tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592051382522387010.post5256630290118300229..comments2023-06-21T02:52:17.032-07:00Comments on Bad Mama Moments: Hanging in.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983723569464903989noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592051382522387010.post-83775586324690173492011-02-15T13:21:45.132-08:002011-02-15T13:21:45.132-08:00Ha, ha! That will be $95Ha, ha! That will be $95Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534672188558908731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592051382522387010.post-7001556351692625682011-02-15T12:46:00.865-08:002011-02-15T12:46:00.865-08:00Oh, you poor love! Have a huge hug from here. xOh, you poor love! Have a huge hug from here. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592051382522387010.post-70097152635833679112011-02-15T10:54:02.185-08:002011-02-15T10:54:02.185-08:00Thank you all so much for your comments. I put the...Thank you all so much for your comments. I put the truth out there, but I am still scared that people won't understand - that everyone will think I really am a bad mother. Having you fine ladies offer understanding really boosts me up. Thank you, thank you.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983723569464903989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592051382522387010.post-84177528535566688292011-02-15T06:30:33.772-08:002011-02-15T06:30:33.772-08:00I hate those moments as well. I hate looking back...I hate those moments as well. I hate looking back on those moments and remembering the look on my boys' faces as I was losing it "at them". You know what I do, and have always done when that happens? I apologize. Even when they were too young to understand what I was really saying, I still did it. It didn't make it okay that I had screamed, but it made me feel a little better. My boys are 9 and 6 now, and (surprise, surprise) I still yell, I still have my moments of insanity that are completely dreadful...I still apologize. As much as a lot of the 'mommy' blogs that are out there make being a mom sound so wonderful and pretty and happy all the time, I'm ever-so-thankful that you are willing to confirm that I'm not that different from someone else. There's a blog that I read, and for a while, it actually depressed me to read it, even though it was completely happy, beautiful writing. I thought "Holy crap, doesn't this womans' kids EVER misbehave? Don't they ever yell?" I'm thankful that you are willing to share this with all of us, it makes me feel better. Keep you chin up, girl. Spring is on the way, and all of that sunshine and Vitamin D will help us all out!treehuggers kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214664493883612688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592051382522387010.post-22567851164032432962011-02-15T06:03:30.316-08:002011-02-15T06:03:30.316-08:00I was in Chapters the other day and walked past a ...I was in Chapters the other day and walked past a parenting book entitled:<br />"I'm okay. You're a brat." and it made me look twice. The book (which I didn't buy) was about this feeling parents get that it's all about their own behavior- we feel so guilty- when really the kids are the ones misbehaving and in need of discipline. It's just a comical book, I'm sure, but it does make you think! Of course we're going to get angry when our kids are being obnoxious and doing things they shouldn't. We shouldn't yell- it's true. But I think anger, when our kids disobey, is natural and useful. It's an emotion that moves us to guide and correct them, and we should not feel guilty about it. It's an emotion that comes because we really love them and care how they act, for their own good. If we weren't angered by their worst behavior, I'd say we were hard-hearted- not caring how they turn out. <br />Just a little worthless rant on my part- sorry!<br />I just wanted you to feel uplifted-- you are a GOOD mama! Your boys love you!Ashley @ Root And Twighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318142287266832407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592051382522387010.post-55865265094243730012011-02-15T04:19:10.634-08:002011-02-15T04:19:10.634-08:00good for sista..she often has great insight..STOP ...good for sista..she often has great insight..STOP BEING SO HARD ON YOURSELF. yes that is your mother yelling at you..you are a great mom and your boys are awesome..soon he will learn that dad is tough and will come to you for help and all your worries are for nothing..FYI my project is done and ready for youkal56https://www.blogger.com/profile/10076651467808511495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592051382522387010.post-19683255639350870312011-02-15T03:32:02.188-08:002011-02-15T03:32:02.188-08:00Aren't sisters the best? I, too, often fear th...Aren't sisters the best? I, too, often fear that I'm a less-than-stellar mama to my little, but like you say, each day we can do s little bit better!melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698231692999838673noreply@blogger.com