Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

If this was your child what would you do? #parentingreality #toddlertantrums #genx

20 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube rant, the speaker vents intense frustration over encountering a toddler having a public tantrum. They claim the situation harms their mental health and criticize the expectation that adults tolerate such behavior, especially in retail settings. The speaker identifies as a Gen X individual who feels ill‑equipped to handle these scenarios. They disparage "gentle parenting" for allowing children to yell, and express a desire to physically pick up and lightly toss the child to calm them down. The overall tone is angry, exasperated, and informal.

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I hate it! I hate it! Oh my gosh. No! No! Is someone gonna do something? See, this is really bad for my mental health. Yours too, because y'all expect people to be in the stores with these little kids having these tantrums, especially people from Gen X like me, and we don't really deal with all that stuff well. This gentle parenting, you just letting them yell. No, because I just want to pick the little child up and let— toss her just a little though, just a little lightly to get her to calm down.