An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything. Lynn Johnston
So after a crappy day where an inanimate object received my full compliment of patience (seriously, I didn't even have patience for the dogs when the barked to come in from the snow squalls), our night went something like this:
Mom (me): Yelling at kid 1for something that didn't deserve the tone they received
Kid 1: "OK mummy"
Mom: Yelling at kid 2 for something equally as trivial
Kid 2: "I'm sorry mummy"
Repeat.
Mom: "I am sorry kids. Reeeaalllly sorry. Mum had a crappy day and I shouldn't have yelled at you. I love you very much, even when I am yelling, and I will work really hard not to yell so much tomorrow. I love you."
Kids: "We love you too. Can we have ice cream now?"
Mom: No (I didn't yell THAT loud)
Yeah, so, I scored no "good mommy points" today. At all. May have even lost some that I have accrued up to now. Sigh. Tomorrow is another day, and I promise that I won't yell at my kids at all ... did I mention I'm out of town for the day. :) Lucky kids.
Apologizing to your kids is always good - they will remember later when they realize they are not perfect, either1
ReplyDeleteGlad to know I'm not alone in the "yelling at kids" department.
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