The Pizza Box.
Every Monday I take two of my sons out for a pizza lunch before they head into back-to-back speech and occupational therapy sessions. And every Monday they claim that they are “sooooo hungry” and “just have to have two slices.” And every Monday I fall for it, hook, line and sinker and then am left […]
Questions from 1st Graders
Ah, kids. Sure, they can push our buttons and push us to yell at times. But oh, oh they can also pull at our hearts and push us to a happier place with their innocent questions and answers. Today, about 80 first graders, or 76 to be precise per the math of my first grader, pulled […]
Finally, Free From the Mucky Muck!
I have had a mantra in my head for a while now: 2013, Take a Hike, 2014, Bring It! I know. It’s March 18th, 2014 and not 11:59 on New Year’s Eve 2013. So what the heck is up with just sharing this mantra? Am I late to the game in sharing New Year’s Resolutions? […]
Yell Less, Love More…THE BOOK!
I am so excited to finally be able to share some exciting news with you! Gosh, keeping it a secret from you all for the last six months has been excruciating! I have had to watch everything I write… and that at times inadvertently kept me from writing… and not writing inadvertently added stress because […]
Yelling “Recklessly”
I normally don’t honk my horn when driving for no other reason than I can’t stand the sound. Sure on occasion I do the light, gentle “beep” if someone is hanging out at a red light just turned green. And yes, if I am close to getting into an accident I’ll do the more firm, […]
My Sleep “Diet”
Let me see if I can find an appropriate adjective or term to perfectly describe my mood the last, oh shall we say, two and a half months? Beastly? Bitchy? Grumpy? Irritable? Blech? Rageful? All of these words totally work, and yet they don’t seem fully accurate. There must be a better term to describe […]
How to Start Yelling Less and Loving More TODAY
Hi everyone! This is a quick post. I just learned that our community was mentioned in an article about yelling featured on www.today.com (NBC news!) As a result, I know that a lot of new people are coming here, no doubt looking for guidance on how to change, hope that he/she can change, and support […]
An Intentionally Long Bedtime
This morning my seven-year-old intentionally knocked over his brother’s full cup of milk. Totally awesome, right?! I politely said to him, “You know where the paper towel is.” He then not so politely screamed at me, “You are a BEAST!” Seeing as we haven’t really been, um, shall we say bonding lately, and rather have […]
Tears of Fear?
I just can’t stop crying today! I just cried in the bakery, and then in our Pediatrician’s office and now I am crying as I write this. Or rather try to write this because I am so overwhelmed with intense gratitude, joy, and relief that I can’t think straight or, well, again, stop crying long […]
How to Fight Yelling Triggers and Win
Last Friday, Every. Single. Possible. Major trigger attacked me in full force. P.M.S.? Check. Lack of sleep? Check. Hyper, loud kids from the school, no school, school, no school snow routine? Check. Too much to do? Check. Lack of exercise? Check. Cluttered house? Check. Fight with husband? Check. Actually double, no triple check! And it […]