It has been a rough few days with our little Chamae. The poor thing has an ear infection (at 3 months, that's ridiculous) and the antibiotics should have kicked in by now but she still seems a little miserable. I had to let her cry when I tried to put her down for a nap because she would not go to sleep! I tried a few things but nothing worked so I gave her the pacifier, laid her down, and listened to her scream for a few minutes before finally giving up and falling asleep. I knew she was exhausted, but I wasn't helping so I had to let her cry. Better for her to cry than for me to get overwhelmed enough to harm her, right? I'm trying to tell myself that so I feel better about letting her scream for so long. You can have a real post another day, I just needed to let it out. Sometimes it's hard to be home alone with kids. Who can you really talk to about your frustrations? I did text Brad about some discipline issues I was having yesterday, but I can't do that every day, he has to get work done some times. Anyway, on a good note, Donovan got his first pair of cleats today. I'll have to post pictures of him in his soccer outfit on Saturday.
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Sometimes you have to let the little ones cry and there is nothing bad about doing that at all! It can get really hard being home all day with kids. Being a mom sure can be one of the hardest but yet one of the most rewarding jobs there ever was! Hang in there your frustrations are so normal and what all of us moms out here are dealing with too :)
Talk to me! Seriously, anytime .. send me an email or something. :) I know what you're going through! I honestly don't know of a harder job than being a mom ... but there is also no more rewarding job (those moments are sometimes few and far between though).
I lose my temper with my kids a lot more than I'd like to admit. I don't always feed them healthy meals (today we had candy for breakfast!) we watch too much tv some days. I've learned to tune crying out so well that I almost honestly don't hear it sometimes ... but maybe it is better to admit it so we can stick together as moms and know that we aren't alone in our struggles and frustrations.
I know that feeling of no matter what you do, it doesn't help. When Sarah was sick and exhausted like that, I felt like me being there distracted her from sleeping because she just wanted to cry to me. Does that make sense? Kind of like when kids are older and want to whine about how sick they are.
And I've learned time-outs aren't just for kids.
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