Why You Deserve a Tantrum: The Truth About Adult Rage
The School of Life
Jul 1, 2026 13:00
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Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ We look at a toddler screaming in a supermarket and feel pity or judgment. But what if that child is the only honest person in the aisle? As adults, we are constantly told to practice Stoicism, mindfulness, and calm. We suppress our rage, our frustration, and our "limitless sorrow" to maintain a facade of adulthood. But is constant serenity really the goal? In this film, we explore why honoring your inner "screaming toddler" might be the most mature, honest, and healing thing you can do for your mental health. #EmotionalHealth #MentalWellbeing #Adulting #TheSchoolOfLife Unlock all the content of The School of Life with a subscription to our podcast, articles, videos, and exercises, specially tailored to your needs.
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“We know the scene well enough. A supermarket aisle; a three year old, a stressed mother, and a conflict. He wanted a yogurt, he remembered its silky nourishing density, he had had one a little while ago before leaving the house - but now mummy is saying no, not now, we have six more things to get on the list. At first he tried to repeat the request: yogt, yogt, yogt. But no, mother did not relent. She didn’t even do it especially nicely. A rather brusque: ‘Come on poppet, maybe when we get home but not now…’ The verdict feels too awful, hope too absent, there is a gnawing pain in his stomach and more than that, a sense of the unbounded misery and injustice of not being able to have what one yearns for, of not being given what it seems so logical and so kind to have…”
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Written and Narration:
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