Why Is My Toddler Crying??

chickyclg · January 2017

Anyone want to come play with me while I am in the middle of what the hell was I thinking having another baby?

ETA: Feel free to bring up babies, preschoolers, and older kids, there's no reason to contain this crazy to toddlers alone.

chickyclg · January 2017

Currently my toddler is crying because she woke up from her nap.

Seriously kid, I would much rather you go back to sleep if you didn't want to wake up.

SKZW · January 2017

Yes! What the hell are we thinking?! Did I just make a huge mistake; am I ruining my family? The end of diaper changing is in sight, and I'm signing up for another 3 to 4 years of this? Facepalm. What a moron.

chickyclg · January 2017

SKZW said:

Yes! What the hell are we thinking?! Did I just make a huge mistake; am I ruining my family? The end of diaper changing is in sight, and I'm signing up for another 3 to 4 years of this? Facepalm. What a moron.

I mean, why as soon as you get out of the survival stage do we think, "Sure, having another kid will be a breeze" <- said no parent ever.

jayandaplus · January 2017

@chickyclg Haha! Well, maybe it's better to keep the "misery" going now, before you have too long to realize the bliss once they're not babies? I don't know, FTM here.

nda_roxybabe · January 2017

Why is my dog yelling for more water when there's 2 bowls sitting there, one of which is full? Oh, because he doesn't want the silver bowl, he wants the white one. I kid you not. I mean I know dogs are color blind (I refuse to believe this), but for some reason, the one bowl just sometimes will not do.

chickyclg · January 2017

nda_roxybabe said:

Why is my dog yelling for more water when there's 2 bowls sitting there, one of which is full? Oh, because he doesn't want the silver bowl, he wants the white one. I kid you not. I mean I know dogs are color blind (I refuse to believe this), but for some reason, the one bowl just sometimes will not do.

I totally realized I left out fur babies!

NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot · January 2017

Why my 3yo has cried in the past week:

1. We cut her pancake the wrong way. You have to cut vertically and then horizontally. Not vice versa.
2. We were talking too much.
3. She asked mom a question, but dad replied instead of mom.
4. She couldn't use her fork to scoop (not spear) a piece of pork chop.
5. We wanted her to wear something other than a dress. (this particular crying jag happened every day this week)
6. We wouldn't let her "hang up" the facetime call while her grandparents were talking to us.
7. I ordered her food at restaurant when she was hungry, despite her telling me she didn't want me to order her anything.

I can keep going...

SKZW · January 2017

Yeah, and then I really sit down, do the math, and think about how old I'll be when this little bean turns 21, and I'm like eff, I'll be so old, I'll already have one foot in the nursing home. Poor kid, having such an old decrepit parent...

livin541 · January 2017

Because he chose one flavor and after eating it decided he actually wanted the other.

hp_momma · January 2017

NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot said:
3. She asked mom a question, but dad replied instead of mom.

This one drives DH nuts! "I was talking to MOMMY!" Like he's clearly incapable of answering even when I give the same exact response lol

chickyclg · January 2017

Because she couldn't push both of the shopping carts and one tipped over.

ShadeofGreen816 · January 2017

nda_roxybabe said:

Why is my dog yelling for more water when there's 2 bowls sitting there, one of which is full? Oh, because he doesn't want the silver bowl, he wants the white one. I kid you not. I mean I know dogs are color blind (I refuse to believe this), but for some reason, the one bowl just sometimes will not do.

I bought my dog these adorable (and not cheap!) metal bowls that came in a stand so they would be higher off the floor... but he was terrified to eat or drink from them! So I had to buy white ceramic ones that are WAY too small for a 60+ lb dog but it's all he'll eat out of!

KMD1106 · January 2017

This morning it was because she wanted to put her shoes on before she took off her PJs to put her pants on.

hp_momma · January 2017

Because I gave her a snack in the blue bowl instead of green. I clearly need to work on my mind reading skills.

nda_roxybabe · January 2017

I love these!

@ShadeofGreen816 Haha! Yes, sometimes my guy gets scared of his bowls. With the 2 bedroom water dishes (we're down to 1 again now) he would alternate between which he'd be willing to use. He also refuses to drink the water if you fill it to full. Oh and bathroom tap water is better than the purified water apparently.

slowmo · January 2017

I let my 2-year-old watch cartoons while I make dinner. Turning off the TV so he could eat said dinner triggered a level-5 tantrum tonight. During this epic tantrum, he made the following complaints: he wasn't wearing socks (because he took them off); I wouldn't let him play with the light switch in the kitchen; and I said he couldn't eat chocolate cake for dinner. The last point wasn't even entirely true! I told him he could have cake if he ate his pizza first. These are the kinds of nonsense negotiations that go down here. In the end, I scored a slim victory in that he ate half a bowl of blueberries, one at time, squishing them between his fingers first. I guess at least he ate something? Sigh. I am so eating the cake I promised him.

BeachMommy2B · January 2017

We have meltdowns pretty often but lately the attitude has been worse. Last night I told her she could not watch any TV if she didn't st least try her vegetable soup. She ate all her chicken patty then said, "I think I'll just play in my room I don't want to watch TV tonight.." well played kid

WombThereItIs · January 2017

Because he said he didn't want to wear his jacket and I agreed he didn't need to.

I can not wait for coat weather to be gone. Oh my gosh.

MoshiMoshi7 · January 2017

Because he said he wanted to leave the library, so we left the library.

Because he said he wanted lunch, so I made him lunch.

Because he pooped in his underwear instead of the potty, so we had to put on a different pair of underwear.

Can you tell it's been a day? Reading everyone else's responses have given me a much needed laugh.

Squirtgun · January 2017

Because I put the bandaid on her toe (which she had scraped) instead of her knee (which was apparently having sympathy pains.)

KMD1106 · January 2017

Squirtgun said:

Because I put the bandaid on her toe (which she had scraped) instead of her knee (which was apparently having sympathy pains.)

We have bandaid drama around here too. DD is obsessed with them!

KMD1106 · January 2017

Now it's because DH offered to read the book she just asked him to read. The issue was he didn't read her mind to know that she wanted to lay on the floor and read.

OmegaRose3 · January 2017

My top ones for this week:
1. Because I wouldn't let her pull back the shower curtain on DH when he was getting ready for work

2. Because I wouldn't let her eat the hairy fruit snack I swept up

3. Because I wouldn't let her eat our lizard's worms (I know, so mean)

4. Because I wouldn't let her pour yogurt all ovee the both of us

5. Because she woke up early and wanted her cup, but didn't want me to hand it to her...

nda_roxybabe · January 2017

This has me realizing...pregnancy has at times, turned me into a toddler!

Kipperoo · January 2017

These stories just gave me a much needed laugh...I'm pretty sure I've experienced 90% of the above meltdowns with my 2.5 year old in the past week.

And, just this morning, I picked out a shirt for him (with a fox on it) and he said "I want to wear this shirt, mommy!" So, I patted myself on the back because this is the first time in weeks he hasn't had a meltdown over me picking a shirt that he does not want to wear (giving him options does not solve this problem, it only delays it because he inevitably changes his mind at least 3 times and still has a meltdown)...I proceed to take off his PJ pants, put on his jeans, take off his PJ top, suddenly FULL ON MELTDOWN "mommy, I don't LIKE the fox. I want to wear THIS shirt" scream-pointing at his PJ pants....

Also, "mommy, I want a green apple sauce". "Ok, kid, here you go! Let's eat it in the car on the way to daycare"..."Ok!...(pause)...NO MOMMY! The applesauce wants to stay home! I want to eat the applesauce at home!". Of course, once we got to daycare, he happily skipped in, so I don't think this was daycare related.

And I found myself thinking this morning...WHY am I choosing to do this again? I love my son but the thought of what's in store for me for the next 2 years? It seriously makes me want to cry some days...I've mentioned many times before that I'm not really a fan of babies...I think I'd take another 2 year old (even on his worst day) over a baby. Sigh...

WombThereItIs · January 2017

@Kipperoo oh my god the shirt debate every morning. I can not deal with that after only being awake for 5 minutes. It's insane. There is absolutely no winning that game ever.

NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot · January 2017

Hold up. Am I just trading the "I want to wear a dress" battle (w/ DD) for a shirt battle (w/ this boy child in my uterus)??? Sigh. I thought there were a few things I'd get a pass on by getting the other sex.

JCWhitey · January 2017

My 3 year old woke up at 2AM crying and was throwing a fit. He kept saying something, but he's speech delayed and when he's really upset it's nearly impossible to understand him. Took my five minutes to figure out he wanted a kiss. As soon as I gave him one he rolled over and went to sleep as if the past five minutes of pure tantrum hadn't just hapoened.

Seriously, why are kids so weird? And my 2 year old slept through the whole thing. Just a few feet away, snoring away. Then she woke up an hour later because her bunny fell on the floor and she couldn't find it.

I didn't sleep well.

hp_momma · January 2017

DD1 fell asleep before her pajamas were on. I tried to change her, but she was like a rag doll so I just put her in bed with them off. She woke up at 2am crying because she didn't have her pajamas on and she didn't get to take her vitamin.

Did I mention DD1 is 5? The random meltdowns don't stop at the toddler age unfortunately

WombThereItIs · January 2017

NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot said:

Hold up. Am I just trading the "I want to wear a dress" battle (w/ DD) for a shirt battle (w/ this boy child in my uterus)??? Sigh. I thought there were a few things I'd get a pass on by getting the other sex.

I only have a boy so far (hi female belly monster!) but I can guarantee you they are picky little dictators just the girls. You can give them the wrong clothes, cups, jackets, play with toys wrong, it's endless.

WxM941 · January 2017

He took his own socks off.

sls · January 2017

Why is my toddler crying? I HAVE NO IDEA. Something to do with her chair or her fork or her pants or her leg or her food or her plate...

livin541 · January 2017

Last night it was because he woke up at 2am and demanded to eat ice cream in bed. This has never happened, BTW.

MrsFox2008 · January 2017

My toddler was crying because I wouldn't allow her to wear her night gown to my dr appt this morning haha!

Squirtgun · January 2017

@Kipperoo I ended the shirt fight with, you pick what you're going to wear every day, I could care less. Best decision ever- mornings are so much easier!! Even if she (very rarely) changes her mind after first choice "ok. That's cool. Wear whatever you want." It's not a power struggle any more, and she thinks she's old because she gets to choose

Although today we had our first complete any total public meltdown. In target, her absolute favorite store. Because she was tired and I told her we had to pay before we could leave. Then we got home, and I made her favorite lunch. Which she asked for. Which was not at all what she wanted, so lots of sobbing and "no, that not my lunch!!!" Turned into naptime with no lunch.

Sigh. Every time you have a "wow, I've got this parenting thing!" Moment, your kid has to prove that you're not as good as you think you are!

pshaortao · January 2017

Because I took off a wet diaper to put on a fresh on before nap.

OmegaRose3 · January 2017

Squirtgun said:

Sigh. Every time you have a "wow, I've got this parenting thing!" Moment, your kid has to prove that you're not as good as you think you are!

This...this right there.

chickyclg · January 2017

pshaortao said:

Because I took off a wet diaper to put on a fresh on before nap.

This is a HUGE meltdown trigger at our house, and when I say screw it they both take their diapers off during nap time.

JCWhitey · January 2017

WxM941 said:

He took his own socks off.

This is DD's major malfunction. She wants to wear her socks but has an obsession with taking off her socks. Probably happens half a dozen times a day.

Kipperoo · January 2017

@Squirtgun , I tried letting him pick his own clothes but it definitely did not work. When given a choice, he just stands and stares. For like 15 minutes. And changes his mind half way through getting him dressed as if I was the one that picked his outfit. Or decides not to decide. The same thing happens with books every night...sigh...but I'm planning to try the "let him pick" thing again in a few weeks.

@pshaortao , the diaper thing--insanity. Basically every diaper change, I hear "no, mommy! this diaper is ok!" even when it is very clearly NOT ok.

The power struggle is REAL.

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