tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181446807575097193.post5542924173513620339..comments2023-03-27T04:25:39.453-07:00Comments on The Positive Parenting Challenge: Day 9: Chaos Strikes AgainMeredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16332544075938121114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181446807575097193.post-91828277324171490322011-01-12T09:47:52.111-08:002011-01-12T09:47:52.111-08:00Thanks, Larissa. You are SO right! I've seen w...Thanks, Larissa. You are SO right! I've seen worse parent put out pretty awesome kids. ;)<br /><br />Megan, you said it! He cracked a bottle of bubbly for no good reason the other night and boy did I feel much less stressed. Perhaps a new nap routine that involves wine for mom...although some days require a mimosa for breakfast...haha!<br /><br />Murielle, if you don't see it coming at least you have an excuse. No such luck here! It's all a choice of self-control or not for me. But I do think the hormones rushing the brain when I get angry cloud my judgment a bit, so maybe that's my excuse...maybe that's a stretch...Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332544075938121114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181446807575097193.post-27582769357400049812011-01-12T05:12:47.705-08:002011-01-12T05:12:47.705-08:00Yep, we all have days like that. When we know we d...Yep, we all have days like that. When we know we do it wrong but can't find the energy it takes to do it right (wait, does it really take more energy to do it right ? in the long run, no !). My worse scenario is that I usually don't see it coming. I'm that way with everything, I don't see it coming (be it tiredness when exercising, hunger, need to sleep...). So I'm a model of patience with the children, and all of the sudden, I explode. No warning, not even for me. No time to check myself. Sigh. The good thing is my patience is really good, so it does not happen often. <br /><br />I love the one way Positive Parenting drive. Ah ah ah ! So true. Thanks goodness they built this drive with lots of areas to make a U-turn !Muriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301730906227587436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181446807575097193.post-26082594261465187672011-01-11T18:49:54.735-08:002011-01-11T18:49:54.735-08:00I have to post as 'anonymous' but this is ...I have to post as 'anonymous' but this is Megan. <br /><br />I read your post and thought 'hey- I've got a positive for you- thank goodness your husband works in wine distribution.... at least you can have a glass of wine at the end of a long day!' <br /><br />I distinctly remember my mom taking me to the liquor store when my 2nd was a baby. We started pulling bottles off the shelf and I said 'mom, is this really going to help me?!' and she said 'yes, honey, I think this might!' I got so stressed out sometimes! I still do, but now that I've been there, I know that the panic feeling will pass. When I have the second glass. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181446807575097193.post-56267690147660942062011-01-11T16:40:55.124-08:002011-01-11T16:40:55.124-08:00This sounds like the last two days around here. We...This sounds like the last two days around here. We're never as perfect as we want to be, but our children DO feel loved and we ARE good mothers, even if we don't always feel like it. Hang in there and hopefully tomorrow will be easier for everyone!Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668923256201058090noreply@blogger.com