11 Tantrums in My House this Week
Since Monday, my boys have had tantrums varying in length from 5 minutes to 30 minutes about many random things. It’s gone from wailing or whining for a few minutes to bawling on the floor kicking and screaming. We have been late for school, late for collection from school, late, late, late!. The tantrums are always a feature in a house with two young boys but they’ve been especially fun this week. I’m blaming back to school and work and tiredness. I’m hoping next week will go more smoothly. Here’s my favourite reasons:
My honey is not in an O shape.
My porridge is too hot.
My honey is gone (melted into the porridge)
I don’t want “pink” potato. (Mashed with beans.)
My chocolate bar is broken.
I don’t want to go to playschool.
I want to go to playschool today.
I don’t want to get dressed. (This happened 5 days out of 7 for one child and the other 2 days the other child took over and refused to get dressed).
I don’t want to go with you. (Running away and hiding under kitchen table when we’re late for the school run).
I don’t want my wrap because there’s not enough relish on it. (Of course, putting more relish on wrap did not resolve, it remained uneaten and I eventually gave in and let him have something different to eat).
I’m hungry. (Refusing fruit and any other healthy options offered as a snack).
I think we’ve had every one of these too.
The honey disappearing one cracks me up. I think the kids were crazy whiny this week after the first week back to the routine after the holidays. Hopefully next week will be better!!
Yeah, the magic honey! My kids are still whiny this week but it’s more normal whiny.
I hear you… here is to some improvements next week #CrossesFingers
Thanks Naomi! There’s still tantrums and they’re still whiny just not as bad. :)
We regularly have the honey one – because it’s invisible on toast and they NEVER believe there’s any on it and refuse to taste it and see!
Also the ‘I’m hungry’ one. Grrr
I hope this week is going better for you all so far!
Ha ha about the honey, it’s so frustrating!
Honey disappearing… That is so funny! I can relate to most of these too.
My five year old does the I don’t want to go with you on a daily basis.
Aw! My chocolate bar is broken! Poor thing! :) I hope you offered to eat the broken bit!
Haha, I actually didn’t as it was a rare treat of dairy free chocolate which they don’t get very often!
Don’t think my comment posted earlier. My honey disappeared, hilarious!! Just an average day here lol
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Haha I hear you! Cool linky.
Oh wow! Glad it’s not just in our house then, some great reason’s there though! ;)
Hope next week is better.
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Yeah, delighted with their creativity! ;)
Reading this is making me remember the “good” old days and appreciate that at least they usually get dressed and leave the house in time now. It will all pass. (Much good that is right now, says you.)
Yes, I’m all too aware it will pass. Waiting patiently for it to pass with the 6 year old though, he’s an intense one! :)
This is exactly like Sean. What is it with the broken food, his kinder egg was in pieces yesterday and he refused to eat it. I thought he would give in eventually but no.