Today I found myself with an extreme lack of patience. My 2 year old did not stop moving his body all day long, and my 5 year old had so many mood swings that we could be good without another one for a month. How do you other mothers keep your patience? What is your trick to not flying off the handle? Do you all have days where you fly off the handle an little more than you ever thought possible and feel terrible about it later when you have calmed down like me? I need some helpful hints and tricks!
What do you do when your 2 year old is trying to help you do laundry by throwing dirty clothes in the washer on the wet, just cleaned clothes? Then when you thought you had enough they close the lid on your head while you are reaching in to get clothes out to put in the dryer?!?
What do you do when your 2 year old screams and kicks you the entire time you are trying to put a diaper on him because he wants to run free? While you wonder 'Is it worse to be kicked and screamed at, or just clean up pee spots later?'!!
What do you do when your 5 year old has a breakdown because you tell her she has to play with her toys instead of follow you around asking a thousand questions?
Some days do you ever think 'I just want to be left alone!! I don't want to be bothered anymore!!!' But then when you really think about it, you feel sick inside at the thought of those ragamuffins not being there every second! You think about how much you would miss them and miss their sweet smiles and, oh so wonderful, hugs!!
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yep, we all have those days. even I do and I only have one. But with so many demands on our time and energy patience definitely is a virute that I often wish I had more of.
However there is a book that I recently read that I LOVED! It really touched my heart. There are many different strategies in it, here is the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Soft-Spoken-Parent-More-Strategies-Wrath/dp/1599920018.
check it out it is awesome! Oh yeah it is written by an LDS author.
You are not alone! I have totally felt this way before and I just have one whirlwind to deal with! It really does help to take just a few minutes as a time-out for your self to calm down, away from your kids. Even if you have to lock yourself in the bathroom and remind yourself to BREATHE (or cry)! Sometimes I also just stop what I am trying to get done (if possible) and do what Akira wants, or just play with her. Then she gets the attention she needs to calm down a bit and in a little while I can go back to what I was doing before.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
Oh Trac, your blog was like it came from my mouth! The other day was like that for me and my girls. I'd had enough! I finally just had to walk out of McKayla's bedroom and let her cry for a bit while I calmed down. That night after they were down I drew myself a nice warm bubble bath and read and relaxed. That seemed to help me some so I could sleep well. I agree with those above me - sometimes you just have to take time for yourself; whether it's to cry it out or scream it out. That probably doesn't help much but at least you know you're not alone :)
Not having kids of my own I can't offer any advice. However, your post is making me rethink having kids any time soon ;)
I've found if our kids stay indoors too long they get cabin fever. It's hard to play outside when it's freezing, so we usually go for car drives or play games. You are always welcome to come over. Sometimes just a quick change of scenery can help.
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