I'm a rubbish mum today

[frizzcat]

Monday morning school run, the usual nagging ds to get dressed and do his tie in addition to getting dd 1yrs whose new talent is squirming. Ds had a bit if a whine about leaving for school and instead of a reassuring hug I proceeded to shout at him and then he really cried. I've contacted LSA and she says he's been great today and worked independently.......feel really awful we parted on an argument

Dont beat yourself up about it, we cant all have the patience of a saint 24/7, we are only human

You can give him a hug when he gets back from school and even tell him you felt sad too that you parted on such terms.

I know and I will - and I'll be fine when I see him but you just think of them all day

I know just how you feel! I woke up in a bad mood, I was a bit late getting out, I took it all out on ds who just bumbled along trying to stay out of my way and pre-empt what I was going to ask. (Lump in throat!)

When we got to school he just hugged me and said something lovely and beyond his years.

I can't wait to pick him up and buy him an ice-cream!

Von- hope that ice cream tasted good!

i've just felt like that, its bed time, ds as just spent a full hour whining whining and whining so i shouted at him, now hes asleep i feel so bad but bed times are such a battle, he wont sleep anywhere but cudled up really against me like a back pack its too much being with him literally 24-.

he forgives me though, i hope :(

The LSA is paid to be detatched and professional. You're job is to love him unconditionally and be human.

Salad - sometimes you're just desperate for a break and you just crack. I went to the loo earlier and ds and dd were there with me all I wanted to say was bugger off and give me a minute!

Cheers starlight

I tell myself I am modelling how to recognise you upset someone and know when to apologise... as I say sorry to ds for shouting at him. .

PS in case this makes anyone smile.... I don't know if anyone else has those secret 'at least I don't do that' parenting things, but last week I did one of mine... (have always thought, well at least I feed him breakfast before he goes to school....) [smug mum] then I forgot, .

In my defence dh was away and ds was up early so we snuggled on sofa and watched Dr Who till it was time to go to school. I only remembered he had no breakfast when we got to friends house on the walk to school, had to confess to friend and beg a jam sandwich for him to munch on the way... ooops. Am official slack mummy!

Nothing wrong with a jam sandwich