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!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement( iframe );t.display= none ,t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement( script );c.src= //cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js ,c.setAttribute( async , 1 ),c.setAttribute( type , text/javascript ),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);(new Image()).src = https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=8b034f64-513c-4987-b16f-42d6008f7feb ;cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({ playerId : 8b034f64-513c-4987-b16f-42d6008f7feb , mediaId : 55835427-393a-4d64-9c79-79cbd033b8ab }).render( 692dc028e4b0520d940a14ef );});Parents are spilling the tea on the random reasons their child had a tantrum – and I have to admit, it’s making me feel far better about the time things went nuclear because I didn’t let my then three-year-old have a wee on our drive. In a post shared to r/Parenting, user ScholarNecessary2838 asked, “Why did your toddler have a meltdown today?”She then revealed her three-year-old daughter had asked to do some colouring, and had asked her to colour with her. So far, so calm.The mum recalled: “I set out all our colouring stuff, let her pick the page she wants to colour and a page for me. All is going well until...” (we all know where this is going) “she looks over at me, and absolutely LOSES her mind…”“MOMMY YOU ARE COLOURING WRONG. STOP COLOURING LIKE THAT!!”Her daughter then started sobbing “uncontrollably”, muttering she was “doing it all wrong” and saying the (probably quite baffled) parent doesn’t “follow rules”.After some serious detective work, the mum figured out it had all kicked off because she had been using her left hand to colour. “I AM LEFT HANDED. She had an absolute meltdown because I colour with my left hand and not my right hand like her,” said the bemused mum.“When I tried to explain and show I can’t use my right hand to colour BECAUSE I AM LEFT HANDED, she became absolutely, utterly UN. FREAKING. HINGED.”And, of course, other poor parents had similar stories to share...Not letting son deliver invites for a made-up party to neighbours at 9.30am“5 year old lost it because I wouldn’t let him go deliver handmade invitations to a party he thinks he’s hosting to our neighbours at 9:30 in the morning while wearing a pajama shirt, underwear, and one croc. He saw nothing wrong with this.”– insomniac-ackNot letting daughter injure herself on a cactus“The 2 year old freaked out because she pricked her finger on a spiky cactus. She didn’t freak out because it hurt and had drawn blood, she freaked out because we moved the cactus to a high shelf and wouldn’t let her keep poking it with all her uninjured fingers.”– Varvara-SidorovnaButtering son’s toast“I was making toast. He asked for butter on his toast. So I put butter on his toast.”– Klutzy_Journalist_36Not adhering to the official toddler order of getting dressed“My three year old became ENRAGED when I put her shirt on before her pants… and wailed until I took her shirt back off and put her pants on first.”– deedeeEightyThreeNot pouring the milk right“Because he asked me to pour him some milk. Then when I started doing so, he decided he wanted to do it, and when he started he decided I should do it. I poured it only for him to turn the cup 180 degrees all over the floor.”– TheWackoMagicianA hypnotherapist has shared some advice for helping a child during a tantrum.Not letting my toddler have the bubblegum he found somewhere“My three year old got mad because I said he can’t have the bubblegum that he found somewhere. Then he had another fit because I let the dogs outside (usually his job but he wouldn’t do it because of the bubblegum tantrum). He then got upset because his brother said hello to him - it’s been a long day.”– CHAIR0RPIANGetting out of the car too fast“We pulled into a car park once and my son cried bitterly because he said that dad then ‘got out of the car too fast’.”– northernhighlightsNot letting son eat crayons“No meltdown yet today, but a few days ago my 1.5 year old threw a fit because I wouldn’t let him eat his crayons.”– hereforthetee_Because it isn’t Christmas “My three year old just sobbed for like 45 minutes because she wants it to be Christmas today.”– Limp_Tangerine_1023On the theme of Christmas, see also: “She wanted the Christmas tree to be outside. It’s a fake 9 inch plastic tree.”– rocknrollcolawarsRelated...This 1 Response To Toddler Tantrums Will Change Your Life Psychologist Shares 1 Mistake Parents Make After Tantrums And SquabblesIf You Dread Toddler Tantrums, A Psychologist Wants You To Know This

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