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We can’t help but giggle at Fraser when things don’t go his way...

- Rachael Saunders, 34, Isle of Barra

atching my 16-monthold son Fraser throw himself face down on the kitchen floor, I stifled a snort of laughter.

It was April 2019, and for the last month or so, I’d witnessed a change in my boy’s behaviour.

When he didn’t get what he wanted, he carried out his own little silent protest.

Lying face down on the floor, his arms and legs flailed about in the air.

We soon realised it was just Fraser making a point that he was not a happy bunny.

And ensuring me and his dad, my partner David, 34, knew about it!

My daughter Meghan, 12,

WWhen TV goes to an ad break... from a previous relationsh­ip, was so much calmer as a baby, so it took some getting used to.

And soon, Fraser was having a tantrum almost daily, over even the smallest of things. That’s what made it so funny.

‘Do you want a marshmallo­w?’ I said, holding one out for him. But Fraser just looked at me, screwed up his face and flung himself on the floor. What did I say wrong?! Another day, he tried to climb out of the window. ‘No, Fraser, that’s very dangerous!’ I said, moving him away. In seconds, he was on the floor bawling. Like all mums, I’d taken thousands of photos of my kids.

But now it seemed like

He didn’t want to sit on the sofa (nobody was making him sit on the sofa)...

Daddy shaved his beard off... a great idea to document Fraser’s daily mood swings, capturing the illogical triggers that sparked his many tantrums.

So, I started snapping pics of Fraser’s outbursts.

One day, we were at my mum’s – Fraser loved spending time with his grandma, Jill, 65...

First, he insisted he wanted to play outside.But as soon as I headed for the back door, it was the last thing he wanted.

It wasn’t long before Fraser was on the floor, wailing his little heart out.

I realised Fraser was set

He flung himself on the floor. What did I say wrong?!

He wasn’t allowed to clamber out of the window...

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