20 Hysterical Reasons Toddlers Totally Melted Down
Toddlers are known for being extremely reasonable people and excellent at handling their emotions in tough situations -- just kidding! As any parent will agree, life with toddlers is kind of like walking around with their own personal volcano by their sides. They just never know when it's going to spontaneously and violently erupt. Maybe it's because a mom gave their toddler milk in the wrong color cup. Or, maybe their dad is a big meanie who told them they're not allowed to play with the stove or run out into traffic. There's just no telling what's going to send a toddler into a full-on screaming and flailing meltdown.
It's not always easy for an exhausted parent to cope when their kid is thrashing around on the ground in the middle of a public parking lot because they accidentally broke the head off of their animal cracker. Luckily, toddlers aren't all fury and rage. They're also among the world's most adorable little creatures, and the wild justifications they come up with for throwing their ridiculous fits are usually completely hilarious. That helps make even the most epic toddler meltdowns just a little bit easier for parents to handle.
Here, real parents are revealing the most absurd and totally bizarre excuses their toddlers have ever given for throwing a huge tantrum. From not being allowed to lick the windows on a public bus to thinking they just look too darn handsome in their new button down shirt (seriously!), these brazen little kids prove there's no problem too small or too silly to be worthy of a public screaming session.
The DMV Toddler Meltdown
"My toddler had a full meltdown because we were leaving the DMV. I had finally, after more than two hours, gotten my driver's license renewed, and she wanted to stay there ... This resulted not only in kicking and screaming but also calls to the [nearby] police to 'please, help me!' Thank God they realized that no one actually wants to stay in the DMV and let me go." -- Anonymous
The Toddler Meltdown Over Mom's Belly
"My 3-year-old daughter lost it because she couldn't go back into my tummy. She screamed and cried that she promised to make herself very small and she just wanted to get warm and cozy. And no, a blanket would NOT work." -- Meghan B.
The Bill Murray Toddler Meltdown
As one anonymous mom shared on Imgur, this kid had a complete meltdown "because he met Bill Murray."
The Target Toddler Meltdown
"When my son was around 2 1/2, he kept asking for anything and everything during our Target shopping trip. In my exasperation I said, 'You're not getting squat!' For the rest of the trip he screamed (red face, tears and all) from the cart, 'I want squaaaattt I want squaaatttt!' down every darn aisle." -- Mary G.