I always lie in bed at the end of the day and feel fed up and disappointed with the way I've handled situations with my toddler. I feel so guilty if I've shouted at him or lost my temper in some way. However alot of the time I know that what I feel guilty about is trivial to most others.
Today I was trying to clean his nose with a flannel much to his disapproval. I was getting more and more stressed. (I am 37 weeks pregnant - but no excuse) I know this sounds strange but my ds does actually like to chew/eat a wet flannel (perhaps for teething help?!) so in desperation I said in a raised voice "Well do you want to eat the flannel?!!" thinking that if I could get him to chew on a corner - I could get another corner of the flannel and wipe his nose. However the way I said it sounded so shrill and unreasonable that I felt such a bully afterwards. I kept playing it back in my mind (this is where I play judge and jury) and couldn't decide if I had shoved the flannel towards his mouth as I ranted (which of course I feel is awful) or whether it had just been a rant? I always go over things in my mind and however I try to make myself feel better - I always seem to blow the situation out of all proportion to the extent that I can't remember what happened at all. End result - I feel really guilty. What is wrong with me?
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Rotten mum syndrome
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memum · 14/01/2005 17:23
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