[Guest]

Ok, this is in response to my earlier postings of the day. Did I throw a tantrum? Yeah, a little bit I did. You know what, I feel better now. Why is that? What about the human nature makes them feel better after throwing a tantrum? Reguardless whether or not the tantrum thrower is ringt or wrong it truely makes a person/child feel better. I see my three daughters, 13, 8, and 5, each throwing a tantrum for what ever reason, when they are done they are fine. I do the same thing, as I think we all do. Does this make us childish, or just human?

[Guest]

Ok, this is in response to my earlier postings of the day. Did I throw a tantrum? Yeah, a little bit I did. You know what, I feel better now. Why is that? What about the human nature makes them feel better after throwing a tantrum? Reguardless whether or not the tantrum thrower is ringt or wrong it truely makes a person/child feel better. I see my three daughters, 13, 8, and 5, each throwing a tantrum for what ever reason, when they are done they are fine. I do the same thing, as I think we all do. Does this make us childish, or just human?

If your talking about what they call an "Adult Temper Tantrum" then I think thats a little spoiled bratish of whom ever is throwing this. They should set better examples for children. But if your just refering to being upset and vocalizing it in a manner that isnt harmful, embassasing, but letting people how you feel wronged, fine. Its ok to get a little emotional. My wife says that I throw a tantrum every now and then when I get the "night time no". Does this mean I flew off the handle, no, just pouted until I fell asleep. Was that to much information? Anyway. In Forest Gumps words "thats all I got to say about that"

[onetruth]

In my experience, people don't like to be around spoiled brats, whether they're children or adults. I'm sure everyone has their moments, but the it's how the person handles things generally. And I think it's extremely detrimental to a kid if his/her tantrum leads to him/her getting his/her way. When they grow up, they won't know how to deal with real problems.

My kids are only 2 1/2, but they hardly ever throw tantrums. As in only a small handful a day...lol Usually a firm spanking and a talking to gets them to stop. They may still cry, but they stop screaming and kicking and throwing themselves on the floor. I explain to them that it's okay to be frustrated, but it's not okay to hurt others or themselves in the process. And that it's not okay to embarrass Mommy in public (I know I'll get criticism for this, but I don't care. My kids understand me and aren't hurt by that, or I would find something different to say).

I get that when they're really upset about something they need to let it out however they need to (within reason). I took them to a play area, and some girl started hitting one of my boys. My son started hitting her back, but I made him stop (I want him to learn early not to hit girls...because I don't want him to be like his dad). He got so upset that he started crying and hitting me. But I didn't consider it a tantrum. He wasn't just trying to get something that he wasn't allowed to have. He was really upset that he couldn't defend himself. I wish I'd handled it differently. I should've yelled at that little girl or something, since I couldn't find her parents, so he could see me defending him.

But people throwing a tantrum because they aren't getting what they want? That's just hurtful and embarrassing, and I don't think it's right at all.

That being said, I sometimes feel like I throw tantrums a lot.

Alphaprime73...none of this was directed to you, k? It was just my thoughts on the question.