25 Parents Reveal the Hilariously Absurd Reasons Kids Lost Their Cool

One thing is for sure…there’s never a dull moment in the life of a parent. Especially a parent of littles and their unpredictable emotions.

Sometimes you want to cry right along with them, and other times it’s all you can do not to stifle a laugh at the ridiculousness of it all.

I’ve rounded up quips from parents who revealed the unusual and hilarious reasons their kids had a meltdown – you really can’t make this stuff up!

Janene

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Lately my 4-year old has been getting upset she doesn’t see a thought bubble when she’s thinking about something
— gorp dilf (@gorpdilf) January 28, 2024

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My nephew got upset this week because his tongue is pink and he hates pink
— Preston Education 💎🦉📚💻 (@prestonedu1) January 28, 2024

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Today my three year old cried because it’s not his birthday. 🙃
— Morgan J. Post (@MorganJPost) January 28, 2024

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My toddler is crying because he wants to be driven to school in a red car, my car is black.
How is your day going?
— Abeni Mrs Money (@TheHabaneroChef) July 8, 2021

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My 3 year old just had a meltdown because I told her she had to be 4 before she could be 6. I haven’t broken the news about 5 to her yet.
— Dad Pickup Line (@dadpickupline) January 28, 2022

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Prayers for my distraught 5yo whose pet grape was just eaten by his twin sister
— MumInBits (@MumInBits) June 14, 2022

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my 4yo is crying because he’ll never get to see a real dinosaur. same, bud. same.
— Kevin The Dad (@kevinthedad) November 18, 2021

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My toddler is having a meltdown because he can't get his shoes on… over the shoes he already has on
— Not Another Pinterest Mom (@xennial_mom) August 23, 2019

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4yo starts to meltdown because I flushed the toilet instead of her (major faux pas). Then as tears brim over her eyelids, she takes a deep breath and says, “life is more important than toilets”

Life is more important than toilets, y’all.
— Lil Bit 🌈 (@LizerReal) March 4, 2021

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A friend told her child that if she broke the rules she’d have to live with the consequences and the kid started sobbing and said “I don’t wanna live with the consequences, I wanna live with you!”
— Katie D (@KatieDeal99) April 26, 2023

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The 4 yr old is wandering the house in a life jacket, crying b/c it's clipped. He also cried when I unclipped it.

We don't even own a boat.
— Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) July 18, 2017

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Until I became a parent I had not seen another human cry cause they were not the first one to fart in the new year
— Vinod Chhaproo (@Chhapiness) January 1, 2023

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Tonight our younger daughter had a meltdown because the water in the tub was too wet in case you’re wondering what it’s like to have a 3-year-old in the house
— KSV (@KSVesq) November 19, 2021

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Our toddler has been crying for 10 minutes because my husband told her that one day she’ll be grown up, and frankly I get it
— Real Life Mommy (@reallifemommy3) February 14, 2023

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In case you’re thinking about becoming a parent, my kid is currently crying because I wouldn’t serve him “those clouds outside” for breakfast.
— Mediocre Mom (@MediocreMamaa) March 9, 2022

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Prayers for my distraught 5yo whose pet ice cube just melted in his apple juice
— MumInBits (@MumInBits) July 18, 2022

#17

Some of you have never spent any time around a toddler and it shows.

For the rest of you, what’s the most memorable reason you’ve seen a toddler cry over?

Here’s one from me: wanted a “lottle bit” of pasta & absolutely horrified by the choice of a “little bit” or “a lot”
— Dr Ellie Murray, ScD (@EpiEllie) September 11, 2023

#18

My son had a meltdown because his sister accidentally stepped on his piece of popcorn shaped "perfectly like an octopus" and he was saving it for "his collection." I don't know about this collection. I don't want to know about this collection.
— Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) January 4, 2021

#19

Reasons my toddler is crying today:

He took a drink of imaginary water and he didn’t want water.
— Twinstant Family | Lisa (@twinstantfamily) July 27, 2022

#20

Things that made my toddler cry this week:
– I wouldn't let the dog drive him to daycare
– the bath was "too wet"
– he wanted syrup for breakfast…just syrup
– his sister "keeps looking at him"
– he wants shoes like his friend Jacob (there is no Jacob)

How about your kid?
— Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) May 8, 2019

#21

My son had a complete meltdown because he called our dog on his play phone, and the dog wouldn’t say hello.
— Kirsten Jacobson, LCSW (@mssocialwelfare) September 11, 2023

#22

My toddler was having a massive tantrum until she found a grape on the floor. She ate it, and forgot why she was crying. She was crying because she doesn't like grapes.
— Marcy G (@BunAndLeggings) April 18, 2020

#23

tonight when I was putting my 4 year old to bed she started crying and said “I just wanna go to outer space so much!” and I was like that’s awesome honey but why are you crying and she said “it might be lonely on the moon without my grown-ups” 😭😭😭😭😭
— ely kreimendahl (@ElyKreimendahl) June 18, 2022

#24

When my daughter was three she filled a Home Depot with blood curdling screams because I would not buy her carpet adhesive.
— Tom Graser (@StLawEd) January 29, 2022

#25

Years ago when we were on vacation my wife called requesting help. I was in the bar watching a football game and our daughter was crying hysterically in the room demanding that the characters in the book my wife was reading to her be brought out of the book.
— Ron Chusid (@RonChusid) September 11, 2023

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My 3-year-old had a moment in the parking lot of day care yesterday because I “let the sun go down again!”
— Scott Blackburn (@ScottBlackburn2) November 19, 2021

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My 7yo just got mad at his brother and called him ugly, and his brother got really upset about it and started crying.

They’re identical twins.
Identical. Twins.
— Stacey (@nofilterblonde) January 29, 2023

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For more about life with kids, check out: “Oh, Boy! Parents Confess the Funniest, Craziest Stunts Their Sons Have Pulled”

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