Happiness Month Day 10

I've been reading a lot of blogs about parenting and anger, and feeling pretty guilty. I get angry with Tayvin a lot, and that's when the Mommy from the Black Lagoon comes out and I end up yelling or spanking when it wasn't needed. But I blog I read yesterday really hit home. A Mom was in a similar situation and one day realized that her children were afraid of her, and she didn't want that. I feel the same way. I've been working on this for the past few months, but this week I've been feeling a lot more patient and have been able to keep myself under control. I talk to Tayvin instead of yelling. I send him to his room instead of spanking. And I'm learning to slow down and let him learn instead of constantly telling him to hurry up and get things done. I still have moments where I get angry, I'm not perfect. But I feel a lot more at peace with how I'm raising my son, and I plan on keeping it that way.