... to stop me turning into a horrible shouty mum.
I haven't lashed out but have felt myself scarily close to it a few times, and really hate loss of control and the horrible aggressive voice that comes out of me.
I'm not looking for tips for dealing with the DDs (2y 9m and 14m) as such - I've realised that whatever I do there will be times when I get angry - what I need is a better 'early warning' system and a way of nipping my anger in the bud so that I can deal with my feelings in a calm, adult way before I lose control.
Example: the other morning I had a stupid stand-off with DD1 when we were late for nursery (a situation to avoid in an ideal world, I know) and it took 15 mins to persuade her to use the loo before we left. I eventually took myself off into the front room with DD2, sat down and took some deep breaths - but by that time the damage had been done.
Any thoughts?
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franch · 10/11/2006 15:56
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