tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post356995683359839046..comments2024-03-18T03:36:34.858-07:00Comments on Diary of a Doctor's Wife: Lent - Keep Calm, Because I'm the MomGlendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452404148287263021noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post-81622526629906966622013-02-17T15:39:43.755-08:002013-02-17T15:39:43.755-08:00I did this, too, Crystal--gave up yelling. I had ...I did this, too, Crystal--gave up yelling. I had a friend who was a mom to six when I only had three, and she never yelled. She told me she did it one day at a time. She would get up and say to herself, "Today I will not yell at my children." She only ever asked herself to do it for one day at a time, and by the time I knew her, it had been years. So, I decided to do it, too. And one day I looked back and realized that I, too, had not yelled for years. One day at a time does it. And kids really do listen better to non-yelling than to yelling, although at first it may not seem that way. One day you will look back and see how many years have passed since last you yelled!Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post-60794520549579335262013-02-16T13:42:24.196-08:002013-02-16T13:42:24.196-08:00Cait, I totally agree with you, it is emotional ab...Cait, I totally agree with you, it is emotional abuse, and I feel that when I'm doing it. It's why I have never felt good about it and have tried many times to stop. Hoping this time I can finally get it together. Always good to try and be better right :)Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452404148287263021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post-4406841819665996302013-02-15T19:06:45.375-08:002013-02-15T19:06:45.375-08:00I also am a big fan. I'm a very patient guy no...I also am a big fan. I'm a very patient guy normally, but the kids. Man. Those kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999429103487593176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post-55606076832839657072013-02-14T23:44:04.928-08:002013-02-14T23:44:04.928-08:00So awesome! I am so proud of you for learning this...So awesome! I am so proud of you for learning this lesson so soon in life... I LOVE you!!!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069827654526135428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post-91005589317775767412013-02-13T20:04:29.117-08:002013-02-13T20:04:29.117-08:00I love this so much. My mom yelled SO much at us w...I love this so much. My mom yelled SO much at us when we were little, and I swore to myself I would break the cycle of emotional abuse (not saying you are emotionally abusive just because you yell, but my mom was definitely). I find my temper is so short with Atticus sometimes, and I have to take many, many deep breaths and even bite my lip to keep it all in. It is so difficult and he's only 3!! For me, doing yoga and really taking time to be centered and present with myself on a daily basis has helped me not yell so much.<br /><br />Good luck continuing! I'm sure you're a great mom regardless, but it's nice to improve. <br /><br />PS -- I was totally envying the other students on the bus with the cool ashes on their foreheads.Caitlin Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18417848115673458546noreply@blogger.com