19 Parents Share Times Their Kids Were Unbelievably Unreasonable
"He got offended that his ice cream was too cold."
Some kids can turn the smallest thing into a full-scale crisis, and parents know that chaos can start over something as simple as a strawberry or a bathroom door.
This roundup pulls together stories from parents and caregivers who watched children react with complete seriousness to the most unreasonable things imaginable. From food, to body parts, to everyday objects, the complaints are so specific that they almost make sense in a toddler way.
Read on for the moments that left adults laughing, confused, and just a little exhausted.
Kids can be unreasonable...
BET"My little cousin cried because his games were 'too fun.'""So we took them away, and he started crying again."
That one escalated fast.
2. The way that door opens.... makes me furious.
"My daughter cried for months every time we opened the door because it opened from the right — she wanted it to open from the left."—nanoregi
NBC3. Rectangular is the worst
"My son once woke up crying because paper towels are rectangular-shaped and not triangular. I had to fold a paper towel into a triangle for him to go back to sleep."
Vh1
"My 2-year-old had a sobbing meltdown because her brother had bird poop on his window and she didn't."
"My 2-year-old got mad that someone took a bite out of her strawberry. It was her. She took a bite out of her strawberry."
"I was at a hibachi restaurant when the 3-year-old girl at the table across from us had a meltdown because her mom said she couldn't eat the gum that was stuck under the table."
"My toddler started screaming because he wanted to go inside the bathroom. The bathroom door was open. And when I said he could go in, he started screaming even louder!"
"My 3-year-old daughter once had a meltdown because I wouldn't let her shove a tampon in her nose."
Speaking of family fallout, this is similar to a parent asking if they were wrong for siding with their son during a sleepover rivalry.
"I once had a 9-year-old in my class become upset during our 'life cycle of humans' unit when they found out they had eggs inside them."
10. It goes with the territory, my child...
"My 3-year-old cried because her bathing suit got wet when we went swimming."
Bravo
"My kid threw a screaming tantrum when I wouldn't let her lick the raw meat I was defrosting."
"My 3-year-old freaked out when I told him not to wipe his nose with a piece of bread and then eat it afterwards."
13. Your behind is not supposed to do that...
"I bought this adorable princess potty that played music and clapping noises when the sensor got wet. The first time my daughter peed on the potty, she started shrieking because she thought the music was coming out of her butt!""I had to take the batteries out."
ABC
"He got offended that his ice cream was too cold."
"When my daughter was 4, she spent a couple of weeks really angry with me that I didn't name her 'Russell.'"
16. The skin is attached...
"My 4-year-old daughter absolutely lost it because I couldn't take her skin off. HER SKIN."
NBC
"My 3-year-old was upset that the toilet could see her butt."
18. Ready for the jelly...
"On our way to the store to buy jelly for my daughter's sandwich, I started singing the chorus to Destiny's Child's 'Bootylicious' — 'I don't think you're ready for this jelly' — and my daughter started sobbing and said, 'Mommy, I'm ready for the jelly!'"
ABC
"My toddler cried on more than one occasion because the bottoms of his legs had bumps. The bumps were his ankles."
Adults frequently undervalue how intelligent, receptive, and understanding children are. These little thinkers occasionally astound us with their unique perspectives on the world.
Unfortunately, sometimes, it is just too unique... But that's what makes parenting fun.
On the upside, no matter how upset you are when they are doing it, just remember that they are providing you with excellent stories to tell when they bring their boyfriend or girlfriend to meet you.
Kids really do find new ways to be unreasonable every day.
For more sibling chaos, see who sided with the son during the weekend sleepover video-game standoff.
