Tantruming Children..has it ever been yours?

Tigger19

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Did your mom ever carry the wooden spoon in her purse??? Mine did. She made sure we knew it was there, too. LOL!
LOL! Nope she didn't! The wooden spoon was sort of an empty threat. 'The look' was enough to send you into tears, you really knew you did something wrong and were to never do it again! Maybe the wooden spoon would of been used if I still behaved badly after 'the look' :p
 

Tigger19

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I think this also may be the last year she believes in characters. I had the "who's in the suit" question last time which I quickly deflected with "who's in your suit?".

I lol'd at your reply! Deep down I knew the characters weren't real. I was so excited to see one of the characters and my brother responded with 'They're not real, do you really think they are?' He was 3 at the time so I really couldn't help but laugh :hilarious:
 

Prince-1

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The last time we went to Mk my son threw a huge tantrum on Main Street because he couldn't get a stuffed Winnie the Pooh he wanted. He started in the Emporium and it continued outside, dead center on Main Street. It was weird because he is 22??
 
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Figaro928

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I so didn't want to be THAT parent so it resulted in allowing my 3 year old to regress a little and have the binky we worked so hard to wean off of. It comforted her and many MANY trantrums were avoided. At the end of our trip we wait 25 mins to meet Tinkerbell and Terrence where we gave her all the binkies to "Give" to the other babies in WDW.. Tink and Terrence played along amazingly and that was that.

However... my 18 month old... while he did great 99% of the trip, he threw the mother of all tantrums on the safari ride in AK - you know the longest ride EVER!!. Happy-go-lucky kid in the the queue - no sign or signal of the lurking storm. Then Screamed and squirmed from the second the jeep left the dock. Nothing NOTHING worked. While I was being completely apologetic, the family behind us were so sympathetic (thank you whoever you were) The family in front of us were visibly annoyed and gave me dirty condesending looks the entire attraction. While I don't blame them for being annoyed (I've been there too)- their looks made me feel 10x worse. like i was a bad mom with out of control kids. It was a lose-lose-lose for everyone involved. Not even a minute after we got off the freaking safari - fast asleep.
 

aeillill

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Most children who throw tantrums are two or three years old and wouldn't remember throwing the tantrum when they were an adult.

I held my breath. I don't remember doing it, but my mother told me about it later. My brother bit a stuffed animal once. My stuffed animal. He wanted to punish Mom, but he wasn't going to harm one of HIS OWN stuffed animals, lol. That was one of mom's funnier stories for us.

You should ask your parents. I will bet you they remember at least one instance of you being a brat and throwing a fit. :)

I've asked them in the past and they said I was tantrum free, I may have complained a little bit but nothing excessive, and they aren't the type to hold back on telling a story like that, haha.
The only time I ever had any sort of melt down was when I was a little older and they had the cast member with the height stick hold it off the ground so that I'd be too short to ride Splash Mountain since neither of them wanted to do it and they didn't want to send me on it alone. I think it was the single most devastating moment of my young sheltered life and I just started sobbing, especially since I couldn't understand how I was tall enough to ride Space Mountain earlier in the trip. I didn't find out about this until about 5 years ago and my mother accidentally told me, she was shocked to find out that I still remembered the incident and was still upset about it.
 

luv

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I've asked them in the past and they said I was tantrum free, I may have complained a little bit but nothing excessive, and they aren't the type to hold back on telling a story like that, haha.
The only time I ever had any sort of melt down was when I was a little older and they had the cast member with the height stick hold it off the ground so that I'd be too short to ride Splash Mountain since neither of them wanted to do it and they didn't want to send me on it alone. I think it was the single most devastating moment of my young sheltered life and I just started sobbing, especially since I couldn't understand how I was tall enough to ride Space Mountain earlier in the trip. I didn't find out about this until about 5 years ago and my mother accidentally told me, she was shocked to find out that I still remembered the incident and was still upset about it.
My congratulations to your parents, for having the one child in all the land who did cry once, due to disappointment caused by injustice, but who never, ever, even as a toddler, threw any sort of fit.

I'm sure you - obviously - were a special child, but your parents must have been exceptional, as well.
 

Todd H

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Mine has thrown tantrums many times. Of course, he's autistic so it's to be expected. He doesn't do it very often but when he does I usually have to remove him from whatever situation is causing him to act out. I always enjoy the angry looks and snarky remarks from the public as I bolt to the door so that he doesn't disturb others. Makes me feel terrible even though it probably shouldn't.
 

Britt

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Mine has thrown tantrums many times. Of course, he's autistic so it's to be expected. He doesn't do it very often but when he does I usually have to remove him from whatever situation is causing him to act out. I always enjoy the angry looks and snarky remarks from the public as I bolt to the door so that he doesn't disturb others. Makes me feel terrible even though it probably shouldn't.
And this is where I never judge a tantruming child or parent. I never assume I know what's going on, and even the BEST kids can have a meltdown sometimes, and even the best parents can have a child throw a fit in the worst way! I'm always sympathetic to the parent...I'm sure it's horribly embarrassing and stressful enough without the judging glares, condescending looks and nasty comments whispered from strangers. <3
 

HakunaMatata89

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since traveling from maine to FL with two small kids would be a pain anyways, my parents waited to take us until i was 12-13, sister was 8-9. luckily by that age they decided to just go all out and let us bring an extra person each, since me and my cousin ( i chose to bring him) were older we were allowed to roam around together in any park we decided to go to with the hopper as long as we met them for scheduled meals, it was nice since it was the pop warner time of the year so we spent our time wandering around making friends, i hear my sister had a meltdown but i wasnt around to witness it.

however my moms friend brought her two small kids a few years ago, i was stationed in florida so i went with them and one had a meltdown in magic kingdom, it was semi embarrassing but the mother took him back to the hotel to calm down while the rest of us went about our day.

only issues i remember having myself were usually in stores cause i liked to hide in the clothes racks or behind the cashier counters and my parents would pretend to leave in the car and wait till i went from angry to scared before letting me say sorry and run to the car.
 

luv

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Mine has thrown tantrums many times. Of course, he's autistic so it's to be expected. He doesn't do it very often but when he does I usually have to remove him from whatever situation is causing him to act out. I always enjoy the angry looks and snarky remarks from the public as I bolt to the door so that he doesn't disturb others. Makes me feel terrible even though it probably shouldn't.
That's not a tantrum. :)

Tantrums are thrown by children who either have just started asking for things they can't have (which is why it usually happens at age two or three) or by children who have figured out that throwing a fit may get them what they want.

Autistic kids don't even think like that and have no ability to control their responses...not a tantrum. :)
 

RogueHabit

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We talk about kiddos we see throwing tantrums all over WDW, but has it ever been YOUR child? Over tired, hungry, over heated and having some kind of nervous breakdown in the middle of your vacation? What was the story/reasoning behind it? :)
Wasn't my child, but about 5 years ago I was on Main Street and I spied a small gentleman, whom I really wanted to get a picture with and maybe an autograph. It was Warwick Davis of Star Wars, Harry Potter, Life's too Short, etc. fame.

Sadly, just as I was about to approach him, one of his kids broke into a complete tantrum for some reason, I think they had been told they couldn't have something from the shop. Anyway, you could see Mr. Davis trying very hard to be the controlled, firm parent. Obviously I did not disturb him and his family.

Didn't see him again unfortunately, but then again he was with his family, so it was probably best not to be the intrusive fan... :D
 

Kbullz

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My daughter as lovely and well mannered as she is, she is one of the best tantrum throwing kids I know! My episode was not in Disney (She has had a few there too) I was shopping in a Marshall's when DD (4) wanted a tutu. I said no and all hell broke loose. She was screaming on the floor. Of course I'm starting to sweat and have red face knowing people were watching me, just waiting for me to loose it. I picked her up put her over my shoulder walked out of the store. All the while she screamed "YOUR NOT MY MOMMY" Weird thing is that no one stopped me!! LOL It was pouring rain I threw her into the car and I stood outside the car in the pouring rain so I could calm down. Ahhhhhh kids.... they are great! :)
 

Mark In KY

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My daughter as lovely and well mannered as she is, she is one of the best tantrum throwing kids I know! My episode was not in Disney (She has had a few there too) I was shopping in a Marshall's when DD (4) wanted a tutu. I said no and all hell broke loose. She was screaming on the floor. Of course I'm starting to sweat and have red face knowing people were watching me, just waiting for me to loose it. I picked her up put her over my shoulder walked out of the store. All the while she screamed "YOUR NOT MY MOMMY" Weird thing is that no one stopped me!! LOL It was pouring rain I threw her into the car and I stood outside the car in the pouring rain so I could calm down. Ahhhhhh kids.... they are great! :)
My middle son did that to me in the middle of a mall in Atlanta. He was 4. We were shopping for his mother's birthday; she was 6 months pregnant with number 3 and home with number 1. I told middle son that we would not be getting anything for him and naturally when we got there he wanted to go to Kaybee toy store. We didn't and that started the meltdown, ending with me carrying him out while he screamed, "Help, I don't know this man, he is not my daddy!!" Nobody stopped us either. Good thing, I was in no mood. He's 29 now and denies this ever happened.
 

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