u/ExcellentLettuce4

I will be the first to say that my son can be extremely exhausting. He is 3.5 and sometimes acts like he's just raw impulse: running through parking lots, throwing things, drinking soap, poking everything at the grocery store, licking or climbing on things he's not supposed to, etc etc etc.

I am stressed when I'm with him and, though it makes me uncomfortable to admit, I don't always enjoy our time together.

What's bugging me is that my family members who sometimes care for my kids are also showing their frustration with my son. Being short with him, and giving other indications that they can't handle it/don't want to spend time with him.

Idk what I'm looking for exactly, maybe just solidarity? It legitimately gives me chronic stomach aches, the stress of dealing with him sometimes.

Please tell me my son isn't the only human tornado out there.

LO is 7 months and I still feed her once overnight. It's not because she's crying, it's because she's just awake and that's the only way that I know how to put her back to sleep.

I usually just put the binky back in her mouth whenever she wakes up, but if she doesn't fall back to sleep, I feed. Tips on night weaning?

My 3.5 year old is going through a phase where he is terrified of his scrapes. I mean like, he'll get a scrape on his elbow, and then every time he has to roll up his sleeves to wash his hands, he'll say "I don't want to see my cut!" Sometimes he'll say it out of nowhere, for no reason - "I don't want to see my cut!".

He doesn't want to take his shirt off, he doesn't want to wear a short sleeve shirt, be doesn't want to bathe (or let us clean the cut), and he doesn't want us to take bandaids off the cut (even if it's all soggy from the bath).

Tonight he absolutely lost his mind when we tried to bathe him after he got a new scrape on his elbow. The thing is, I don't know what he's so afraid of. He will actively acknowledge that it doesn't hurt, but still, he's terrified and he can't articulate why.

Anyone else go through this? Is there anything I can say? Or does it just have to pass?

He's gotten two scrapes (one on each elbow) in the last 2 weeks. It's gonna be a long summer if this doesn't let up.

Our 3.5 yo has recently started yelling at us when we tell him something he doesn't like. For example, if I say something like "if you hit the TV with that toy, I'm going to take it away" he might do a loud "Haa!"

It's like an angry, "I don't want to hear that" sound. If he does it once, OK, but sometime he will do it as you're talking (saying the thing he doesn't like).

I understand it's him voicing his displeasure, which I think he's entitled to. But when he's trying to yell over us talking, then it becomes something I don't like.

Would you disciple this behavior? How can I do that without stifling his emotional reaction?

I'm not talking about spanking

I have been married for 6 years, and in that time I've had maybe 5 different bands? I am clearly not sentimental about wearing the band I got married with (I don't even own it anymore).

I'm looking for some visual intrigue, but also something can be worn all the time without getting gummed up with lotion/sunscreen or changing colors. Comfort is paramount.

I've had:

-a skinny platinum band with some diamonds on the top (didn't like that it was so tall and skinny, and that the diamonds were always turning to the inside of my finger)

-a platinum baguette eternity band (didn't like that it was so tall and uncomfortable between my fingers, and that I had to remember to take it off before putting on lotion)

-a silver milgrain band (don't like that it tarnishes)

-a faceted tungsten band that I really loved, except that the color is more gunmetal than it is silver

-and my current is a white gold floral engraved 3mm band. I thought I would love this band. The engraving is so pretty and I love the 3mm width, but I am not liking that the plating comes off, and also the engraving gets scuzzy with lotion etc

Should I just give up on trying to find something intersting and get a basic platinum band (my e-ring is platinum, tho I hardly wear it)?

Mostly I'm just looking to know if it's just me who can't just pick a dang ring and stick with it??

It feels ridiculous at this point, but I just can't settle when it's on my finger 24/7. And if anyone is wondering, no, my ring is not a metaphor for my husband, our marriage is good.