tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365484397183323780.post91509606927833305..comments2024-03-13T20:15:48.055+11:00Comments on MsMidge: Breathing not YellingMsMidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165622200849937469noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365484397183323780.post-90685802898509286352012-04-20T21:40:40.020+10:002012-04-20T21:40:40.020+10:00Ooh! Hug therapy! I love it! xxOoh! Hug therapy! I love it! xxMsMidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165622200849937469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365484397183323780.post-75230323140572610332012-04-19T20:50:39.085+10:002012-04-19T20:50:39.085+10:00Oh, that is such fantastic news! I too don't ...Oh, that is such fantastic news! I too don't like it when I have to tell my children I'm not mad. When my middle daughter starts saying "Sorry Mommy" I tell her right away I'm not mad so she knows I'm not going to yell. That helps to keep her calm, but I also feel bad because from past experience she knows I am a yeller. A few months ago I stopped spanking and just started loving. When I wanted to spank, I would give her a hug instead. Things have gone in such a better direction since then. I think one thing that I have going against me is that I have very little help with the kids. The grandparents are not very involved, which is disappointing, yet a fact of life. I tell myself to remember this, so that when I have grandkids I want to be there to help as much as possible. I would never ask the grandparents to watch the kids because I did one time, and it was so apparent that they felt put upon (must have mentioned to me 5 times that they missed movie night at the cinema) that I vowed never to ask again because my youngest was just a baby and I'd never want her cared for in a place she isn't really wanted and loved. And since that one night 6 years ago, they've never asked once to babysit or visit the grandkids outside being invited for dinner to our house. So, now I have 3 kids, and they are so much a joy, but a lot of work too, and I do my best. I think you are doing great things and can't wait to hear what your oldest thinks.✾Jamie Lee Cooley✾https://www.blogger.com/profile/07208832897656210176noreply@blogger.com