Anger is an emotion that most of us have to deal with from time to time especially when our tweens and teens push our hot buttons. Typically when this happens our real desire is to just make the situation go away. “Why did you do that? How dare you speak to me that way! […]
There are seasons in life where everything seems to be out of control. That’s where I’ve been for the past three months. And that’s not a fun place to be. I’ve found myself reacting in ways that I thought I had overcome. Many of you know what I mean. You’ve been there or might be […]
Let’s face it, as moms we know our kids. We know what they are capable of and what they might do and most likely what they won’t do. Hopefully we understand their hearts and what motivates them. And we definitely know which of our kids is most likely to cause trouble in the family. I can’t tell […]
It has been amazing to me the number of women who have shared stories of out-of-control behavior from their spouses. Their teen does something to upset dad and the war is on. It makes me sad. And I’m betting that if you are in that situation in your home, then your feelings are even more […]
Let’s face it, most of us have emotional outbursts from time to time. Even if not openly for everyone to hear, at least internally where we tell ourselves that the person who has “hurt” us is in the wrong. Hopefully we don’t go into this mode as often as our teens, but we do have these […]
Last week I felt like everything I did for one of my kids was met with sarcasm, frustration, or anger. The typical jokes we had between us, the acts of kindness I did, and every time I seemed to open my mouth it was met with a snarl of “you never…” or “you always…”. […]