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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly none of this kind of shit sticks with me. My worst parenting moment is when I lose my temper, yell (like my mother) and feel like a piece of crap for yelling at a kid. Luckily it’s only been a handful of times but man I can do better.[/quote]

I agree. I have a kid with sn who really pushes my buttons. It’s in anger that I feel I’ve been a bad parent not when I’ve made an honest mistake. [/quote]

Same here.  I can't think back on any kind of accident my kids have had like the ones mentioned, but it's the moments where I made a bad choice about how to handle things (i.e. raising my voice) that I feel bad about.  Not something that I didn't even know was happening.[/quote]

This is me too.  I have had some anger that I am not proud of and have been working incredibly hard to never repeat.  I have done a lot of work to stay on top of my emotional reactions.  One of my kids is really an expert at pushing every last one of my buttons.  I have had to do a lot of untangling of WHY she is able to get to me and figure out how to get ahead of it.  It's honestly the hardest part of parenting.

So while, sure, having a kid fall off playground equipment is scary.  Or having them bump their head is unnerving, the REALLY scary shit is fearing you are doing emotional damage.[/quote]

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