I Feel So Guilty When I Yell
I find myself constantly worrying too much. Worrying about what my kids are eating. Are they getting too much screen time? Am I reading enough…
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Being a Mom With Anxiety is the Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done
I yelled at my kids today, way more than I would have liked to. I’m always told, “Speak to your kids how you want them to speak to you!” But…
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Some Days I Feel Like a Terrible Mother, But He Loves Me Anyway
I start putting a load of laundry in the washing machine when I hear the kids begin to argue in another room, no doubt over one of the many tractors…
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I Don’t Want to be an Angry Mom
I never knew so much anger even existed in me until I became a mom. No one told me I would experience this kind of anger, raise my voice in a tone…
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Stop Being So Angry at Yourself For Getting Angry, Mama
I failed today. Today was going to be THE day. Just like yesterday was going to be the day. As was the day before that, and the day before that, and…
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To the Coach Yelling at my Kid
Let me just get one thing straight right away: I’m not a fan of yours. Maybe if we got to know each other outside of the school gym, in a situation…
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The Scary Kind of Yelling
I did the scary kind of yelling last night when my 3-year-old would not stop messing with a package of toilet paper when he was supposed to be…
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I Was a Dad Who Yelled—But Here’s How I Stopped
Does this scenario sound familiar? You hear two of your kids in the other room starting to bicker. It starts out tame. They start whimpering at each…
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As a Mother, I Have the Power to Destroy My Home
A few days ago, my husband and I got into a heated argument. The type of argument that probably hasn’t happened in over a year. The…
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When Anger Steals the Joy of Mothering, Embrace Grace
It starts calmly enough: the children make it to the breakfast table in plenty of time before school. You wrap your hands around your mug of steaming…
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