# Parents reveal reasons behind their children's tantrums.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 7, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-reveal-reasons-behind-their-childrens-tantrums/835188 "2019-06-07T21:52:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-reveal-reasons-behind-their-childrens-tantrums/835188/1 "2019-06-07T21:52:35Z")

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Some of these are pretty funny. The kid crying because he couldn’t pick up the book he’s sitting on and the girl upset because she was handed the wrong pink marker reminds me of my kids at that age.

It certainly helps to have a sense of humor raising kids. I wish memes had been a thing in the 1990’s. There were certainly days I needed to laugh at the absurdity of kids behavior.

I have to agree with the kid that the Golden Gate bridge isn’t worth a trip. I’d be very disappointed if I drove hundreds of miles out of my way to see it. I’d resist the urge to throw a tantrurm. LOL

> **[Exasperated parents reveal the reasons behind their children's tears](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7107561/Exasperated-parents-reveal-reasons-childrens-tears-hilarious-online-gallery.html)**
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> In a hilarious new online gallery compiled by BoredPanda, long-suffering mothers and fathers from around the world revealed the cause behind their offspring's bizarre meltdowns.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-reveal-reasons-behind-their-childrens-tantrums/835188/2 "2019-06-21T20:07:40Z")

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Good stuff - thanks!

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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-reveal-reasons-behind-their-childrens-tantrums/835188/3 "2019-06-21T20:22:48Z")

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Those are funny! In all fairness though, I think I’d have a meltdown if a llama stuck his face in mine.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-reveal-reasons-behind-their-childrens-tantrums/835188/4 "2019-06-21T21:11:51Z")

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These lists are periodically posted to Reddit and a few others. They’ve been around for years now.

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-reveal-reasons-behind-their-childrens-tantrums/835188/5 "2019-06-21T21:23:53Z")

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There used to be a guy who regularly posted his son’s meltdowns, with reasons, on his blog. I can’t remember the name of the blog. But apparently, for a period, it was a regular, daily thing and the blog was his way of staying sane through it.