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Life's tough when you’re a kid. Imagine putting all of your hopes and dreams into devouring a magnet only to find out that your parents won't let you do it. Or your mom refusing to overdose you on Tylenol. So what do you do in such a devastating moment of despair? The only thing left to do. You let it all out. You cry, scream, go absolutely berserk until you release every ounce of energy and collapse. Only when you get rid of all the built-up negative energy can you leave everything behind and start living anew.
Children throw the worst tantrums for the most ridiculous reasons. And their parents are forced to endure them. So, in an act of solidarity, they're reminding other parents that they're not alone in this struggle. Dads and moms are using the #WhyMyKidIsCrying hashtag to share the worst meltdowns their kids have had, and the majority of them even attach photographic evidence to show that they're not making this stuff up. And this definitely provides their stories with credibility because some of them are so absurd, you can't help but wonder if they're works of fiction.
Continue scrolling to check out their tweets and if you want more, fire up Bored Panda's lists called 100 Ridiculous Reasons Why Kids Cry and Parents Are Sharing All The Hilariously Absurd Reasons Why Their Kids Cry.
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Tammy Hornback 5 years ago
She thinks that's bad wait till the big yellow bus drives off with her:0
Even though temper tantrums can sound like a disaster for any parent, they can be seen as opportunities for education. According to Kids Health, a platform that provides doctor-reviewed advice on physical, emotional, and behavioral topics, temper tantrums range from whining and crying to screaming, kicking, hitting, and breath-holding. They're equally common in boys and girls and usually occur between the ages of 1 to 3.
"There are two types of temper tantrums: emotional and non-emotional," Pamela Li, the creator and Chief Editor of Parenting For Brain told Bored Panda. "Emotional tantrums are caused by out-of-control emotions such as disappointment, anger, sadness. When that happens, a child's behavior is controlled by the emotional brain (Limbic) while the thinking brain (Pre-frontal Cortex) is inaccessible, and therefore you cannot talk reasons with them. Non-emotional tantrums are seen as manipulative acts because the child's behavior is deliberate and controlled by the thinking brain. But non-emotional tantrums are often associated learning (conditioning) created by parents' previous unintended reaction (giving in)."
Some kids may have tantrums more often than others, but they're a normal part of child development. It's how young children show that they feel tired, hungry, or uncomfortable in some other way. They can also have a meltdown because they can't get a toy or a parent to do what they want. Learning to deal with frustration is something that children learn over time.
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Lyop 5 years ago
Wish I had seen through the ruse when I was this young!!
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Dilly Millandry 5 years ago
Aw. poor little thing. I hope that a quieter fuss is made of future birthdays for her.
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"Most 'ridiculous' tantrums are emotional tantrums because it's hard for adults to understand why someone could be upset about things that don't seem important to us," Li added. "Parents can actually turn them into teaching moments. Things to teach include: 1) emotional regulation: how to stay calm themselves instead of yelling at the child; 2) vocabulary: how to express themselves using words; 3) empathy: how to empathize with others and not make fun of their pain."
Because toddlers can't yet express what they want, feel, or need in words, a frustrating experience can manifest itself in the form of a tantrum. So, when a child's language skills improve, tantrums tend to decrease.
The most important thing a parent has to keep in mind during a kid's tantrum is keeping their cool. Their own frustration or anger only complicates the problem more. Helping a child to learn to calm down should be the main focus so moms and dads need to be calm, too. For more information about how to deal with temper tantrums, check out this article by Parenting For Brain.
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Rissie 5 years ago (edited)
The second set of tears were the learning kind ;) Yes, I have kids and yes I will do this too. It's awesome that you show personality, but if it doesn't kill you, it makes your breath smell really strong for a while ;)
Monday 5 years ago
on the bright side...he's never gonna cry for raw garlic again
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Toujin C'Thlu 5 years ago
Sometimes, it's best to let kids learn the hard way (as long as it doesn't injure them).
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Barry Wright 5 years ago
My son, now 24, swallowed a shower curtain magnet when he was about 3 years old. Like all things, this, too, passed.
Monday 5 years ago
Swallowing one magnet is usually okay...swallowing two is life threatening.
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Sterling Wible 5 years ago (edited)
I don’t think he know what magnets are yet and if he eats then he will most likely need surgery to get it out so keep that photo till when he grows up and see how he will act.
Wottermehlon Doge 5 years ago
kid, this may look fun at first but they travel through some of your "pipes" and they are bendy so the magnets connect...but they puncture through the esophagus or intestinal tracts
arianna kalal 5 years ago
Y'all saying it's okay to swallow one magnet he shouldn't swallow one period
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Kristof De Smet 5 years ago
Hey... if he feels he's old enough... and has a fake ID to prove it...
ravina nimje 5 years ago
let him have it, atleast he will know its terrible in taste and will try till he becomes teen.
Monday 5 years ago
My parents did this with us. Made the whole "woah we can finally drink alcohol" phase of college a lot less destructive for me than for many of my friends.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Just give him some of that bottled water that you have there. Buckeye.
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago (edited)
When I was about 3, I saw my older brothers and their friends drinking beer. I thought it was soda pop, so I bugged them and begged them to let me have a sip so much they finally did. It. Tasted. Terrible. Definitely wasn’t soda pop. Had a significantly strong and lasting effect on me too; I’m 59 now and, to this day, I do not like the taste of beer at all.
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Pamela24 5 years ago
And you call yourself a decent parent?! I'm calling the child services right now, this atrocity has to be stopped!!!
Vic 5 years ago
This has to be stopped! Now only if the feet could reach the brakes...
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M O'Connell 5 years ago
I think you should let her drive the car, just so that she understands she isn't able to yet. Buckle her carseat in the driver's seat and hand her the keys. No damage will be done, and a lesson will be learned.
rhyan lumilay 5 years ago
Drunk babies shouldn't drive after going to Party City. Drink milk and drive responsively.
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M O'Connell 5 years ago
Or she really hates pickles and is trying to 'save' her mother from how gross she perceives them to be.
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Kiss Army 5 years ago
Yup, mine kept trying. After I let him, that was never an issue again!
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Happiness is Hippo 5 years ago
My grandmother had a dog when I was little, whenever I went to her house I would hide in the kitchen cupboard eating dog biscuits. I used to think they were a treat for some reason.
Catlady6000 5 years ago
My father in law still does this. Like he says, who do you think tells them the flavor really is new and improved
Lynn Morello 5 years ago
I remember saying no to my 2 Y/O son who wanted to eat dog biscuits. As soon as I turned my back, he was into them again, 5 minutes later he it throwing up and screaming because he is losing his biscuits and the dog is lapping it all up, My dog would eat ANYTHING.
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Will Quint 3 years ago (edited)
I’d kill the person who invented red velvet if i could find him (probably)
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Pato Oyola 5 years ago
I did that to my daughter and she just "took" my nose and put it on her...
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
Messing with a child's nose is serious stuff. You have to give back that nose.
Carrie Brockmeier 5 years ago
This one reminds me of when my little sister was little. We had gummy noses so I did the got your nose and showed her the gummy nose in my hand. She still hasn't forgiven me and she is 19. But it was funny.
Karen Johnston 5 years ago
I'm laughing so hard, I nearly peed. My now, 20 year old twins, BOTH lost their s**t when I did this. To this day, the one jokes that he wants his nose back.
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Lily Mae Kitty 5 years ago
she's busy cooking. kid will be ok. he can keep crying.
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Dani Tompkins 5 years ago
I would cry about that too! We don't need anymore plastic harming our planet!
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Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
Maybe he wanted cereals on his milk and not the other way around. Sometimes my kids want one way, sometimes other. I never understood why, but apparently have some logic for them.
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Marlene Ricker 5 years ago
My son won't let me have super sharp knives either because he's afraid I'll hurt myself. I feel her pain!
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ezPZ 5 years ago
Thus effing up boundries for the kid. Secondary - she proceeded in a manner that suited her, no 'letting' needed here. Up up and awaaay
Load More Replies... Toujin C'Thlu 5 years ago
At that age, the idea that someone would want to wait to open a present is pure blasphemy.
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Candice Ravel 5 years ago
Only in she staples her butt cheeks together, lol!
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Vic 5 years ago
And now I have the song"This Feeling" stuck in my head, not that I'm complaining, mind you..
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JuJu 5 years ago
aaah...the "Stripper phase"...I still think my son had secretly all his seams replaced by velcro
TheUntrustworhyEverythingBagal 5 years ago
My brother is nine and still does that
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Karen Johnston 5 years ago
Ah, the number of times I've had to say that to people................
Randomcthulu 5 years ago
We had to duct tape my lil sis's diapers on during her nudist phase...my mom didn't think it was as funny as my brother and I did (btw, I'm 12 years older than my sister, that was HILARIOUS when you're 14)
Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
Not until they're potty trained- or it's summer and they can be free in the back yard
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Nomadus Aureus 5 years ago
Oh, I know this one haha I had a strawberry flavoured cough syrup as a kid. Was always wanting it
Wottermehlon Doge 5 years ago
time changes huh? the strawberry medicine we have now...ITS S**T
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mermaidgirl960 5 years ago
XD I hate all liquid medicine but unfortunately, I'm too dumb to swallow a normal pill so I have to eat chewables lol although I remember I used to chew swallow pills and it tasted SO bad but I did it anyway because I didn't want to choke
Load More Replies... Melissa Dowling 5 years ago
Mine was penicillin that tasted like bubble gum, I was so happy when I'd get "the bubble gum medicine." Loved it.
J. Zingler 5 years ago (edited)
Is she suicidal? ;) https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Suicidal-teens-turn-to-Tylenol-4712700.php
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MADELEINE KIMBALL 5 years ago
no, he's a two-year old who doesn't understand the world around him.
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Jo Choto 5 years ago
My daughter gets extremely upset when I do this. I used to sing for a living, so it's not like I'm bad. Also, my daughter is 26.
Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
Mine used to say "Stop sinning! You're hurting our ears!"
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Carol Emory 5 years ago
When my autistic son was 3yo, he had a Sesame Street Sing-a-long tape. He was singing the songs from it (without the tape playing.) His Dad and I joined in, but my son started to throw a fit. Why? Because we weren't singing them in the same order they played on the tape. "No, no, no! Das not de way it goes!!"
Ruth McFarland 5 years ago
When I was a kid, my parents were having a conversation when a song was playing. I told them to stop because they were "confusing the music."
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Victoria Swift 5 years ago
Seriously. I gave up that battle long ago. There are bigger hills to die on.
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Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago
My mom used to pour me a bowl of milk so I could lap it up like a cat while meowing. You're mean.
Andrea Careless 5 years ago
This is one I would definitely allow. In fact, I'm going to try it myself.
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
At least she wants it in a plate. Imagine if she wanted direct from the floor. Let her experience things. No arm on this one.
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Hermione Granger 5 years ago
Valid reason. Just wait till he finds out he has to go back to school when he is old enough.
Tiny van Pouderoyen 5 years ago
Neighbours' grandson (3) wanted to know if he could shower at their place. Grandpa said "Sure". 3 y/o: "Bawahaa, I don't want to shower here!"
Just JoLynn 5 years ago
Reminds me of my niece, around that same age she didn't believe it was Christmas because there was no snow (we live in southern California).
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mermaidgirl960 5 years ago (edited)
This would definitely be me I MUST HAVE ALONE TIME WHEN NECESSARY!
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Kathy Baylis 5 years ago (edited)
She’ll learn soon enough that it’s dangerous—-and downright stupid—-to jump the gun and be naughty on Christmas Eve. Really bad timing—-that’s almost zero hour for Santa’s visit! If you’re smart, you wait until Santa already left you presents, then bring it on, full bore.
Willem Groenewald 5 years ago
Well they are actually Mom's when she goes to bed, so no don't let her eat them. I think Mom deserves them after all the Christmas prepping.
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Tifferooski 5 years ago
My son loves the spray bottle too. He likes to put out "fires". We meet in the middle. He's allowed to spray the plants. Win-win.
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Hermione Granger 5 years ago
The excuse to all my spontaneous desires for dessert.
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Of course, It gives you all of Christmas day to play with your new toys.
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deanna woods 5 years ago
Have you never heard of the song "Sunglasses at Night"? That's the best time to wear them.
Victoria Swift 5 years ago
Some of these parents are rookies or only have one kid to lavish copious amounts of attention on. Letting the kids sleep with sunglasses on is a no brainier. Take them off once they zonk. Why create another battle you don't need to have?
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Tammy Hornback 5 years ago
Awww I never thought about the after of " we are going to Disneyland YAY"
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Carol Emory 5 years ago
When my son was 5, my husband would spin him around on the office chair. He'd get up and try to walk..head wobbly...saying "I'm Busy! I'm Busy!"
Carol Emory 5 years ago
And it was never Foggy outside. It was "Froggy outside."
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Audrey Bob-The-Builder 5 years ago
Oh no! She's crying bc she hurt her head?!?!? Such a baby...
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What do you think ?
Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
I just thought they were funny. Apparently I didn't properly analyze the deep psychological lessons.
Panda Kicki 5 years ago
These pics dont feel ok . Why post pics of your kids in emotional states? I doubt the parents would like similar pics of themselves crying posted and spread all over the internet.
Cori 5 years ago
Refused the the banana I gave him. Cried hysterically and reached for it when I shrugged my shoulders and started to eat it. Offered to give it back. He pushed it away, threw himself to the floor and cried even harder. Little dude feels his feelings very strongly. Fortunately it's the same with the positive ones too. He's an absolute sunbeam when he's happy, but a hurricane force nightmare when he's mad.
LittleMissLotus 5 years ago
People really over-analyze everything, don't they? Lighten up, people. Kids cry for no reason. It doesn't mean that they have "deep psychological damage."
Rissie 5 years ago
Being tired or stressed is what's happening. No analyzing necessary. They're kids. This mystery has been solved a long time ago. Also. It's an unstoppable force ;)
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Nicky OldfieldDesciple 5 years ago
I was in a garden centre last year when a woman in the aisle next to apologised for her bawling 2 year old. She turned to me and explained "he's crying he won't let him drink from that bottle." She was pointing to a bottle of week killer in her shopping basket.
Adri Firewater 5 years ago
My daughter was crying because i wouldn't let her eat dinner with a hair brush
Sterling Wible 5 years ago
I looked at all them some where funny and some where just ridiculous but good article and they should keep the photos till when the grow up and show it to them.
Hans 5 years ago
And another post that will get all the "good that I do not have kids" comments. Children never cry without a reason, and in not a single case of the above pictures is the reason for their meltdown whatever is described by their parents. Struggling with a "no" is an important part of the mental development, and it is surely the phase where parents without care can severly hinder their childrens' development of self-esteem. Children need consistence with decisons and predictability, yet attention to their needs and desired. Yes, this is hard for any parents, and yes, you cannot always act right. But also yes, when overcome, you will have a self-confident, calm, happy little human. And that is totally worth it.
Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
I just thought they were funny. Apparently I didn't properly analyze the deep psychological lessons.
Panda Kicki 5 years ago
These pics dont feel ok . Why post pics of your kids in emotional states? I doubt the parents would like similar pics of themselves crying posted and spread all over the internet.
Cori 5 years ago
Refused the the banana I gave him. Cried hysterically and reached for it when I shrugged my shoulders and started to eat it. Offered to give it back. He pushed it away, threw himself to the floor and cried even harder. Little dude feels his feelings very strongly. Fortunately it's the same with the positive ones too. He's an absolute sunbeam when he's happy, but a hurricane force nightmare when he's mad.
LittleMissLotus 5 years ago
People really over-analyze everything, don't they? Lighten up, people. Kids cry for no reason. It doesn't mean that they have "deep psychological damage."
Rissie 5 years ago
Being tired or stressed is what's happening. No analyzing necessary. They're kids. This mystery has been solved a long time ago. Also. It's an unstoppable force ;)
Load More Replies... Nicky OldfieldDesciple 5 years ago
I was in a garden centre last year when a woman in the aisle next to apologised for her bawling 2 year old. She turned to me and explained "he's crying he won't let him drink from that bottle." She was pointing to a bottle of week killer in her shopping basket.
Adri Firewater 5 years ago
My daughter was crying because i wouldn't let her eat dinner with a hair brush
Sterling Wible 5 years ago
I looked at all them some where funny and some where just ridiculous but good article and they should keep the photos till when the grow up and show it to them.
Hans 5 years ago
And another post that will get all the "good that I do not have kids" comments. Children never cry without a reason, and in not a single case of the above pictures is the reason for their meltdown whatever is described by their parents. Struggling with a "no" is an important part of the mental development, and it is surely the phase where parents without care can severly hinder their childrens' development of self-esteem. Children need consistence with decisons and predictability, yet attention to their needs and desired. Yes, this is hard for any parents, and yes, you cannot always act right. But also yes, when overcome, you will have a self-confident, calm, happy little human. And that is totally worth it.
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