4 Lessons From Not Yelling That Helped Me With Life in General
Today is my second son’s sixth birthday. And like every one of my past sons’ birthdays, I woke up so excited to run into his room and give him a big hug and sing happy birthday. I also woke up hoping, with every single finger and toe crossed, that the day would run more smoothly […]
Go Fly a Kite.
A few months after my fourth son was born, my in-laws came to visit so that I could get “some” sleep and my other sons could get some much-needed one-on-one attention. As always, Grandma Catherine and Grandpa Richard brought a car full of activities for the boys. There were supplies for a teddy bear picnic, […]
15 Ways to Not Yell When Noise Triggers You
{sometimes} Noise Makes Me Yell at My Kids. This post I wrote last week, well, it struck a really big chord with a lot of you. It seems that I am so not the only who struggles to stay calm and quiet when overwhelmed by both loud noises (kids arguing, argh!) and annoying noises (lip […]
The Mother’s Day Gift I Really Want…
My husband asked me this past week what I wanted and what I wanted to do for Mother’s Day. “I don’t know,” I mumbled. “Well, I need some guidance or you’ll be massively disappointed,” he replied. “I know. I just don’t know what I want, you know?!” I answered exasperated. And I didn’t really. Because […]
{sometimes} Noise Makes Me Want to Yell at My Kids
I often find myself laughing at the fact that I have not one, not two, not three, but four kids! It’s really quite ironic actually because I can’t stand noise, like really, really, really can’t stand it. Now, when I talk about noise, I’m not just talking about the level of volume or the amount […]
How to “Save” the Yells
So supposedly May 1st of every year is “National Save the Rhino Day.” I did a little Googling to see if this was indeed true, and wouldn’t you know, it is! (Which is great because it is an important cause!) The exact origin of the day is under question (lots of different opinions) but they […]
Anger Happens…Yells Happen.
I can count on one hand the number of major, blow out, yelling fights my husband and I have had in our entire twelve-year relationship. That number? Two. Our first fight was about six months in when he told me he didn’t want to go out that night but ended up going out in New […]
What we SHOULD SAY to All Moms
By now I am guessing that you have seen the article on Huffington Post about what not to say to stay-at-home moms and the inspired equivalent piece, what not to say to working moms. You have also probably seen the “What Not to Say to Formula Feeding Moms” post…and the “What Not to Say to […]
Not Seizing Opportunities to Cease Yelling
I am sure you have all read at least one, if not more, articles based on the recent study about the negative impacts yelling has on children. I know I have! Understandably, everyone I know who knows about my blog has sent them to me! I am always grateful at first to be sent these […]
Another “Blown” Bedtime
Ugh! Blech! Yuck! ARGHHHHHHH! Okay, sorry, I had to get that off my chest. Tonight was the least graceful bedtime I have had in ages, ages – and it had nothing to do with the kids! I was short. I was snappy. I was taking deep breaths every few minutes, scratch that, seconds because I […]