I’d lay in bed regretting that I’d yelled or that I lost my patience too quickly.
I used to yell a lot when my kids were young. My voice was my way of trying to gain control with three toddlers who loved to be loud and express themselves. I lost my patience quickly during their younger years when they wouldn’t nap or have a public temper tantrum. But I was at my absolute worst during their tween and teen years.by the time they reached their teens.
Instead of being more patient with my kids, I grew more impatient. Instead of just letting something small like a missed homework assignment roll off my shoulders, it felt like a huge deal. I was like a pressure cooker, and until I gave myself some grace and forgiveness for not always handling every situation perfectly, I was so stressed about my mistakes they consumed me.
But that wasn’t the case. Once I forgave myself, it took the pressure off. I was able to make peace with the fact I was going to screw up a lot. My kids needed to see I was trying my best, but we are all flawed.There was a massive shift when I started to look at my parenting mistakes with compassion. I still made them but made fewer of them, and I was in a much better place.
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