Someone Wonders What’s The Most Ridiculous Reason Your Child Had A Meltdown? And 50 Parents Give Hilarious Answers – Bored Panda

Children, quite like Karens, are notorious meltdown makers. In what seems like a fraction of second, they go from little angels bringing joy into our miserable adult world to full-on tantrum machines powered by screaming and crying, rolling on the floor, and cursing like uncle Bob.

But parents werent born yesterday. They either have already found a reliable antidote to such meltdowns and proven way to take back control, or they manage to simply not care and save their nerves when it occurs.

So this thread from Ask Reddit has parents sharing the most ridiculous reasons their child had a meltdown, and trust us, it doesnt get any funnier than that. Turns out that virtually anything can be a trigger for a child's freakout, and it can just as well be cute and wholesome.

He saw that scene from Spongebob where Patrick was upset because he couldnt see his own forehead. My son saw it, realized he couldnt see his own forehead, then had a meltdown.

Hugh_manateerian Report

My daughter got mad because I cut her sandwich into triangles instead of rectangles. She threw it at the wall, pointed at Santa, and screamed, PUT ME ON THE NAUGHTY LIST!

jeff_the_nurse , Eaters Collective Report

Meltdowns are inseparable from having kids. Our little daredevils are notorious tantrum throwers, and its just a question of severity and frequency with which they occur. There are countless parenting methods created to take back control of a child in meltdown, and ways to make sure it doesnt happen.

Tantrums and meltdowns can be generated by a lot of different things: fear, frustration, anger, and sensory overload, to name a few. Moreover, a tantrum isnt a very clear way to communicate, but theyre very powerful in getting not just parents' but every onlookers attention.

A full on screaming temper tantrum because he didn't want to go to McDonald's with us. It was STUPID we're not going to STUPID MCDONALDS!!! Then as soon as we finished going through the drive thru, through tears he asked for his chicken nuggets and contentedly ate his happy meal soon after. Toddlers are weird man.

zerbey , Thabang Report

This article on the Childmind Institute argues that we should think of a tantrum as a reaction to a situation a child cant handle in a more grown-up way. By talking about how he feels, or making a case for what he wants, or just doing what hes been asked to do. Instead, he is overwhelmed by emotion.

If unleashing his feelings in a dramatic way crying, yelling, kicking the floor, punching the wall, or hitting a parent serves to get him what he wants (or out of whatever he was trying to avoid), its a behavior that he may come to rely on.

I've got two kids. While driving, a bird pooped on our car window on one side of the car. The kid farthest from that side of the car looked at it, and the other one started yelling "You can't look at the bird poop! It's on my side of the car so it's MY bird poop!" and then a big fight broke out.

supenguin Report

At about age 2, he was trying to get out of his bed, put his hand on the wall, then put his other hand over it, and tried to remove his first hand. The weight/push force of his second hand kept his first hand pinned to the wall. He started screaming in terror, pushing back with all his might... on top of his first hand. I had to grab his second hand, then yank his first hand free.

He was inconsolable for a while.

punkwalrus Report

It was my wife's time of the month, and I asked her if she needed any feminine products as I was leaving for the store. My 2 year old son then proceeded to throw himself on the floor demanding that he wanted 'feminine prodos' as well.

mr_patsy , Alexander Grey Report

Challenges like meltdowns are a quintessential part of being a parent. Many people know that and are still willing to make a sacrifice for the better good and having a fulfilling life with kids. Others, however, choose a very different path, which is staying childfree.

This is, of course, not to say that people choose not to have kids because its difficult raising them, rather they make a decision for a complex of reasons. They may range from rising living costs, rising housing prices, widespread concerns about social media and climate change, peoples own childhood experiences, and simply not wanting children.

I wouldn't buy him a combine harvester, an axe or a cow. All full sized real things. Not toys

floydie1962 Report

School was over. That was completely unacceptable. 4yo straight up starfishes himself on the path where the entire school had to step over/around him screaming about how he doesnt want to go home. It made me look like the best parent in the world.

Andiwowow , Ivan Aleksic Report

The spoon was the wrong color, then when I got the right one it was toxic since I was the one to grab it, so I put it back and then it was too far and they wanted me to get it for them, and after that they wanted the original one they threw on the floor. I picked it up and handed it to them but apparently it was toxic again so they threw it, climbed down the chair, picked it up, then went back to their yogurt and started to happily eat. Toddlers am I right?

You meant just today this morning right?

Cognizant_Psyche , Harry Grout Report

Despite the fact that the childfree lifestyle is gaining popularity every day, its still viewed with a huge stigma in our society. To find out what are the reasons for so many people condemning those who opt for life without kids, Bored Panda spoke with Dr. Audrey Tang, a chartered psychologist and author of multiple books, including "Be A Great Manager Now", "The Leader's Guide to Mindfulness," and "The Leader's Guide to Resilience. It turns out this has a lot to do with human nature and our tendency to be judgemental toward others.

When we live in a society with others (and this is evident in the animal kingdom), we tend to understand our place in the pack through acknowledging ourselves in comparison to others with the goal being access to resources, Tang argues.

Him: I don't want English peas for breakfast

Me: I'm not cooking English peas for breakfast

Him: *head buried in the couch SOBBING

Aggravating_Client36 Report

According to Tang, in humans, we are fighting less over a perceived scarcity of food and water, but (especially in the social media world) a need for acknowledgment and validation. Further to which, building self-esteem has focused on appreciating the self but often in comparison to others (e.g. I didnt win but at least I didnt come last).She explained that we are brought up judging others to know our position.

Moreover, Tang claims that in evolutionary terms, this is perhaps sensible. By making it clear there is someone else (a 'weaker prey' perhaps) to focus on, we can remain safe.

My nephew told me that 7/11 is called that because it's open seven hours a day, eleven days a week. I told him that there aren't 11 days in the week and he lost his little mind.

Don't correct a toddler if it doesn't matter in the long run.

Flaky_Tip Report

Oooo ooo oo. Not me, but my brother. Apparently, my mom found him (early 90s) sitting in the doorway between the house and the great outdoors crying hysterically because he wasn't sure if he wanted to stay in or go outside.

OakHallowedBThyAcorn Report

Tang told Bored Panda that it becomes all too easy to, rather than show acceptance of difference or even learn from that other person, try to negate that of the other it is the act of normative idealization. She continued explaining that normative idealization is when you think like what I do is normal, what you do is odd (it makes our own ego feel better); or to return to my first point of looking outwards - we might alternatively just be picking on others to avoid thinking about our own problems and something which makes them 'different' is an easy target and sometimes it means by bringing someone down (rather than working to raise ourselves up), we feel better about ourselves and dont need to admit we need to do something about our own insecurities.

Ohhh, man. Let's see...

*I microwaved her hot dog.

*I wouldn't give her a second olive

*I wouldn't let him jump on a trampoline in the rain

*She didn't want to be buckled into her carseat when I picked her up from daycare. She didn't want to get OUT of her carseat when we got home 2 blocks later. Then she was upset because all the candy was gone from her 6-month-old trick-or-treat bag.

*The sticker she peeled off my wife's orange apparently didn't meet expectations.

raistliniltsiar Report

Having said that, Tang claims that we have evolved since that point, although perhaps our brains haven't quite, and we need to teach it healthy behaviors.

Judging others in the context of who is living life best is not helpful, it is far more healthy to focus your energies on living your own best life, and if others are inspired, perhaps you can tell them how you did it and what your choices were... if they don't - you just do you." She added that in the words of Ru Paul - if they aren't paying your bills, you pay them no mind!

I flipped out because my mom used the Native American word for corn, mas, because she is Dutch and they call it that over there. I remember freaking the f**k out because I didnt want to eat poor baby mice. I ran upstairs in a blind panic.

For a few years afterwards Id sometimes grab handfuls of dried corn from the kitchen to save them and I made beds out of cotton balls for the individual pieces of corn lol.

DameDrunkenTheTall Report

Full on meltdown last week because I wouldnt let him take a nap with a bowl of chicken nuggets. Hes only two and I know shits about to get wilder than that.

Alternative_Plate398 Report

My daughter frequently asks me what a word means (irritated, archery, hilarious, etc), then when I tell her she screams NOOO THAT'S WRONG and cries. Every time. She thinks I'm an idiot I guess. Also, why the hell are you asking me if you THINK you know what it means already smh.

796807 Report

His pants were too gentle. His cookie was sleeping. He said good morning to the cat and the cat didnt say good morning back to him. The toilet was yelling at him. (He had flushed it). It was his birthday and he was excited to go see a Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine and then we left the house to go see A Day Out With Thomas The Tank Engine.

TheYankunian Report

He didn't want long food. No food that was a long shape whatsoever. It was an interesting phase.

terminator_chic Report

Because she wanted to go to school, at 8 pm, at age 3, never having gone to a school ever.

ShabbyBash Report

Not a parent, but a daycare worker.

As soon as I saw this, my mind jumped to the moment I watched a two-year-old throw himself onto the ground, kicking and screaming, because I wouldn't let him stick peas up his nose.

CommonGrackle_ Report

Mine was heartbroken that his gingerbread man had broken after about 6 hours of playing with it.

He also had a meltdown because hes potty training and he had a poo in the toilet.

marshmallow-fluff- Report

I cut her waffle into squares instead of rectangles. RIP my Saturday morning.

TonyTheLieger Report

Ok I'm not a parent but I was looking after my baby cousin and we were sat on the sofa watching a movie and he cried because he couldn't hug the cat on the screen

Separate-Ant-9646 Report

Foreword I take these very seriously and we're working to help her even if the content makes me giggle afterwards.

Not a meltdown per se but some of the things my daughter screams when she has night terrors are less than terrifying.

"NononoNO DONT EAT MY CAAAAAKE"

"THEY CANT DO THAT THE FEATHERS ARE ON THE WRONG STATUE"

"I can't do this I can't I can't I can't I can't put on shoes I'm wearing sandals""

Threndsa Report

I remember once my little brother was super mad he wasn't given two of some kind of treat. So my mom took it from him, broke it in half, and gave him the two pieces. Just like that he was happy

TehAsianator Report

My wife brought home pizza for dinner. It had sausage and pepperoni, my sons favorite. He freaked out and refused to eat it because the sausage was crumbled instead of in little balls

professor_dog , The Nix Company Report

Going through a drive through we asked my daughter if she wanted a breakfast sandwich. When we ordered a bacon egg and cheese biscuit she had a melt down for 30 minutes insisting she wanted a sandwich and not a biscuit.

SEPTSLord , Jeremy Bishop Report

When I was little, about four years old, I was very upset that my mom was pregnant with my little brother. So much so, that at one night as she tucked me in, I looked her dead in the eyes and said "I'll miss you so much when the new baby gets here and I have to run away." I then proceeded to have a hysterical meltdown. This was a few days after I had to be picked up from my grandparents' house one night because they had a kid's stool with the Three Bears on it and it made me bawl because that wouldn't be like my family any more.

Almost twenty years later, my brother and I have a good relationship, but it definitely took some convincing to get there.

HatchedAttic21 Report

I was drinking some tea and he was upset when he found out I did that without him choosing a type of tea for me. He doesn't even drink tea. He cried and insisted I make a new pot of tea with the tea of his choice.

gorogy Report

She couldnt see the moon (new moon. It happens). Insisted it went to New York city and sobbed.

Missprisskm Report

One day my son got extremely upset because his French fry was too long, so I broke it in half. The French fry was then, too short. Absolute meltdown.

elmsa517 Report

My god daughter cried on a trip to the aquarium as there were no "fishies" in the car park. At the end of the day when she was ready to leave she said, in a matter of fact way, that she hated fishies. Can't please them.

Schofief Report

My son at the time was mainlining string cheese in hopes of not turning him into string cheese he was cut off for like a day. So picked him up from daycare walk into the house not a single word said he went running through the house and dropped down crying his head off. I asked whats wrong he said I want cheese! I told him no, you can have anything other than cheese. Well I thought he was in a full on meltdown, I was wrong, he ran across the house dropped like he was shot complete and utter meltdown, I decided this is so ridiculous, I better film this so I started recording. He looked up to see if it was working, I was stone faced, back to meltdown. Then I asked whats wrong? He promptly stood up not a single tear falling and questioningly said cheese?

It became a thing when someone is losing their s**t, to ask cheese?

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