--- description: Realizing you're not going to be the center of attention anymore is rough title: Watch This Toddler Have an Epic Meltdown When Her Baby Sister Is Born image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadc709b42b677078/69877e403c16399d31451a6e/screen-shot-2015-02-09-at-11-29-51-am.png?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch This Toddler Have an Epic Meltdown When Her Baby Sister Is Born ## Video: What To Do About Crying Babies In Restaurants? [Watch (HLS stream): What To Do About Crying Babies In Restaurants?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/hKLG5IP4.m3u8) (1:11)  _Published 2014-01-14. Chicago chef Grant Achatz found himself smack dab in the center of that debate when he tweeted about a family who brought an 8-month-old to his upscale restaurant, Alinea, in Chicago._ by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 9, 2015 4:58 PM CUT  by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 9, 2015 4:58 PM CUT Some little girls get really excited when they become big sisters because it means they now have someone to boss around, play games with and blame stuff on. But not this two-year-old named Piper. Piper has just gotten word that her mother gave birth to a girl, and she seems to take this _really_ personally. She throws a complete tantrum as her father, from behind the camera, asks her questions that only exacerbate her rage. 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