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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you ever felt like you were losing your cool with any of the kids? I would love to do this once mine are older, but there have definitely been days when the positive, constructive mask slips and I become the harpy in the kitchen, screaming that these Legos on the floor are making me crazy and if you don't clean them up right this instant young man you are going to be in big trouble don't you roll your eyes at me...

My own kids don't deserve a mom like this. But that goes three times over for a kid who's had a particularly rough time finding protective, trustworthy adults.[/quote]

Sure I have. That's the time to go for a walk around the block, go call my mom or a friend, bitch to DH, pet the dog, whatever. It's okay for a foster kid see an adult get upset and then employ non-damaging strategies to pull themselves together and calm down. It's okay for them to see an adult get angry and then apologize and "make up" with someone they've yelled at. [/quote]

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