When you lose it, you’re letting your child self drive the bus. Take back the wheel
“Sometimes I just want to quit motherhood! Last week, I took the kids to the zoo. I got up early to pack up lunches, do laundry, and get dinner ready so that I wouldn’t have to deal with that later. I woke the kids, dressed the little ones, fed everybody, cleaned up, packed everything and everyone into the car and headed off.
Fortunately, the outing was a huge success. We visited the gift shop afterward and I picked up some coloring books, toys, and even found a bag of kosher animal candies!
“We were heading home when my six-year-old, Aliza, asked if she could have some candies. I told her that dinner is waiting for us in the crockpot, so I didn’t want anyone to have candy now. About 15 minutes later, I heard a strange muffled noise in the back seat so I peaked in the rearview mirror. Guess what I saw? Aliza, stuffing candies into her mouth!
“Well, I saw red! After all I had done for that child today! That little ingrate! How dare she defy me like that!
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