blocks unable to be destroyed

when i try to break blocks with anything but tools (also certain blocks i cant break with tools) or my hand, the breaking animation will not show, and the player moving the item that it is holding(breaking animation with the player) well breaking will not show. this is so bad that i cannot break blocks at all and they just stay there.

in the picture where i am holding my axe i am holding down the mouse 1 button and trying to break the leaf

yet the animations work on a wood block

(note: this is very bad, and very prominent. i can break fire either!)