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Ridiculous reasons your toddler has had a meltdown

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YakkityYakYakYak · 05/12/2020 20:42

I’m struggling with my very strong-willed 18 month old at the moment, and need to know I’m not alone.

This week I’ve had to abort two trips to M&S to buy wrapping paper. Today’s mid-shop meltdown was because I wouldn’t let her eat a ceramic apple she saw in a window display. Last week she lay on the pavement screaming cause I wouldn’t let her run in front of a bus.

Please tell me your most ridiculous toddler tantrum reasons.

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Corner13 · 05/12/2020 20:46

18 months is young for that kind of behaviour. How are you responding to these ‘tantrums’?

Thatwentbadly · 05/12/2020 20:47

Not even a toddler. My 4 year old had a tantrum last week because she couldn’t walk on both sides of the street at the same time. She is one of the youngest in the year and is finding school exhausting.

HarryHarryHarry · 05/12/2020 20:47

Mine threw himself on the floor crying because I wouldn’t let him get in the dishwasher.

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YakkityYakYakYak · 05/12/2020 20:53

@Corner13 is it? I assumed it was normal! She’s my first so have nothing to compare it to.

I mainly just try to distract her with something else, or remove her from the situation until she calms down.

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Gloomandglow · 05/12/2020 20:54

4 year old had a dream that his older brother ate his yoghurt. He had a full on tantrum when they came downstairs in the morning and none of us could work out why he was so upset and cross.

Maranello4 · 05/12/2020 21:03

I switched the fairly lights off and he wanted them to stay on

elephantsarebeautiful · 05/12/2020 21:04

18 months is not young for that behaviour at all.

Sounds like fairly standard toddler tantrums.

My 2 year old was enraged that I didn't get milk for his pretend doggy. When I pretended to give said doggy milk, he screamed "no milk, anymore". I said that's ok doggy doesn't have to have milk. 2 seconds later "MIIILLLKKKKKK."

aidelmaidel · 05/12/2020 21:04

This week...

I was on the stairs at the same time as her.

Her banana had a brown bit.

After demanding that I be Swiper the Fox and swipe things, getting upset that her things had been swiped (she didn't say "Swiper, no swiping" so what was I supposed to do?).

She gets very cross that you can't make toast without toasting the bread.

Her trousers were wet (it was raining). So she lay down on the pavement to have a really good tantrum and got wetter.

Probably more but she's howling again now so I'd better go and see what's up.

EssentialHummus · 05/12/2020 21:12

Because she wanted a banana, and I gave her a banana. It’s been a long week.

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YakkityYakYakYak · 05/12/2020 21:15

Some of these are brilliant. Thank you - good to know I’m not alone (and that I only have another 3-4 years of this!)

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YakkityYakYakYak · 05/12/2020 21:17

Mine threw himself on the floor crying because I wouldn’t let him get in the dishwasher

Yup - we have this one a lot. Why is the inside of the dishwasher so appealing to them?!

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ChelseaCat · 05/12/2020 21:20

These are brilliant - dreading my LO being old enough to tantrum!!!

ashamedbutwanttochange · 05/12/2020 21:22

We put the Xmas tree up and changed the room a bit. 6 hours of screaming and crying .....
Not allowed to eat the fake snow off the tree the next day ... 2.5 hours screaming
Happens a lot with our 2 year old

sqirrelfriends · 05/12/2020 21:25

When going to get DS's flu vaccine all the staff were fussing over him because he was absolutely beside himself crying, reassuring him it was going to be ok. He wasn't worried about the vaccine, he had wanted to go through a random door in the surgery and I hadn't let him.

Also recently, he broke his banana in half rendering it inedible and instead of fixing the banana I got him a new one. He wanted the same banana but unbroken.

Twinkie01 · 05/12/2020 21:25

Because the salad cream and ketchup that he wanted to dip his satsuma in 🤢 turned pink when mixed together. I'm not sure what he expected.

Because I wouldn't let him cut his finger so we could ring 999 so little fecker did it anyway and we had 2 fire engines turn up.

DD spent literally all day on the floor one day because she wanted to suck the Reed diffuser sticks because they smelt nice.

DD also tantrumed because I insisted on fishing the poo she'd done in the bath out as she wanted to play with it. I thought I'd get it out pull the plug and shower her, I promise I wasn't going to let her bathe in shitty water.

firstimemamma · 05/12/2020 21:26

My 2 year old was pretty upset with me when I wouldn't buy him a squeaky dog toy in Aldi!

ahhanotheryear · 05/12/2020 21:26

The dinosaurs are extinct. I thought he’d be ok with the concept as he didn’t get upset when a pet died but he was inconsolable when I explained about the dinosaurs.
There have been many many others but that one was memorable

slipperywhensparticus · 05/12/2020 21:27

Because I gave her an ice cream she wanted so she threw it away in the middle of the road and obviously I kept walking she threw such a tantrum Because i refused to go back and get it she managed to topple the pushchair get out of the straps I had to pin her with arms and legs and wait for her to calm down eventually I settled her enough to buy her a new ice cream which was a, identical to the old one and b, she ate

ShirleyPhallus · 05/12/2020 21:29

@Corner13

18 months is young for that kind of behaviour. How are you responding to these ‘tantrums’?

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mammato5 · 05/12/2020 21:29

Im sorry Yakity but it wont end in 3-4 years. My eldest is 14 and her tantrums can be truly theatrical. Amazing to watch at times. This weeks one was because she was still tired after waking up. ????? Give me strength.

shreddednips · 05/12/2020 21:30

Oh so many from my nearly 2yo DS.

He didn't want to finish his yoghurt, but it was fancy yoghurt so I finished the last spoonful so as not to waste it. UNACCEPTABLE.

I wouldn't allow him to put a carrier bag over his head.

I wouldn't let him put his hands in the toilet.

I took his cup away because he was slurping water into his mouth and then surreptitiously dribbling it out when I wasn't looking, soaking himself and most of the sofa.

He wanted me to carry him up the stairs, then when we got to the top he was furious because in hindsight, he would rather have climbed up himself.

It's been a long week...

jellybellydancers · 05/12/2020 21:32

My dd started at 18mo! Luckily they have somewhat abated now she's 3. Some of her most memorable included a screaming 7am tantrum because she wanted toast for breakfast so I gave her toast and another because she wanted to go in the bath but didn't want to get wet. Toddlers!

timeforanother1 · 05/12/2020 21:37

Mine often wakes up in the morning and cries for her milk like she's not had a drink for days. I take it to her in bed and as I approach her she says 'no I don't want it' as I step back / move the milk away she has a breakdown crying for her milk saying 'I want it'

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YakkityYakYakYak · 05/12/2020 21:44

She also had a tantrum today because I wouldn’t let her squeeze a very ripe pear. She didn’t want to eat the pear, just squeeze it really hard so all the juice poured onto the carpet.

Just realised a lot of her tantrums are fruit based 😂

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theantsgomarchin · 05/12/2020 21:45

My 18month old screamed non stop for 15 minutes straight because I wouldn't let him take his toothbrush to the park

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