I can’t decide if today falls into the category of “good day” or “bad day” (so far). The 
biggest tantrum today was thrown by . . . me! (“I AM GIVING YOU EVERYTHING I CAN!!!”) I’m leaning toward good day (so far) since we’re all over it 😀 .
But hey, at least it’s better than the days I lock myself in my room to cry because I’m a failure as a mom. (Because I just screamed at a then-three-year-old that he should start picking out new parents because obviously we’re not any help to him. Yes, I know. The screaming is a problem.)
What do you think? What constitutes a “good day” for you? What’s your favorite “mommy tantrum”?
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2 replies on “What makes a “good day”?”
I don’t have tantrums out loud. I usually just end up closing my eyes, pleading with Gwen to stop crying, and start crying myself sitting on the cold kitchen floor as she bawls and tugs on my pant legs. I guess your method is confrontational and mine is avoidance.
Things get different as they get older (and start talking), too. But then, I’ve always been one to act like everything’s okay until one little thing pushes me too far and I lose it.