You know those Mommy-Freak-Out Days? If you are a mom, you know what I mean. Today is a Freak-Out Day for me. Details are pretty irrelevant - typical reasons a mom might freak out, you've heard them all before. I am just not handling anything right now. So I am in Time Out. I've locked myself in my room and I'm not allowed to come out until I can start reacting appropriately and rationally. (It's okay, Daddy's home early from work, and Grandma & Grandpa are visiting, so my threenager is not unsupervised.)
I figure I better model how this Time Out thing works for my little
girl. You see, when she does something to get in trouble, there is a
consequence, and she usually doesn't like it. But we reserve Time Out
for when she's not necessarily making mischief, she is just not handling
things appropriately. She is exactly like me in this. When everything
is blown out of proportion and we get snappy and cranky and angry, it
usually means we are hungry or tired or just need to cool down. And I am
just as susceptible to this as my child. So when I can't handle things,
when I'm overreacting, and food or a little rest doesn't help, I need a
Time Out. Lana often PUTS me in Time Out - she KNOWS. And we both know
that whoever is in Time Out needs to mellow down before they can come
out.Obviously, I have my laptop in Time Out right now. So I just felt like saying, "It's one of Those Days." Not for pity, just for a few "I have those, too - you are not failing because that happens." Because that helps me calm down some. And also to make a commitment somewhere that later, when I can handle life again, I am going to rewrite today and make it better. Because I have the power to do that. Once I regain control of my perspective, I can change it and focus on the good moments, and make one of "THOSE (bad) Days" into one of "Those (great) days." I can do it. ... in a few more minutes or so.
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