Toddler Tantrums: 10 Of The Funniest Reasons Kids Have Kicked Off, As Told By Parents

'He thought I'd stolen his sister's willy.' ๐Ÿ˜‚

No parent can avoid their toddlerโ€™s tantrums, so rather than hand-wringing over them, sometimes itโ€™s important to see the funny side.

A mum who had a stressful day with her child decided to seek reassurance from other parents that she wasnโ€™t alone.

And sure enough, mums on Mumsnet pulled together to share the funniest reasons their kids have had an outburst.

Here are 10 of our favourites, including the cat that wouldnโ€™t talk and the wind that wouldnโ€™t stop blowing.

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1. The sausage fell out.

โ€œMy son, aged three, once had an hour-long tantrum because the sausage kept falling out of his sandwich.โ€

2. The wall hurt her.

โ€œMy daughter was upset with the wall today as it hurt her when she tried to bite it (and was told not to).โ€

3. Not going to the restaurant he didnโ€™t want to go to.

โ€œMy son cried when we were going to take him out to a restaurant and said he hated the place we were going to. We said: โ€˜Alright we just wonโ€™t go thenโ€™. He then had an hour-long meltdown about really wanting to go and loving that restaurant.โ€

4. The dog looked at her.

โ€œIt always surprises me how much anger there is in such little people. My friendโ€™s daughter once had a tantrum because the dog looked at her.โ€

5. I put the dirty nappy in the bin.

โ€œI put my daughterโ€™s dirty nappy in the bin. We had a very tearful: โ€˜Bye bye poo poo, love youโ€™.โ€

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6. I made lunch.

โ€œMy daughter sobbed big wet tears today because I had made her lunch. She kept crying โ€˜not eating, not eatingโ€™ at the very same time as she crammed her lunch in.โ€

7. The cat wouldnโ€™t say hello.

โ€œThe cat wouldnโ€™t say hello back when my son said hello to the cat. It caused a good 10 minute tantrum.โ€

8. He wanted to poo standing up.

โ€œMy son was inconsolable when I explained I could not put his bum โ€˜on the frontโ€™ because he wanted to poo standing up.โ€

9. He thought Iโ€™d stolen his sisterโ€™s willy.

โ€œMy son cried for a solid 30 minutes after he saw me change his new sisterโ€™s nappy. โ€˜Why you take her willy?โ€˜, he said. He genuinely thought Iโ€™d stolen it and telling him she never had a willy made him cry harder! He still says โ€˜you can take my boxers off but you leave my willy onโ€™ when Iโ€™m changing him.โ€

10. I couldnโ€™t stop the wind blowing.

โ€œMy daughter when she was younger had a big screaming-in-the-street, laying-on-the-floor tantrum. Why? Because I couldnโ€™t stop the wind blowing.โ€

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