That’s all I feel like I say these days! “No, Ethan, don’t do that, No, Ethan, don’t touch that, No, Ethan, put that back” Ugh! I HATE saying NO!!!! Is this normal or am I a bad mom and don’t know how to get my kid to obey. I know most of you reading this are around my little Ethan a lot and are saying… “yeah right, the kid is an angel!” And most of the time he is, but man, this week he is trying my paitence. He gives me that look … the look that says “can I get away with this? what will she do if I do this one more time”. It’s like he touches and gets into everything that’s NOT his toys. I know he’s just getting to that age but come on, there’s gotta be a better way than following him around and telling him no when he touches or does something he’s not supposed to do. Maybe I just need better ideas of what to keep him occupied with during the day. Any moms reading this??? HELP!!!!
And it doesn’t help that I say “No” to my dog all day too! 
Ugh… I don’t know if I’ll be able to handle two.
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Well i think you are a GREAT mom and we can handle two! (We don’t have a choice at this point!
) I’m not a mom so i don’t have advice except this, pray that God grant patience & wisdom!! 
I love you lots!!
All Mom’s go thru this, yours is just delayed because Ethan has been such a compliant kid. :O) You are doing just fine as a Mom, it does take the “p” word though, somedays hard to come by!
Maybe trying to find the positive that he is doing during the day and reenforcing it would help. Give him some speical jobs around the house that you can praise him for. Praising him will go a long way, which is what i’m sure you are doing. Don’t be so hard on yourself!
Plus each new stage they go thru is a testing on their part too, they are trying new things out all the time.
Just keep loving him like you do, that will speak volumes to his little heart! Sorry for the book………
love
Mom