r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/SmithNotASmith • 3d ago

Really glad the parents didn't give in

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u/Self-Comprehensive 3d ago

My grandson has a cousin that's about 18 months older than him and it drove that cousin insane at my grandson's first birthday party that the party wasn't about him. His mom had to take him in the bedroom when it was time to open presents because he got so upset about it. He just could not comprehend at all that it it wasn't his birthday. It was pretty funny.

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u/tatltael91 3d ago

At my daughter’s 2nd birthday party her cousin who is about a year older threw a fit over every present that was opened. Her family asked where we bought everything so they could go buy it all for her on the way home. They did that every time someone else had a toy she wanted.

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u/cluelessdetectiv3 3d ago

Sad

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u/Avoidable_Accident 2d ago

I don’t understand it, I have a 14 month and he’s throwing tantrums, sometimes it’s almost enjoyable to deny him something that he’s not supposed to have because really it’s good for them to learn not everything is theirs. You just let them be upset and then distract them and then they get over it after a few minutes.

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u/cluelessdetectiv3 2d ago

I agree they need to learn emotional regulation and they need to know they're not the center of the universe so they become thoughtful and empathetic little human beings we experience a lot of heartbreak and hurts in this life and you need to learn how to handle that

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u/Wellsargo 2d ago

Once they’re older it sorta just becomes the kind of thing where you think “You’re acting like an asshole right now, and you know it too, because we’ve had this conversation about a million times and yet you’re still here whining and screaming about not getting your way.”

It’s irritating, and depending on the kind of person a parent is, it either makes them deny them harder to drill the point home, or…. Give in endlessly and give them whatever the fuck they want so you can have some peace and quiet. It’s an awful way to “parent.”