Losing It
Here comes the school year. We can all use a few suggestions for how to keep the stress and excitement of a new year positive!
All Episodes
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Life in the Pen
“Play areas or little prisons?”
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Suck On This
“Pacifier = evil agent?”
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Spying on the Sitter
“Having "trust" issues with the sitter?”
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Mommy Competition
“My kids are GENIUSES (compared to yours)”
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Chicken Pox Parties
“You're Invited!”
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Real Soccer Mom
“Exercise, Schmexercise?”
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More Juice on Grandma
“Seriously. Has Grandma gone rogue?”
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TV Tyrants
“My kids become idiots...”
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Grandma Says I Can
“A lifetime of rules undone in an afternoon!”
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More Juice on "Daddy"
“Does Dad pull his weight at home?”
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Daddy Doesn't Do It Right
“Does Dad pull his weight at home?”
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More Juice on Sleeping Around
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You're Not So Special
“OMG you ate your breakfast! Here's a trophy.”
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Sleeping Around
“Co-sleeping can be sweet. It can also be Hell.”
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Mommy Dearest
This is how I feel most days. I feel like Mommy Dearest. I think that my kids wouldn't know what to do if I didn't yell at them on a daily basis. I mean our pattern has already been set. I have to yell every morning to get their shoes and sock... Read More
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Oh No! My Kid Forgot To Do His Homework
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sarah said…
It HAS to be okay to lose it. Otherwise I, am, not, okay :).
misspip said…
Its the same with the kids or with my hubby: I don’t lose it completely, I just get crabbier and crabbier. In a way losing it is better. One big blow out and then you clear the air.
lapetitemoi said…
I think it’s okay to “lose it” honestly. We can’t always be calm and collected. But as long as it doesn’t go too far, like abusive (verbally, emotionally, or physically). And I think if it becomes a daily thing, you need to start getting some professional help, because there’s obviously something else that is bothering you that won’t be fixed by blowing up at your kids.
My neighbours scare me- I’m about “this” close to calling Social Services because I can HEAR the dad screaming at his young child nearly every night.
parentalchaos said…
I see nothing wrong with losing it, and losing it often might I add. I lose it more than I would like but it gives me a chance to tell my kids hey look, mommy should not have screamed at you like that. But it also shows them that mommy and daddy are human to and they have the ability to hurt our feelings just the same. I think by not losing it you are setting your kid up for a reality shock at some point.
sand said…
i lose it all d time n im trying to work on it bcos losin it at all times isnt the best. Sometimes you ’ve got to calmly sit them down and ex[plain why they cant have certain things. But always lose it before i even stop to think again.
pamdel said…
We all lose it sometimes, better then bottling it up and having a chip (or boulder) on your shoulders. Whenever I think I’m going to lose it, I go ahead and scream into a pillow & punch my bed a few times. I like to do it in privacy :p
summerpen said…
trendytykes said…
Gosh, I lost it sometime ago…..never found it either.
1momof5 said…
trendytykes—I love that comment! Haha!
I think it’s ok to lose it sometimes, as long as losing it doesn’t mean doing any harm or doing anything dangerous. I certainly yell….and I apologize, too. I would love to not yell as much as I do sometimes, but I can’t beat myself up about it.
bsparkly said…
Yes I lost it a faw times infront of my son, but it scares him and then I feel even worse, it’s just not worth it. I try to control myself better this days.
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