Out of Control

If I loved my kids so much, why couldn’t I control my temper?

We’ve broken much of the stigma around mental illness, addiction and abuse, but we have yet to speak about the explosive outbursts some mothers have at the little people they love most. An honest look at this painful phenomenon

“I have a story that needs to be told, and I don’t want to tell it. But that’s why I will,” Nechamie begins.

We’re sitting in the park, inside a wooden castle to protect ourselves from the Yerushalayim sun, its rays peeking through the slats, dappling our faces in gold.

“I have a problem. I have trouble controlling my anger at my children.

“You have to understand, I’m a normal person. Before all this started, I would have described myself as the ‘cool, calm, and collected’ type. I love my children, I’m a good mother 95 percent of the time, I’m successful at work, I have a great marriage, I’m active in my community.”