Report Card

Yelling: A
Bitching: A
Crankiness: A
Motherhood: D-



Today was just one of those days where I just was not a good mother. I have no excuses, and I know that everyone has these days, but it still does not stop me from sitting here and feeling bad.

My kids were excessively whiny, and for the third night in a row, refused the dinner that I prepared. Within an hour, they are both in the kitchen whining that they are hungry. I tried the old Pull Their Dinner Plate Out Of The Fridge thingy, but that just seemed to make the whole situation worse. After the 10th chorus of, "I'm hungry I'm starving I need a snack just some cereal can I have just a little bit of icecream can I have a cookie can I have some fruit snacks I am starving my stomache hurts I am so hungry I DON'T WANT what we had for dinner it was GROSS I am starving why can't I have some chips you are so mean you aren't a nice mother I am starving my stomache is growling can I have some string cheese how bout just some cheese in a bowl..................... " from the girl, and the millionth chorus of "MMMMMMooooore. MMMMMooooreeee MMMMMMMMMoooore MMMMMMMMMMooore..." while holding (and throwing and picking back up and throwing) his snack bowl from the boy, I finally lost it.

I screamed at Elizabeth and sent her to bed. I turned off the kitchen light, threw Colby's snack bowl in the sink and let him scream in the living room and I sat outside in the breezeway by myself.

Now they are both asleep and I have this urge to wake them up and give them ice cream. But I won't.