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It sounds horrible, but I'm always on edge when he smiles at me while nursing because he always smiles right before he bites. Not every smile ends with a bite but every bite starts with a smile!! I hate it because it should be a sweet moment but I'm always tensing up

I get so frustrated with my daughter when I have to say everything at least three times before she responds. I start the day so patiently and after half an hour I'm so annoyed at having to repeat myself a million times. Totally normal child behaviour I know, but it really pushes my buttons.

Whining and repeatedly asking me for something even after I've said yes!

Whining!!!

Whining and pitching a fit in the car because I'm driving and I can't fix it and make him shut up!

Whining. Instantly I am furious! Also baby talk. This is a child who has spoken so clearly her entire life. I do not understand it.

When the whining turns into screaming while I am driving and the baby is sleeping.

Everything above.

But the million requests before I have even had a bite drives me nuts. I have occasionally (rarely) had luck explaining- like you already had your whole lunch and milk, I will get you something else after I finish my sandwich. One time she just stared at me as I ate it and the second the last bite went in my mouth she asked for whatever it was she wanted. I was super impressed that time.

Also when she repeatedly doesn't listen until I raise my voice, then she cries, "stop yelling mommy!"

For the baby- @peaches1038: same with the biting. It's the worst.

Whining and over-reacting. My four year old is in that stage where every.little.thing. sends her over the edge screaming and freaking out. I'm less bothered about being touched, but that one sets me at off at certain times (like, say...when I'm sleeping or going to the bathroom).

@Foodnerd81: I know you can't expect toddlers and preschoolers to really understand that MOMMY HAS NEEDS TOO, but ugh! Mine always want to eat my breakfast (in addition to their own hearty breakfasts!) - like you, I can barely get a bite in.

Just the tantrumming. Especially when it is totally irrational. Like when he wants me to give him back something the dog ate (i.e. Part of a hotdog). Not a new one mind you. That exact one. Or when he wanted us to go to his imaginary friends house. That doesn't exist. And threw a tantrum because we wouldn't go there. Umm...

@winniebee: mine do this with the melissa and doug shopping cart and baby stroller. they are currenty hiding in my closet. i just cant deal.

screaming is my biggest trigger, followed closely by throwing a fit about being starviiiiiiiing, receiving the exact food they ask for, taking 1 bite and then leaving the table. SO much wasted food, and then the table and chair end up sticky for no reason!!

@Anagram: night wakings, although normal infant behavior, made me feel ragey. I didn't realize how high my sleep needs were until I had a kid. Now that he's two and they are so few and far between I don't mind the extra snuggle. But months 0-6 I was PISSED.

I think for me it's his lack of patience - asking for something (cheese, fruit, etc), I say ok, and as I'm cutting it into cubes he is crying and asking over and over for cheese. Dude, do you not see what I am doing? Or when something needs to be microwaved or toasted, he gets so worked up.

And this doesn't happen as often, because I've wised up, but often enough - I fold a basket of clothes and he just starts ripping them all out and throwing them. I HATE folding clothes and the fact that I have to do it a 2nd time infuriates me.

asking a million times to brush teeth. and in general the not listening!

I love this thread! It's so nice to know I'm not alone. We have a 2.5 year old and a 1 month old, and the last month has been trying. It's taken all my energy to stay calm and cool with my toddler, she makes me boil and frustrates me so much!!!

I cannot stand the whining, the wiping her hands/nose on me/Daddy/the dog (HOW MANY TIMES do I need to say XX is not a napkin?!?!), the incessant demands over and over and over again, and the "I can't do this" when clearly, she can (example: she thinks she can't get out of her chair in the dining room when she's already done it once during dinner to go potty, but heaven forbid she do it herself to get down after dinner".