There is only one thing that ever makes me really feel guilty about being a mother and that is when I resort to yelling in order to get my kids to listen. I HATE yelling and I hate when my temper gets to that point. What it is about kids that makes you feel like you are being pecked to death by a duck?
Last night in my prayers I prayed that I wouldn't yell at all today, especially because Dave and I are going to the temple tonight. That lasted until around 7:45am. Josh started whining and this was what he said.
"I don't want to put away my laundry because I have to do it every day and why do I have to do it every day? I'm tired of putting away my laundry!" This went on for about 5 minutes (he puts away laundry once a week) and I finally yelled, "Then DON'T PUT AWAY YOUR LAUNDRY! I WILL NO LONGER DO YOUR LAUNDRY AND THEN YOU CAN WALK AROUND IN DIRTY CLOTHES ALL DAY!"
Don't you love the maturity and calmness that I exhibited? I just get to that breaking point and the beast inside takes over.
I still think I deserve chocolate for Mother's Day, though.
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We took the niece and nephew to the library on Monday night. My finest moment was hollering, "Martin! Do NOT lick the camera lens!"
Did he finally put it away?
I understand your pain (and guilt)and yes, you still deserve chocolate-in fact make it two
Yes, I have had a few guilty moments myself lately. God seems to send us just the right kinds of kids to work on our weak spots. Like me telling my son how I don't like yelling at him and him saying "You don't like to scare us mommy?" He sure knew how to rub that guilt in.
I believe that conversation came about when I had gotten upset over the battery he had in his mouth. But, I can't remember for sure, among his other brilliant ideas recently have been to scratch up a table in the living room and force his sister to remain in a laundry basket with a quilt over top of her head.
Absolutely you deserve chocolate. I hear "Why do I always have to do all the work?" One day I going to let them see exactly what all the work is. Peck peck peck - funny.
Yeah, one of my finest moments came when yelling at my kid: "I know you're upset, but you DO NOT NEED TO HAVE A FIT."
Ummm ... yeah.
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