#AssholeParent Photos Show How Parents Drive Reasonable Toddlers To Temper Tantrums

These Toddlers Think Their Parents Are Assholes For Absolutely No Reason
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Toddlers lives are made difficult by parents who are - quite frankly - unreasonable in their demands.

You feed them 'broken' food, refuse to take responsibility for the weather and then you want them to smile for a photo... Seriously, how can you expect a child to live like this?!

Mum Kristen Howerton, who blogs at Rage Against The Minivan, has decided to hold her hands up to times when her toddler's tantrums were undeniably her fault.

"It really started as a hashtag I used one day, because my daughter was upset with me," Howerton tells HuffPost UK Lifestyle.

"I had served her a lunch on a pink plate with the pink cup, and cut her sandwich into a puzzle piece. I felt like I had put a good effort into it, but she was distraught because there was a yellow straw. So I caught a candid picture of it, and has grabbed it #assholeparent.

"Over the next couple of years, I would use that hashtag anytime I caught a candid picture of my kids being upset over something nice that I try to do for them. Crying at Disney, being upset at a birthday party, that kind of thing.

After sharing a few #assholeparent posts on her social media channels, Howerton noticed that other parents started to share their own confessions.

So she created a Tumblr and an Instagram account and invited mums and dads to submit their photos and anecdotes.

"It has grown like wildfire," she says. "I have more submissions than I can even use.

"I am surprised by the reaction, but it obviously resonates with other parents. I think we have all had the experience of children being mad at us over illogical things, and while it can be frustrating, it can also be hilarious.

"I'm hoping the account helps parents learn to laugh at this common phenomenon and feel less alone in the sometimes undignified moments of parenting."

Here are some of the funniest photos so far:

A musical travesty

What do you mean it isn't food?

Stop thwarting my attempts at sisterly affection

How could you be so careless as to let Zayn Malik leave One Direction?!

Seriously, WHAT is wrong with you?

You expect too much

How could you do this to me?

Why would you think this was OK?

Why would you put such temptation in front of me, if you didn't want me to smash it?

Such cruelty

How could you let this happen?

Why are you denying the cat this chance of happiness?!

It's your job to save me from my own mistakes... and you failed

You promised me the moon

In what world is that OK?

You need to learn to share

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Bath-hawks(01 of08)
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Get 'em while they're wet. (credit:Courtesy of Meredith Carroll)
That Look(02 of08)
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It's wrong that such a sad look in one can generate such happiness in another, but it just does. (credit:Courtesy of Meredith Carroll)
Footie Pajamas(03 of08)
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A look only a toddler can pull off with 100 percent adorable success. (credit:Courtesy of Meredith Carroll)
Back Fat (04 of08)
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Rollin'. Rollin'. Rollin' on the staircase. Again, something only a toddler can really pull off. (credit:Courtesy of Meredith Carroll)
Unintentional Deep Thoughts (05 of08)
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Ah, yes, of course: e=mc2. (credit:Courtesy of Meredith Carroll)
Tantrums in Costume(06 of08)
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Tantrums stink. Tantrums in costume rule. At the very least, they make for great photo ops! (credit:Courtesy of Meredith Carroll)
When They Go Off to Work (07 of08)
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Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's off to work she goes! (credit:Courtesy of Meredith Carroll )
When They Dress Themselves (08 of08)
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Add a smile and she'll be fully dressed. (credit:Courtesy of Meredith Carroll )