Toddlers can get set on things and mobilize unbelievable levels of energy and single-minded intensity when it comes to throwing tantrums while having relatively short attention spans.

Whether it’s a lack of sleep, overwhelming emotions, or a child’s odd obsessions, you’ll be able to connect to these horrific tantrums on some level. They may not have been humorous at the time, but they’ve given us all a good laugh now.

“My son crying cause I wouldn’t let him dip his toothbrush in the toilet.” -Larisa Rose Nocerini-Neal.

“Bit herself trying to bite someone else. ” -Jessica Noemi Ponce Ruela

“When you find out we’re all out of Nutella…” -Kelly Doherty Leonard

“She wanted to play in the water but didn’t want to get wet.” -Anonymous Mom

“Hadley LOVED green beans and usually ate the canned kind, but her grandparents had grown a lot in their garden, so we brought some home and put them in our freezer. She wanted to eat the frozen green beans, but then she didn’t want to eat them because they were frozen. We offered canned green beans and tried heating the frozen ones up in the microwave, but she assured us she wanted the FROZEN kind. This turned into a very long tantrum on the bathroom floor…” -Anonymous Mom

“When he was 6-months-old, my son would cry any time someone said ‘no,’ even if you said it nicely with a smile. My 5-year-old started crying because his 7-year-old sister was taller than him and he wanted me to make her shorter and him taller. He cried more when I told him I couldn’t do that.” -Ashley Scheck

“Santa didn’t bring the right kind of tractor. ” -Anonymous Mom