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

These kids really be testing our patience #parentingreality #gentleparenting #toddlertantrum #genx

29 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief spoken excerpt, Dr. Jameca Cooper narrates a real‑time reaction to her toddler Hazel’s tantrum. She repeatedly tells Hazel to stop, notes that Hazel seems destined to be a “one of them” child who requires extra effort, and admits the episode almost made her want to smoke—a habit she does not have. Cooper reflects on how she might have responded differently, recognizing that her own frustration was already high before she raised her voice. The monologue captures raw parental frustration, a moment of self‑awareness about stress coping, and hints at a gentle‑parenting perspective that questions impulsive reactions.

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Stop doing that, I said. I said stop doing that. We can already tell that Miss Hazel is gonna be one of them ones. You know, one of them ones, the ones you have to bring out the extra stuff for. Hazel almost made me want to smoke a cigarette, and I don't even smoke cigarettes. She finally got it together. She just as cute as she want to be, but Had it been me, I probably would have did something else when I yelled, because I already would have been at 10 before I yelled, Hazel, can't you see this in my face?