Posts by wearybear10

Taylor Jackson59 said:Honestly, the absolute worst part of any wedding is the dessert spread. Like, 90% of the guests won't even touch them.🙂 But you’re stuck ordering them because apparently, it's just "tradition" or whatever... I hate it.😁

If it were up to my husband, he’d scrap the whole dessert table entirely, but I can already see the judgmental looks from the older relatives on the guest list.🤣

So, realistically, what’s the bare minimum number of pastries you need per table to keep everyone happy?

When I attended a wedding out in the rural Midwest, I was actually shocked to find there wasn't a single dessert on the table. They didn't bring out anything until the cake arrived, which honestly didn't bother me one bit, though it would have been lovely to have a few little treats to nibble on throughout the night.

Is it actually true that at weddings out in the Midwest, once the cake cutting is finished, you're expected to cough up some cash just to get a dance with the bride?

neontrucker41 said:Why on earth would a confident kid cause problems? Honestly, I can't believe that woman even managed to graduate from college through actual studying.
That sounds great, you just have to teach him respect for his parents and basic manners, and then he'll be fine.

Nothing touches him, really. You try to discipline him, and he doesn't care; you insult him, and he won't even flinch; you try to lecture him, and he just laughs in your face. Even if you put him in time-out, it means absolutely nothing to him—he’ll just go off and cause chaos somewhere else. If you attempt to explain things calmly and logically, he either tunes you out completely or pretends he can't hear a word you're saying. He is quite simply living in his own little cinematic universe, entirely unaffected by reality!

None of us are anything like him; if anything, we’re all pretty reserved and sensitive to what people say about us, which is saying something considering my kid is only three. He doesn't recognize any form of authority, constantly pushes buttons, acts like a complete goofball just to be difficult, and possesses this fearless, stubborn streak where he knows exactly what he wants. Even his preschool teachers mentioned they’ve never encountered a toddler with this level of sheer self-assurance. We actually went to see a specialist, and the psychologist basically gave us a grim forecast that we're in for a rough ride ahead—so much for helpful advice. Does anyone out there have it even more intense than this?

Does anyone actually have a strategy for shaping the personality of my three-year-old, or am I just shouting into a void while this tiny human completely ignores my existence?