Ten minutes in and we were both crying: my toddler's first tantrum was the most awful hour of my life as a new parent | Molly Glassey

If she could talk she’d be calling me every swearword in the book. Instead she erupted and I felt useless

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The first time my toddler threw a tantrum, her head spun 360 degrees, flames replaced her pupils, the walls rumbled and she chanted a satanic curse in Latin. Well, at least that’s how I remember it.

I wouldn’t give her p-o-p-c-o-r-n. It was tucked away, high in the top cupboard, and as much as I pretended not to know what Joey wanted, she knew I was holding out. Her face went red and her lungs erupted.

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Molly Glassey is Guardian Australia’s assistant editor, audio and visual

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