Guys, I need a pep talk.

NotSharknado · June 2013

I know we get a lot of posts about losing our Shiit with our kids, but I'm going to bed soon and I feel like a giant assshole. I need to hear "I've been there too" stories.

Dd is teething so bad right now and we are miserable. I'm spent and I've lost my cool with her and Ds is an innocent bystander. I'm seriously crying right now because I feel like a failure. I just sometimes feel like I'm no good at this mom Shiit.

NotSharknado · June 2013

ItsAllGravy7:
youre awesome shan. and its not the booze talking. this is a hard asss age. charlie is in a throwing everything phase and it sucks. i dont care what anyone says im waaaaay preferring 3 so far to 2. 2 just blows. hang in there mama. drink with me.

oh also...i dropped my whole phone in the bath and its still functioning im blown.

See, if I dropped my phone it would have been shot. That's awesome. Thanks, I can't drink because she's been getting up at 5:30am. Ain't nobody got time for that.

NotSharknado · June 2013

Mos3:
Hang in there, mama. nbsp;We all go through it. nbsp;Parenting is hard. nbsp;Hang in there.

Thank you.

NotSharknado · June 2013

MrsSkull1107:
I'm so sorry, hun! Is there any way you can get a break and get out the house on your own? Maybe some time apart from everything would be good for your psyche.

Dh is giving me Sunday off. I just want to stop feeling so guilty all the time. I swear I'm giving myself an ulcer.

flyingsaucer · June 2013

I swear that 1.5-2.5 is the hardest age by far...before you can reason, threaten and bribe :-)

Every mom has days that she is not proud of. You do the best you can, but parents are human, parents aren't perfect. Have a drink, put the kids to bed and tomorrow will be a new day. Hang in there! We ALL go through this

Dubwife79 · June 2013

shanado:
I know we get a lot of posts about losing our Shiit with our kids, but I'm going to bed soon and I feel like a giant assshole. I need to hear "I've been there too" stories.

Dd is teething so bad right now and we are miserable. I'm spent and I've lost my cool with her and Ds is an innocent bystander. I'm seriously crying right now because I feel like a failure. I just sometimes feel like I'm no good at this mom Shiit.

Teething is the devil. Straight up satan. In the hope that it will make you feel better I'm going to tell you my moty story from this week. Dd is in this phase of telling us everything she sees. I see mama, I see dada, I see mouse etc.
On the way to dc the other day there was a schools bus behind us. Also behind us was an ahole who was tailgating me, texting and eventually cut off the schools bus. Dd yelled "I see bus" I replied "I see a dik" meaning the jerk driver.
Yup dd chanted dik *** dik all the way to daycare.

missyishere · June 2013

Feeling guilt and questioning these moments is what makes you a good parent. No one wants to lose their shiit with their kids, but most of us have done it at some point. Hang in there, lady. Teething does suck though. DD is still breaking through her last one year molar.

NotSharknado · June 2013

Dubwife79:
shanado:
I know we get a lot of posts about losing our Shiit with our kids, but I'm going to bed soon and I feel like a giant assshole. I need to hear "I've been there too" stories.

Dd is teething so bad right now and we are miserable. I'm spent and I've lost my cool with her and Ds is an innocent bystander. I'm seriously crying right now because I feel like a failure. I just sometimes feel like I'm no good at this mom Shiit.

Teething is the devil. Straight up satan. In the hope that it will make you feel better I'm going to tell you my moty story from this week. Dd is in this phase of telling us everything she sees. I see mama, I see dada, I see mouse etc.
On the way to dc the other day there was a schools bus behind us. Also behind us was an ahole who was tailgating me, texting and eventually cut off the schools bus. Dd yelled "I see bus" I replied "I see a dik" meaning the jerk driver.
Yup dd chanted dik *** dik all the way to daycare.

Ha! Thanks for making me smile.

Dubwife79 · June 2013

shanado:
Dubwife79:
shanado:
I know we get a lot of posts about losing our Shiit with our kids, but I'm going to bed soon and I feel like a giant assshole. I need to hear "I've been there too" stories.

Dd is teething so bad right now and we are miserable. I'm spent and I've lost my cool with her and Ds is an innocent bystander. I'm seriously crying right now because I feel like a failure. I just sometimes feel like I'm no good at this mom Shiit.

Teething is the devil. Straight up satan. In the hope that it will make you feel better I'm going to tell you my moty story from this week. Dd is in this phase of telling us everything she sees. I see mama, I see dada, I see mouse etc.
On the way to dc the other day there was a schools bus behind us. Also behind us was an ahole who was tailgating me, texting and eventually cut off the schools bus. Dd yelled "I see bus" I replied "I see a dik" meaning the jerk driver.
Yup dd chanted dik *** dik all the way to daycare.
Ha! Thanks for making me smile.

Anytime! Hope things get better soon.

shakes · June 2013

This parenting deal is hard. WAY harder than I expected to be honest and I was not under the impression it would be all cashmere sweaters and billowing sheets of white light and love. There have been more than a few times that I have roared at my kid for things that are not his fault, and if they were his fault he didn't deserve it. In the end I go to him and make him look me in the eyes and apologize from the bottom of my soul and explain that mommy lost her temper and it's no way for me to behave and that I truly am sorry. The awesomeness of children is how genuinely forgiving they are. But I feel like I have damaged him somehow in the moment. You're not alone man.

klondikebar · June 2013

Sorry you're having a rough time. I've lost my cool with the kids plenty of times. When I'm having a bad pain day, perfectly normal kid behavior irritates me and I shouldn't get frustrated with the kids, but I do.

Teething during the summer is a great excuse to eat tons of popsicles. If the biting and sucking bothers her mouth, those cups of Italian ice are good too.

NotSharknado · June 2013

KlondikeBar:
Sorry you're having a rough time. I've lost my cool with the kids plenty of times. When I'm having a bad pain day, perfectly normal kid behavior irritates me and I shouldn't get frustrated with the kids, but I do.Teething during the summer is a great excuse to eat tons of popsicles. If the biting and sucking bothers her mouth, those cups of Italian ice are good too.

Thats the only time she's quiet is when she has a Popsicle. I think she's had 3 boxes in the last three weeks.

NotSharknado · June 2013

I Heart The 80s:
Please don't stress. I lose my sh!t daily. It's HARD. Today my son refused to keep his diaper on. Literally would rip it off and fight me to put it on and yes, I realize I should be potty training...but the thought of it overhwhelms me. nbsp;He was kicking, screaming and scratching. I finally lost it and screamed. Loud. nbsp;I felt awful! But kids are HARD. I get up at 6 and they fight, cry and whine for 12 hours. That's why I need to buy stock in wine. Hang in there!

Thank you for this. I feel like I go through hell for 12 hours everyday. What breaks my heart is when I give her orajel, she whimpers "taint you". Kills me every time.

NotSharknado · June 2013

Spooko:
DD drives me insane. The screaming and the repetition and the tattling. It's ridiculous. I'm sick of her by the end of the day pretty much every day. And DS is in a horrible stage where he has a sassy mouth and a ton of defiance to back it up. I lose my cool on the regular bc I'm not super patient to begin with, and DH has been working a LOT lately. You aren't alone, and you aren't going to ruin them.nbsp;

Thats also my stresser. Dh hasn't been home before bedtime for days.

LaurelBee · June 2013

Mommy guilt sucks. Your Dd will still love you in the morning so no more tears mama.

NotSharknado · June 2013

Thanks guys. This really did help.

proudworkingmom82 · June 2013

I'm not to great at this whole pep talk thing but seriously being a mom is tough, majorly tough, your not a failure, we all have those moments. where we think that. When they both go to bed take sometime to yourself and unwind. Feel better soon!

amykins1283 · June 2013

I'm right there with you. DS1 has become so difficult to deal with, definitely a moody threenager. I've lost my cool with him several times when he either flat out ignores me or just won't stop whining or being blatantly defiant. My strategy now is to flat out ignore him when he attempts to get me to engage in conflict and I've been really trying to be consistent with 123 Magic. It's so, so hard to keep my cool sometimes, though.

MamatoA2010 · June 2013

I'm there with you too...I'm a single mom. Being a parent is flucking hard but being a single mom is whole new unchartered territory. Will DH give you a break tomorrow? Hang in there!

Dubwife79 · June 2013

proudworkingmom82:
I'm not to great at this whole pep talk thing but seriously being a mom is tough, majorly tough, your not a failure, we all have those moments. where we think that. When they both go to bed take sometime to yourself and unwind. nbsp;Feel better soon!

This. All of this. I was just saying this to my boss who doesn't have kids yet but is thinking about it. Sure we love them and they could not be cuter and more fun. But holy crap being a parent is hard.

Glitter Pop · June 2013

Being a parent is some serious hard work! We all lose our cool, don't sweat it. It's really hard to not lose it when you have a toddler.

vlagrl29 · June 2013

is she teething canines. they were the absolute worst for our DD. It was murder on me. she wouldn't nap, get fevers, and just want to lay on me all day for comfort. It will pass although it may seem like forever. The 2 year molars were a breeze for us, so there is some light at the tunnel

NotSharknado · June 2013

Thanks everyone. It's 5:30 and she was up screaming. :::sigh:::

NotSharknado · June 2013

Spooko:
Does she need more sleep still? Or is she good with getting up at 5:30? DD CANNOT handle waking that early DS could so if she does, I go check on her and see if she needs something and then just end up leaving her in the crib. Sometimes it can take up to an hour and I usually check on her every 1520 min. Obv. this won't work if she really is done sleeping or you're opposed to CIO.

She's definitely not done sleeping. She cries and whines the whole time. Tomorrow I'm just going to let her CIO. I mean, she's crying anyway. Right?

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