Most awesomely ridiculous toddler meltdowns

[Anonymous]

During a recent illness, Netflix became a major source of torture for 22mo DS. He sees pictures of Barney, Thomas, Elmo, etc on the menu so he will say "Barney" and I will put it on. He instantly loses his mind and screams for Elmo and Thomas (like I took them away). I will go back to the menu (because I am being nice because he is sick) and say "do you want Thomas instead?"he will say yes, and then cry for Barney when it starts playing. Poor kid. Early lessons in "you just can't have it all"

[Anonymous]

This morning my two year old had a full blown meltdown because I wouldn't let him eat the cat's Fancy Feast....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:During a recent illness, Netflix became a major source of torture for 22mo DS. He sees pictures of Barney, Thomas, Elmo, etc on the menu so he will say "Barney" and I will put it on. He instantly loses his mind and screams for Elmo and Thomas (like I took them away). I will go back to the menu (because I am being nice because he is sick) and say "do you want Thomas instead?"he will say yes, and then cry for Barney when it starts playing. Poor kid. Early lessons in "you just can't have it all"

Lol! I can just picture him dating in his 20s. Hope he gets his commitment issues sorted out by then.

[Anonymous]

Our 3 yr old cried all the way home from the beach! Sobbing, "beach! beach!"

[Anonymous]

^ not so ridiculous, I would too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:During a recent illness, Netflix became a major source of torture for 22mo DS. He sees pictures of Barney, Thomas, Elmo, etc on the menu so he will say "Barney" and I will put it on. He instantly loses his mind and screams for Elmo and Thomas (like I took them away). I will go back to the menu (because I am being nice because he is sick) and say "do you want Thomas instead?"he will say yes, and then cry for Barney when it starts playing. Poor kid. Early lessons in "you just can't have it all"

I bet he assumed that all 3 would be in the same cartoon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:During a recent illness, Netflix became a major source of torture for 22mo DS. He sees pictures of Barney, Thomas, Elmo, etc on the menu so he will say "Barney" and I will put it on. He instantly loses his mind and screams for Elmo and Thomas (like I took them away). I will go back to the menu (because I am being nice because he is sick) and say "do you want Thomas instead?"he will say yes, and then cry for Barney when it starts playing. Poor kid. Early lessons in "you just can't have it all"

I bet he assumed that all 3 would be in the same cartoon.

This is the real reason the AAP recommends no screen time until 2, because of the meltdowns. LOL.

[Anonymous]

My DD (age 4) would rarely cry or meltdown. But if she did, watch out! Because for some odd reason, DD (age 2) would take one look at her, and he would start to meltdown, too. I don't know if it was compassion, or some kind of "group mentality", but then I would be dealing with 2 crying sobbing kids instead of one if older DD would cry.

[Anonymous]

DS had a short screaming fit telling me to fart again, but eventually accepted my explanation that I couldn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old suddenly won't let me wipe her when changing her diaper. She will scream out "No wipe PUSS! No wipe PUSS! Diaper on pwease!" while sobbing and squirming.

Told DH this and he blames me for the "puss" language. Which is probably true.

I really hope this is a fake post. It is so awful on so many levels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old suddenly won't let me wipe her when changing her diaper. She will scream out "No wipe PUSS! No wipe PUSS! Diaper on pwease!" while sobbing and squirming.

Told DH this and he blames me for the "puss" language. Which is probably true.

I really hope this is a fake post. It is so awful on so many levels.

Eh, big deal and lesson learned. Now they'll switch to a more appropriate term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:During a recent illness, Netflix became a major source of torture for 22mo DS. He sees pictures of Barney, Thomas, Elmo, etc on the menu so he will say "Barney" and I will put it on. He instantly loses his mind and screams for Elmo and Thomas (like I took them away). I will go back to the menu (because I am being nice because he is sick) and say "do you want Thomas instead?"he will say yes, and then cry for Barney when it starts playing. Poor kid. Early lessons in "you just can't have it all"

My son is similar. Crazy.

[Anonymous]

Because not everything is purple.

DD (2.5) must have purple clothes, purple paint to work with, purple cup, purple smoothie, the purple train, etc. She lost it when I said I couldn't make her bath purple.

[Anonymous]

Because I didn't drive slowly enough for him to see the fire house on our way to daycare. Other days it was because he missed seeing his favorite statue or fountain or because I didn't turn down the right street.

Generally, my two year old is a back seat driver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 4 y/o son started bawling yesterday because he doesn't have breasts and will never grow them. I tried to console him with the awesome fact that he can stand to pee and his sister and I cannot. He then proceed to sob harder and told my husband over facetime that he was crying because he doesn't sit on the poop seat on the potty to go pee (apparently because he lifts up the seat to pee he considers it to be a poop seat).

I think I scored serious parenting bonus points for not even cracking a smile as this was going on but man I was laughing on the inside.

My 4 yo was upset this week because she wants to grow a beard. If only they could switch!