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‘My BANANA is too small!’ Parents reveal the hysterical reasons behind their toddler’s biggest tantrums - and they’re all about FOOD!

ALL parents can relate to this! - by Amy Sinclair
  • 04 Apr 2019

Any parent of a toddler can appreciate just how much you can ruin your child’s day by serving their drink in the wrong coloured cup or by cutting their sandwiches in triangles instead of squares. 

Well now hundreds to mums and dads have taken to Twitter to reveal the most ridiculous reasons their little one’s meltdowns - and they're HILARIOUS.

‘My BANANA is too small!’ Parents reveal the hysterical reasons behind their toddler’s biggest tantrums - and they’re all about FOOD!

The thread was started by London father-of-two Tom Gatti, who hit social media to reveal what had prompted his three-year-old son’s tantrums. 

In a post that has has attracted 30,000 likes and retweets, he wrote: 'Causes of three-year-old's meltdowns this morning: Banana too small, top of banana slightly squashed, honey on porridge doesn't sufficiently resemble 'a swimming pool'.

He added: 'Sister had her first wee before his third, doesn't want scooter, does want scooter, something to do with sleeves.'

His tweet set off a chain of hundreds of responses with parents sharing their similar experiences - and surprisingly, they’re almost always about food!

Wrote one dad: 'Mine had a meltdown when I opened his little cereal bar and, brace yourself this is horrible, pushed it out to make it easier to hold and eat. Cue meltdown'.

He added: 'The worse thing was the withering look and tut from his mother - "he likes to push it out himself".' 

Tom Gatti on Twitter

Another dad revealed that he poured his daughter’s milk incorrectly that day - sparking a fit of tears.

He tweeted: 'Causes of my four-year-old's meltdown this morning: her big brother was looking at her, I gave her too much milk, she wanted to colour in her colouring book before she ate, our dog was stalking her, today is not a Saturday.'

Revealed another mum: 'My son, aged three, screaming in the car all the way to nursery because he didn't want his bladder. Screaming all the way home - same day - because he found out all the dinosaurs had died.' 

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Added another mum: ‘Bananas get forensically inspected by 5yo. A slight, almost invisible bump on the skin is acceptable only if it can be proven that is has not impacted the banana itself. Sometimes the mere association with anything less than perfect is grounds for rejection.’

Tom revisited the thread later, admitting: 'This thread has become a one-stop shop for the most irrational and ultra-specific toddler complaints. Common themes: bananas, socks, food prep, demands that defy the laws of physics or time.'

He added: ‘Bananas seem to bring on insane behaviour in a way unrivalled by any other fruit.’

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