Frustration Wars

How many times have you had to have a tug-of-war or struggle with your toddler? It's bathtime and they are struggling against you to go to the bathroom. They are holding on for dear life to the couch they are laying down on. It's bedtime and they are playing hide and seek with you in hopes that you will not find them hiding ever so cleverly in the same spot they always go to for refuge. It's a flat out war. And what is even worse is the war you are having with yourself. You are trying your hardest not to get frustrated with this little two-, three-, or four-year-old replica of yourself. Frustration War! How many of you have them on a constant bases? I know I do...every day.

But it literally takes me leaving my toddler to his little shenanigans for a few minutes while I diffuse the pressure that has built up inside of me. I have to tell myself over and over again, This is normal behavior for a three-year-old little boy. And while the behavior is not acceptable (no matter how normal it is), it is no point allowing my frustration with him explode into a full out war with Self.

Mommy's, they do love you and they do want to make you happy, but their brains are not there yet--they still will (attempt to) do what they want to do. Stay calm. Stay pleasant. And breathe. Don't allow their wars to create a frustration war within you.

Blessings to you Mommy,
Aurellia