn't let her stick sellotape to her 5mnth old sister's head.

Most of my 21 month old’s tantrums are for pretty boring and logical reasons really. But my favourite was when I put my boob away before she could do “round and round the garden like a teddy bear” on it.

Because I wouldn't let him fall in a lake 🤷

He's 16 now, but DS was most irritated that "mummy has feet"

He's 16 now, but DS was most irritated that "mummy has feet"

My nephew did that one a couple of weeks back at DS birthday party. Got himself seriously upset because 'Grandma has knees' Then burst out laughing because she has toes too?!

Oh this thread is cathartic. My 3 year old throws a tantrum when you wash your hands before him. When you make him breakfast. Also when there are no clean red pants. It's like he's trying to control EVERYTHING. it's exhausting and baffling, but if you didn't laugh you'd go nuts!

When my Dd was 3.5yrs she had a meltdown in the bath because I told her she couldn’t scrub her nipples off. The more annoyed she became the funnier it was 😂😂 she was really very grumpy that day!

DD used to tantrum because she was too little to do the hoovering. Now she's three, I let her crack on with it, under supervision.

she was playing “doggies” and the cat wouldn’t join her in woofing

(sorry forgotten which pp)

Wanted to go to bed in her shoes, didn’t like wearing shoes - let alone wearing them in bed....

My four-year-old cried inconsolably during a 15 min car journey because she was trying to count her toes through her shoes and kept only getting to nine. She was convinced one had fallen off and nothing I said could persuade her otherwise, even when we got home, took her shoes off and counted them together. She hates being wrong, so I think just didn’t want to admit she had been howling over nothing.

Age 2 she had a massive strop because she wanted her cardigan on and off simultaneously.

Think i’ve blocked out all the age 3 ones.

I also have twins - it's such fun . When they were toddlers, DTD1 would stick her finger in DTD2s mouth. DD2 would of course bite it, and DD1 would have a full on tantrum because of her bitten finger. She would then thump DD1, who would have a tantrum because she was thumped. Once they'd calmed down, DD1 would stick her finger in DD2's mouth again - repeat ad nauseum.

@SingingMyOwnSpecialSong - mine has also done the 9 toes thing. And the 9 fingers thing. Sigh.

I was giving my 3 year old DD a bath. She was happily playing in it for about 10 minutes then promptly burst into inconsolable tears, absolutely sobbing, a complete melt down.

Because she wanted a bath.

Whilst she was in the bath.

My 2 year old cried at bedtime because she wanted me to ‘look at her!!’

My 2yr old DS wanted to pull every book off his front-facing shelves and put them on his bed. Then wanted to get into bed, fully dressed. (This was about 10am). Then got annoyed that all the books were on top of him. When I suggested taking them off, tantrum ensued, but he still didn't want them there. Then he got annoyed that he was in bed, but also didn't want to get out. This went on for about ten minutes.

Then at lunch time he decided he wanted a peanut butter and banana sandwich, but he didn't want the banana and peanut butter to touch. There's no reasoning with that logic!

Mine went ape because her ice lolly was too cold 🙄

My 4 year old had a tantrum today because he couldn't 'see the Earth' - he's just discovered a new love for Space and the planets, but won't understand that well, we are on Earth so you just cannot see the planet while your on it! (unless looking at pictures - which we did. A lot. No good enough apparently)

They're like drunk men. Little fucking tyrants, they are.

As for laughing at them - imagine you were desperately upset about something and your OH laughed - it's abusive.

imagine if your other half screamed at you for an hour and kicked the floor, mouth foaming, because you wouldnt let them lick the cats bum. "but the cat gets to do it"...... THATS abusive.

Because his pasta was on the fork horizontally rather than vertically. "Not 'at way! 'At way!" with demonstrative hand gestures.

Similarly, when DM was pushing him on the swing with her hands angled wrongly.

When he wants to go on the swing at the playground, but the right-hand swing is occupied. The left-hand swing is not HIS swing.

Etc. Etc. Etc.

My mum made Christmas dinner, she’d put the sides in bowls with spoons for people to help themselves. DS2, not quite 3 at the time, was fine at first as I put tiny portions of things I knew he liked on his plate then suddenly burst into noisy tears. After a lot of inconsolable, incoherent sobbing and pointing I managed to establish what the problem was. Everyone was helping themselves to his mashed potatoes, he thought the massive bowl positioned near his ‘spot’ at the table was just for him!

Not a tantrum, more of a grouch. But worthy of inclusion here, I think.

Mum on bus to fractious child - We'll soon be home and you can have dinner.

Small fractious child - Don't want any dinner.

Mum - Well you can watch telly then.

Child - Din't want to watch telly.

Mum - What do you want to do?

Child - I want to sit on the kitchen floor and sulk and get in everyone's way.

Such clear ambition in one so young is to be commended.

She was napping on the couch, woke herself up (with a snort) and then took offence when DH suggested she go to bed.

Oh, that was me

I can't actually remember any and neither can my three boys - so I guess me laughing at them didn't cause too much trauma!