Wednesday, September 17, 2008
What Do You Do?
What do you do when you are so angry with your child that you want to hurt them? I've blogged about my middle daughter before and how incredibly difficult she is and today is a day that it is taking every ounce of restrain to not lash out at her and make her feel as miserable as miserable as she is making me right now. I can't stand her right now and I wish that she wasn't my child. I think it's official: I win the "Worst Mother of the Year" award. I should just go ahead and make it the "Worst Mother of the Century;" it's that bad today. Bedtime cannot get here fast enough tonight. I wonder how bad it would be to just move the clocks ahead a few hours just so that it will get here faster. I just don't want to be a mother right now and am wondering why in the hell I had kids in the first place.
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3 comments:
I'm having one of those days, too.
What do you do? I don't know.
I finally said to them: I am really, really angry right now. I cannot talk to you about it because I might say something mean that isn't really true. Please go to your rooms and play quietly so I can calm down.
And they did all go to bed early.
Hang in there. You're human. (BTW, if you really were the "worst" mother, I don't think you'd feel so bad about being angry.)
I've been known to have a little drinky, but then I'm placid and good-natured with a little drink, and some people get angrier and so this wouldn't be a good idea for them. Taking an antihistimine, too, makes me drowsy in a way that calms me down. And I know this sounds kind of lame, but I've occasionally used the "I have to have a time-out because I'm not getting along with other people" thing.
you are def not the worst mother!!! you wouldn't be normal if you did feel this way sometimes. and even if it is your kid, it's really annoying, disappointing, and frustrating when they act out. especially if you know that they can behave better.
i'm with swistle i like to enjoy a cocktail or two when this happens at our house. so far that works for now.
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