Hello, I'm Amanda and I'm a recovering Angry Mama. It wasn't long ago that I was yelling at my children all the time. It didn't take much to make me yell and turn me into a raging Hulk Mama. I was short tempered and it felt like I was mad way more than I was happy. I clearly remember the morning when I lost it on my oldest son. He was playing and accidentally spilled coffee on my computer. I jumped up off the couch, ranting and raging. I screamed so much that my throat hurt for the next 2 days. I knew in that … [Read more...]
Take a Mom Break, Without Your Kids Driving You Batty
It's been one of those mornings around here. One of those mornings when I discover the leak in our shower when my kids collapse over each other running into my bathroom, interrupting my shower (aka, the only alone time I get these days) to tell me that my younger son's room has water dripping from the ceiling. The kind of morning when my older son decides to play with the alarm system and sets of the silent alarm. Imagine my surprise when 2 uniformed police offers come knocking on my door. Yep, it's been one of those mornings. My … [Read more...]
3 Simple Steps to Stop Yelling at Your Kids
No one said life with kids would be easy. The other day, I received an email from a Mom who felt terrible for yelling at her kids that morning. She told me the story about how she was trying to get out of the house to take the kids to a playdate. With shoes, socks, and jackets on, she pushed her kids out the door and told them to hop in the car while she went back inside to grab her purse. Purse in hand, ready to go, she opened the door and saw her kids stomping barefoot in mud puddles, the littlest one was covered head to foot in … [Read more...]
The Strangest Reason I Yell at My Kids
Noise, Noise, Noise. Nothing sets me off and gets under my skin quite like unnecessary background noise. I believe that it's the main reason why I yell at my kids. Crazy huh? Let me explain. It usually starts off small...some light music playing in the background. I start the dryer in the laundry room and leave the door open so the cat can get to her litter box. The central A/C kicks on. My kids get up...the baby starts whining out of hunger...my 4 year old starts talking. I start making breakfast while trying … [Read more...]
Ridiculous Reasons Why We Yell
"Oh my gosh! Stop touching things! Stop! Just Stop!" That was me, yesterday, in the public bathroom with my boys. They are 2 and 5 and they just had the need to touch every grimy surface in our park's bathroom. With every touch of the toilet paper holder or walls, shivers went down my back. I could sense the invisible germs attaching themselves to their hands. I wanted to scream "JUST DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING!!!" As soon as I was able to push us out of the germ infested place, and hand sanitizer was quickly rubbed on their hands, the … [Read more...]
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