Reply to I'm a garbage mother

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "I'm a garbage mother"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry for what you’re going through. When I was in a grieving period I was a barely functional zombie.

I don’t know if this will help any, but when I was a frazzled mother feeling overwhelmed by stress, sometimes I’d give myself a time-out and just go in another room for a few minutes and give myself a chance to calm down and regroup.

Also, while there are better ways of dealing with his shouting at you than you described, you don’t have to suffer through it, and certainly not 200 times/day. When he starts to get worked up, hopefully before the screaming stage, send him to his room for a time-out, until he’s calmed himself down enough to he rational. If it gets to the point where he is screaming, there needs to be a consequence that you apply consistently. I know it’s overwhelming to tackle anything new, especially without support from your co-parent, but it’s the only way to turn things around.

For now, let go of the shame and turn it into a resolve to do better. Apologize to your child and explain that that behavior isn’t acceptable for anyone. Tell him that you will make sure you don’t let your anger get out of control again and that he needs to do the same.

I don’t know anything about this organization, but Google helped me find this hotline (non-crisis) on the Montgomery County website called Every Mind: 301-738-2255. 
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/btheone/resourcehub.html
Here’s a PDF which talks more about them. 
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/Resources/Files/2022/EveryMind-Overview03012022.pdf

I’m not sure, but I think they serve the while DMV area. If they can’t help you, they might be able to tell you who can. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics