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50 Hilariously Silly Reasons For Kids’ Meltdowns That The Parenting Books Didn’t Warn About
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Being a good parent is all about being flexible, adaptable, and rolling with whatever weirdness comes your way. Things rarely—if ever!—turn out the way you plan them. And raising your mischievous munchkins is no different.
Your little tykes might have a massive meltdown for a silly reason, but veteran parents know not to get flustered and instead embrace the comedy. Our team at Bored Panda has collected some of the funniest tweets (now called X’s) about the most ridiculous reasons that parents saw their kids throw temper tantrums over the years. Scroll down for some feel-good and relatable hilarity!
Bored Panda wanted to find out how to react to temper tantrums, so we reached out to popular writer Samantha Scroggin, the host of the witty 'Walking Outside in Slippers' parenting blog. Read on for the insights she shared with us, including why it's so important to really listen to why your kids are upset. "They might be irrational, but their feelings are real."
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TheDarkestRaven 2 years ago (edited)
Mm, some mixed messages here. Better give the munchkin a shiny to distract them.
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Leslie Gully 2 years ago
My grandmother came to the US from Norway. As a rule, when the US is out in the Olympics, we cheer for Norway. Me: Oooh! The Norwegians are in first! Go, Norwegians! My toddler: No! They are NOT your-weigians! They are MY-wegians! Mine! My-wegians! Toddler rules of possession are fierce, friends!
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Pieter LeGrande 2 years ago
My 2yr granddaughter had a big episode last week because she wanted green ribbons. Went and got them herself - purple ribbons. We had to re-learn the colour spectrum for three days before she reverted to normal. Then we had a second meltdown when the new green went back to purple.
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Doyle Golden 2 years ago
My advice, get a box and see what happens. Time to quantum up folks. Buckle up butter cup. You're in for a bumpy ride.
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Scarlett Mendoza 2 years ago
Maybe it’s that he is being overstimulated by sound and doesn’t know how to communicate that because he’s 2.
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Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
I feel judging coming on...years ago, in Kmart, my daughter had a "throw myself on the floor" tantrum. We walked away around the corner, peeking to see how long it would take her to realize she was demonstrating to...no one. Took longer than we thought, but she never did that again.
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DB 2 years ago
Didn't result in a tantrum but still funny. I like to drink V8. 3-year-old grandson points at the small can in the refrigerator and says to my wife "Want papa drink." She tells him he won't like it but he insists on trying it. Spits it out. 5-year-old sister wants to try it. She also spits it out. They both should have listened to grandma.
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Simon Chen 2 years ago
How many children has this guy and why are they so annoying all the time?
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TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
Gotta have the whole crew together at all times. Mine currently has 4 crew members...
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Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
My wife and I mistakenly took 3yr old with us on 5yr olds first kindergarten day. Everything was cool until we got 20 feet away from the building and she realized she was not staying. EPIC meltdown, wife trying to stuff her in the car, she's hanging onto the rain gutter, resisting, local cop drives by(small town thank God), he hits the brakes, wife holds the screaming ,thrashing, 3 year old out and asks if he wanted her. Apparently not... he sped off.
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Craig S. (EvilSausage) 2 years ago
Well this, I can understand. I mean if the empty gogurt wrapper is his best friend, then what kind of parent are you to make him throw it away?
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Mildly Annoyed Penguin 2 years ago
Understandably. Any day would be better if it featured cake and presents.
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Lunaofthenest (She/they) 2 years ago
Texture & Toddlers should be a Netflix limited series drama.
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Lunaofthenest (She/they) 2 years ago
Points for consistency & routine. Take your wins where you can get them!
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TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
Good afternoon! Mine threw her favorite stuffed animal because she couldn't go ride in daddy's truck. She cannot find said stuffed animal, so we're having a meltdown with added panic attack...
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Keara Cochran 2 years ago
Our kids dentist had screens on the ceiling above the chairs, playing constant cartoons. I asked him why he's never won a Nobel Peace prize.
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Zoey Rayne 2 years ago
As someone with sensory issues, I have to ask, was your toddler trying to snuggle under your arms while you were wearing a sleeveless shirt? Because stubble always feels worse than longer hair or no hair. If not, I agree, your daughter was being ridiculous.
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Zoey Rayne 2 years ago
I am a nanny, and the three year old I was looking after wanted me to read her unicorn book for the umpteenth time; I said I would right after a bathroom break. As soon as I did, she started crying and sticking her little fingers under the door, and then slide the book into the bathroom. Two minutes is a very long time when you are three.
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TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
Oh I have had this happen. The one moment she stuck it on her play oven and it fell down, I knew the sky was about to fall quicker than that sticker...
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TheDarkestRaven 2 years ago
Okay, TO BE FAIR, those kinda worlds are very difficult to make. You put one wrong feather on a Shaae and they’re suddenly unproportional! BAH.
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TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
You too?? We have a Keurig pod holder, she stacked the pods in it for us. We cheated the system...
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Mabelbabel 2 years ago
Mine are teenagers now, but one of the biggest toddler melt-downs we had was over orange Smarties. He loved orange Smarties, they were the best flavour in the tube, so he emptied out all the Smarties and ate all the orange ones, and then had a tantrum because there were no orange ones left to eat. It was his 3rd birthday not long after, so I bought loads of Smarties and created a tube with nothing but orange ones in, just for him. He had a meltdown because there were no other colours to choose from. But he didn't want the other colours put back in the tube because then it wouldn't be a special orange tube. They're miniature illogical aliens really.
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UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago
“Just in case you were considering having chil—“ Nope! Never was, never will. My damn dog causes enough problems, thank you very much, and she doesn’t have thumbs and learned how not to poop herself at 6 weeks.
Jen Samara 2 years ago
That's why it says "JUST IN CASE you were considering having children" 💀
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Moë 2 years ago
Love reading these because it reaffirms my decision to never ever ever have children
Lady Gypsy Rain 2 years ago
My adult baby sister was present for my second birth. That was all she needed to know. He’s now 22. She never changed her mind. But makes a damned good aunt.
Load More Replies... UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago
“Just in case you were considering having chil—“ Nope! Never was, never will. My damn dog causes enough problems, thank you very much, and she doesn’t have thumbs and learned how not to poop herself at 6 weeks.
Jen Samara 2 years ago
That's why it says "JUST IN CASE you were considering having children" 💀
Load More Replies... Moë 2 years ago
Love reading these because it reaffirms my decision to never ever ever have children
Lady Gypsy Rain 2 years ago
My adult baby sister was present for my second birth. That was all she needed to know. He’s now 22. She never changed her mind. But makes a damned good aunt.
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