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Original poster

Toddlers are so irritating

145 replies

MiniPumpkin · 04/01/2022 10:12

I remember years ago seeing a meme about how toddlers are the most irritating thing in the world. I feel like this today. Constant cheek from my 3year old dd, used the naughty step this morning and i got ‘you can’t do this to people’ and ‘I’m going to my grans’.
Save me 🤣
Yanbu- yes this is a hard stage
Yabu- no they are lovely, get over it

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MatildaTheCat · 04/01/2022 10:14

Well they are lovely. When they are asleep.

HoldingTheDoor · 04/01/2022 10:15

YABU because three year olds aren't toddlers.

YANBU to think that it's an incredibly difficult age and in some respects even harder than toddlers.

2TurtleDovesInARow · 04/01/2022 10:15

"you can't do this to people" brilliant!

I've packed my 2yo off to nursery today after a looong Christmas break so I can enjoy the newborn a bit on mat leave. I have a pretty high stress job but after a weekend with my son I quite often can't wait to log on to work and tell an angry director we are hundreds of thousands over budget Grin

Florencenotflo · 04/01/2022 10:17

I'll see your toddler and raise you a 5 nearly 6 year old, who yesterday spent 40 minutes arguing with me that the way I was driving to the zoo was longer than Daddy's way.

I pointed out that when daddy drove, we had been to X town before so we're coming from a different direction. And she can neither drive, tell the time/gauge time properly yet, or know anything about miles.

But no, 40 mins on why I was wrong. We did actually have a nice day, but it all started again when we got in the car to come home. FML.

She has to be right. Black is white, day is night... she will argue it!

ComDummings · 04/01/2022 10:18

They’re gorgeous and hilarious but also hard bloody work!

Franca123 · 04/01/2022 10:18

Whhhhyyyyy?

Yebbie · 04/01/2022 10:23

We have to say good morning to our toddler every single night at bed time, because if we say good night he screams "NO. ITS. MORNINGGGG" like a possessed child. It's been going on for a solid 3 months. At random times throughout the day he will look outside and says "it's morning mummy" and if I dare say "I think it's afternoon now" I get the same. So it's always morning here. Brew

stiltonandcrackers · 04/01/2022 10:25

Yep they are mighty hard work! A sense of humour, a tonne of patience and a pinch of salt is what is needed.

My 3 year old is back at nursery today, so I am enjoying my coffee right now with some peace and quiet.

Motherland101 · 04/01/2022 10:29

@Yebbie

We have to say good morning to our toddler every single night at bed time, because if we say good night he screams "NO. ITS. MORNINGGGG" like a possessed child. It's been going on for a solid 3 months. At random times throughout the day he will look outside and says "it's morning mummy" and if I dare say "I think it's afternoon now" I get the same. So it's always morning here. Brew
Brilliant 🤣🤣🤣
Andtheyalllookjustthesame · 04/01/2022 10:30

@Yebbie

In my house we still say "goodbye, love you" instead of "goodnight love you" as many years ago if I said "goodnight" my then toddler DD would scream "it's not night time!" For hours.

Fidgetty · 04/01/2022 10:31

She has to be right. Black is white, day is night... she will argue it!

Oh I feel your pain - I have one of those and she is EXHAUSTING! I feel I concede far too much just so I don't have to engage in her arguments as you can't win - at five Blush I can't imagine what she'll be like as a teenager. I dread it actually.

Yes OP they are incredibly irritating little tyrants. YANBU.

CeratopsofthePharoahs · 04/01/2022 10:34

Ah three year olds. Still small enough to be cute but big enough to cause more trouble than you think could be possible.
My eldest went from placid perfect baby to threenager practically overnight. I'd put off sending him to preschool, but it turned out to be the best thing for him. Two and a bit days a week - no threenager, just me and a very colicky baby.
My youngest had his preschool place booked as soon as possible.

3mealsaday · 04/01/2022 10:39

I remember "When people ask nicely for things, you have to give them to them, Mummy, or else you're NOT BEING KIND"!

Last ditch attempt at reasoned negotiation by my then 3yo to obtain a chocolate lollipop in the supermarket before throwing himself down on the floor and refusing to move Grin!

Prinnny · 04/01/2022 10:39

Yep my 2.5 yo is currently entering the threeanger stage! She’s funny with the morning/night thing too.

She overheard a conversation me and DH were having when I was saying about the new puppy coming out of his shell…cue 10minute wailing on the floor tantrum because she doesn’t want to live in a shell 🤦🏽‍♀️

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MiniPumpkin · 04/01/2022 10:47

Thank goodness I’m not alone.. @Florencenotflo what you mean it gets worse ? 🤣 help!
The attitude amazes me, she just stamped her feet and whined as she asked me to open a toy box.. which I immediately opened lol I guess it’s just the stage they are at, trying to get to grips with emotions .
So much for dry January

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DontTellThemYourNamePike · 04/01/2022 10:52

Just wait until they're 9 and complaining about their human rights🤣

I agree, though, three year olds are very tiresome. Yours sounds hilarious!

Pinkywoo · 04/01/2022 11:04

My two year old starts nursery on Thursday, and I can't bloody wait! I'm 31 weeks pregnant and the little sod knows I can't chase him anymore, and constantly drags toys to climb and get things he's not allowed. Hmm

DdraigGoch · 04/01/2022 11:07

@3mealsaday

I remember "When people ask nicely for things, you have to give them to them, Mummy, or else you're NOT BEING KIND"!

Last ditch attempt at reasoned negotiation by my then 3yo to obtain a chocolate lollipop in the supermarket before throwing himself down on the floor and refusing to move Grin!

Blimey, even toddlers have picked up on using #bekind as emotional blackmail. God help us.
EveryFlightBeginsWithAFall · 04/01/2022 11:08

These all sound really cute but that's because the toddler stage is well behind me. 10 year old are pitas too though 🙄

Everdreamer1990 · 04/01/2022 11:29

I was so happy to send my 23 month back to nursery today after Xmas! I needed the break haha. Love her to death but toddlers are such hard work.

I feed her atm & it's all 'eeer no! Yuck, yuck!" Try & take it away as she's done & she wants it & don't get me started on trying to change her nappy 😆

Danikm151 · 04/01/2022 11:29

I skipped to nursery and work this morning. 10 days with my 21month old was enough, especially as he now thinks if he says please he will definitely get what he wants.
Also how to run and change direction really quickly.. now at the throw himself on the floor toddler stage too!

I love him, he can be really fun but I’m tired haha

mycatistrans · 04/01/2022 11:32

Other human beings are generally a massive pain in the hole, irrespective of age.

georgarina · 04/01/2022 11:33

"You can't do this to people" 😂

I got "Mummy, you're nice but you're not giving me sweets. Why is that Mummy"

MarmaladeToastAndAMarmaladeCat · 04/01/2022 11:35

Yep. Was woken up at 5 this morning. Went to get my little darling and was greeted with ‘OH NO, not YOU!! I want Daddy, get out of my bedroom!!’ While daddy was snoring away. Feel so loved and appreciated.

Wheelerdeeler · 04/01/2022 11:36

Mine told me to "calm it down" because I asked him to tidy some toys

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