Nix losing it

I had a bad day today. And I know that I'm not the only mother in the world who did.

Today, I had very little patience.

I woke up to grey skies, knowing that after finally being allowed out of the house, of course, the weather had to thwart my plans, just to be nasty.

So instead of being able to attend ladies group this morning at church, I was instead confronted by tantrums and discontent.

Avalon was not having a good day herself. I get the feeling that she was just as disappointed as me about our day's plans.

With no car for the morning, we were on our own to make the best of it. My girls and I.

But even though I tried much harder than I normally would to satisfy Avalon's little mind, she rejected every effort. Playdoh was hurled to the floor after 2 minutes, followed by some chalk 3 minutes later which promptly shattered. The final straw was when the whole easel was pushed over, creating the loudest bang and waking Willow from her nap early enough for her to scream in protest.

Boy, was I mad. And all within 10 minutes of our morning starting.

I attempted to regain control. A dummy was placed in a screaming mouth and a toddler was released from the high chair, only for her to throw herself onto the floor and hit her head accidently on the tiles.

I attempted to rock Willow back to sleep but with no response. And Avalon became more angered and distressed because of Willow's cries.

So after my best placating efforts were spent on them both, and as the crying continued, I decided to take some time out. I sat at the table like a woman going mad and drank the rest of my cup of tea before it went cold. With all hell breaking lose around me.

As soon as Craig returned the car that afternoon, I drove Avalon to her Nanas and went grocery shopping with Willow for some sanity.

I'm pleased to report that it worked, and as such, I can retell todays events (which could be the same story at least twice a week) with some humour.

I hope most of you Mums out there had a good one today for me.