Turns out that I'm *that* kind of mummy....

[Bella73]

... so before I had children, I used to watch House of Tiny Tearaways and nod sagely at Tanya's wise advice. When they were little, I read some parenting books and thought "of course, it's so logical" while admiring my realism at thinking "I suppose sometimes that's hard to remember if you're tired or stressed".

So how come I am now the kind of mummy who leaps up, shrieking in a hysterically high-pitched voice "YOU'RE MAKING A MESS, YOU'RE MAKING A MESS, YOU'RE MAKING A MESS, stop stop stop stop stop".

Why the need to say everything at least 3 times? Why the boneshattering shrill voice?

It's called 'being a mummy'. We all do it - don't we? [were is the worried mummy emoticon?]

Yes, I'm one of those as well. Not proud.

Aha - I am not alone.
Cringeworthy isn't it? Like you are watching yourself in horror from afar!

Phew. Glad I'm not alone. Yes, I can totally picture myself from outside and it's not pretty.

What makes it worse is that DD1 is only just 2, has chicken pox, is being really quite a trooper about it and wasn't even being deliberately naughty, she was just drinking a smoothie from a carton, got interested in the pictures on the back and tipped it up (cue smoothie all over the floor and shrieky out of control Fred Elliott style mother).

I've resigned myself to it now, and aim not to stop completely (impossible) but wherever possible to chill out just a little bit and shout a bit less. We must lower our expectations of our children, and ourselves.

I am also this mummy. I used to roll my eyes scornfully at the mummies on HOTT and also Supernanny. Now I am shouty, give you a packet of crisps if you stop crying, lie with you until you fall asleep, mummy.

I try to emulate Mummy Pig.

LOL at Mummy Pig.

I have turned into one of thoses mums

Read the book a bit
Make eye contact when dealing with childs tantrum and speak in a lower tone than that that of the child thought I can do that

Yeah right my knees hurt when bending to try and get eye contact and their heads moving every way but mine
And they can`t hear you if you speak lower than them cos they are haveing a dicky fit thats so loud they can be heard down the road .

I don`t mind mess as long as they are having fun I used to say well BOLLOCKS to that when i am cleaning up the crap for days later of glitter paint and lego

I am turning into my mother

Me too, I'm one. And I have that kind of child!