I am an awful Mum.

[Whiteminnowfish]

I shouted at my beautiful dd7 earlier. We were running late and I'd asked her to get herself ready. 10 minutes later I went back upstairs to check and she had tv on and not getting ready.

I asked her lots of times, but then I shouted. She then started to misbehave which triggered me and I shouted more.

I came downstairs and tossed her pencil box of the chair. She heard and kicked off upstairs. I just told her they'd dropped by an accident 🙈

😰

Later on, poor dd said she is not the perfect dd that I had wanted 😪 I told her she is the perfect dd for me and I love her very much. She was still upset though.

Her other mummy and I are going through a breakup, which poor thing is already upset about then I go and do this.

She's at her drama class now, I will try and repair what I had done but can't stop feeling guilty.

It's ok it's how you deal with it now that matters repair and reconnect xx

You are not an awful mum, You are a real mum and you have realised it was not in your child's best interests to yell and you have apologised to your daughter in a kind way. Let the guilt go.

Be kind to yourself also as you are going through a challenging time. Perhaps ask yourself what resources do you need to be your child's best parent at the moment- maybe more real life support, professional support or self-care ?