Paladins Parent Scenarios

Toddler temper tantrum

~ Zarkon ~

One afternoon while you, Zarkon and Gatrea were in the living room, you and Zarkon were sitting and talking on the couch while Gatrea was sitting on the floor, watching cartoons on tv. You were so busy talking to your husband that you almost lost track of time. It was nearly ten minutes into what was supposed to be Gatrea's nap time when you looked at your phone and saw what time it was.

"I had no idea that it was so late." You commented, putting your phone back down.

"Gatrea's nap time?" Zarkon queried, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah." You confirmed, looking at your now one and a half year old daughter.

Whenever Gatrea was late for her nap, which was rare, she got super cranky. You got up off of the couch and walked over to where she was sitting, not missing the yawn that escaped her mouth.

"Okay, time for your nap." You said quietly as you bent down and made a move to pick your daughter up.

Gatrea turned to look at you, pouting as she looked up. When you tried picking her up she let out a hiss, getting out of your grip. You were slightly startled by the hiss she let out. Zarkon immediately got up and walked over, kneeling down with the intention of helping you.

"Now Gatrea, you need your nap." Zarkon told her in a slightly stern tone.

"No!" Gatrea snapped grumpily, not wanting to stop watching tv.

"Gatrea, you need to take a nap." Zarkon repeated, a little more firmly the second time.

"No!" Gatrea argued again, her bottom lip trembling a little.

You and Zarkon looked at each other, knowing that Gatrea was getting cranky. The longer she went without taking a nap, the worse it would get. You stood up and walked over to the coffee table, grabbing the remote and turning the tv off. Gatrea wasn't happy at all when the tv was suddenly turned off. She was starting to throw a tantrum, mostly because she was actually tired.

"Tv on!" Gatrea screeched as she stood up, stomping her left foot.

"No, it's your nap time." Zarkon told her seriously, a slight growl in his tone.

"No! Tv!" Gatrea yelled at him angrily, tears spilling out of her eyes.

"It's your nap time, young lady. Rather you like it or not." Zarkon growled quietly, picking his cranky daughter up.

Gatrea let out a series of growls and hisses as she was picked up off of the floor by her father, bawling her eyes out. Zarkon carried her out of the living room and towards her bedroom, completely unaffected by her little claws. You weren't ready for the tantrum stage of Gatrea's life, but it would only get worse before it started getting better. As Zarkon carried Gatrea through the hallways he ignored his daughter's tantrum. Thankfully, once he tucked her into her crib, she fell asleep and he was able to go back to the living room; he was looking forward to relaxing with you.

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~ Alfor ~

After dinner and dessert you, Alfor and Lotarius went to relax in the living room. Lotarius was happily coloring in the coloring book you gave him while you and Alfor sat on the couch, watching one of your favorite older Disney movies since Lotarius was in the room. You were keeping track of time since it would soon be Lotarius' bed time. When it was his bedtime, you paused the movie.

"Okay Lotarius, it's time to get ready for bed." You said from the couch, waiting for your son to put his coloring book and crayons away.

"No." Lotarius answered, a hint of sass in his tone.