5/4/2023 0 Comments Mom on time out![]() Ask a friend if she can watch your kids once a week (and do the same for her). But, sometimes, it’s okay to retire the Supermom cape. But there are little eyes who see so much more. Give library story time a pass and read books at home in your PJs. ![]() But maybe this season your child misses Peewee Soccer. I know it sounds distinctly un-American to not have your child play a sport or go to a ballet class. Take a long hard look at your to-do's and give yourself permission to start hacking. But not every single thing needs to get checked off that list. Yes, you have to make that Target run when you’re down to the last diaper. Yes, I get it: Your family needs clean undies. While I’m no expert, life experience (my kids are a bit older now) and research have brought to light some practical ideas of the before, during, and after of these mommy meltdowns.ĭon’t roll your eyes just yet. How do we handle those moments that push us over the edge? We don’t want to set a pattern of uncontrolled emotions for our children. Momplosions happen, and the only audience is a couple of bewildered kids who wonder why mommy is acting so strange. Except, in this case, Matt Damon doesn’t swoop in to disengage the warhead just as the world is about to explode. They’re like the glassy-eyed scientists in the movies who know the sequence of switches to launch a nuclear missile. It’s like kids know exactly which buttons to push. Honestly, if the story of my life were a three-line meme, it would read: "I was a Zen person. When the dust settles, it always involves guilt. It may involve slammed doors, really loud words, ugly crying, and eating your way through a sleeve of Oreos. When the to-do list is a mile long, the toddler is pounding on the floor like an overzealous percussionist, the baby is screaming like a fangirl at a Justin Bieber concert, and you’re trying to get out the door with a diaper bag, a car seat and what’s left of your sanity, you may find yourself in the throes of a mommy meltdown. I’m talking about being in control of our emotions when things aren’t going quite as planned. Having a kid or two only seems to make it worse.
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