Toddlers aren’t known for being reasonable. And they shouldn’t be reasonable! They’re just starting to learn the rules of the world, and their brains still have decades’ of development to go through. Toddlers are supposed to be difficult.
But just because they’re difficult doesn’t mean parents can’t find some humor in their toddlers’ behavior–particularly when it comes to the reasons they cry. And luckily for us, parents have been sharing the most ridiculous, nonsensical reasons why their toddlers have had meltdowns. First compiled by Bored Panda, this list will definitely make you laugh, whether you’re a parent of a toddler, or a former toddler yourself.
1. “Because the people on the plane in the sky wouldn’t wave back at her.”
2. “We didn’t let her go outside without pants and shoes on.”
3. “I wouldn’t let him dip his toothbrush into my wine glass.”
4. “He said he needed to get dressed I reminded him he already was.”
5. “There was frosting on both sides of her Oreo.”
6. “He wanted raisins. So I gave him raisins. I didn’t even get the chance to ask what went wrong.”
7. “I told her ‘No more of Mommy’s makeup.'”
8. “I asked her to walk to the top of the driveway instead of carrying her.”
9. ”I wouldn’t let him eat the pregnancy test I was taking.”
10. “He offered me a bite of his pretzel, and I took it.”
11. “Because I wont let him dip his fingers in my hot coffee.”
12. Daddy tried to read her a book. She wanted Mama to read it. The book is Just Me & My Dad.”
13. “She farted and got a fright.”
14. “He doesn’t want to stand up and he doesn’t want to lie down.”
15. “Because he can’t watch Daddy poop.”
h/t: Bored Panda