Not the mom I used to be
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Anonymous
| You give your kids shit for having angry faces? They're not allowed to look angry when they are in fact, angry? I think maybe you need to think about what is REALLY important and how controlling of a person you want to be. |
Anonymous
| You're not alone. I am a different mom too and I feel it. I cannot seem to do or be who I want to be. 2020 is that type of year. |
Anonymous
| If anyone is in the same boat I want to offer some advice. The best thing I did was take several early childhood development courses. This helped me for several reasons. Most importantly, I was able to learn real scientific knowledge into how the child’s brain works. Also, I learned many parenting skills that early childhood educators use to help provide guidance. I am a better mom now that I am educated on my children and their development. I felt embarrassed at first to essentially be taking “parenting” classes a couple years in, haha but it brought so much clarity! I now understand the importance of the seemingly annoying things that kids do and now I am more equipped to react appropriately. With Covid, maybe look online for an online parenting course or just an ECE certificate thing? Not sure what exactly it would be online. |
Anonymous
+100 I’m terrified to think that my current stage of life ( kids aged 3 and 20 months) is the “sweet” stage. I’m a total monster right now especially the 20 month old is getting to me hourly. |
Anonymous
Thinking the same thing. I've got twin two year olds. They're terrorists. I often think about that period of time where Nebraska's safe haven law didn't have an age limit for when you could turn in your kids no questions asked... |