I’d like to think of myself as calm and patient with my kids. Sometimes I lose my cool, but all in all, I think I handle things with them on a more calmer approach. I learned early on with my son, and other people told me this whenever I would complain, lose my cool, etc that you have to stay calm because some kids do things for your reaction. My son is one of those kids. I suspect my daughter is too!
However, when it comes to art projects, helping in the kitchen…I am the hyper mom. I am just not good at taking things in stride. My mil, she loves to have my kids help her cook. My son, accidentally, dumped a cup of flour on her shirt (she bumped his arm, which made the cup tip…) and she just laughed and said something like “oh thats alright, Sitta will take care of that later”. Me. I would have freaked. I would have had to stop what we were doing, set my son or daughter on the floor and told them to stay there for the remainder of the mixing.
I wish I could be less hyper when it comes to cooking, art, etc…
So what about you? Are you a calm and patient mom who takes things in stride or are you kind of hyper about those things? Or are you a combination of both like I am?
oh hyper for sure! my OCD just will not allow for calm.
I TRY to stay calm but my children have selective hearing and it bugs the crap out of me when they go “Huh? What did you say” When i am telling them to clean up their mess! That turns me into super hyper mom!
I have definitely become more patient as I grow in Mommyhood. But, it is something I work on daily. I am soooo not a laid back person.
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I’m not hyper period unless I’ve had more than two cans of pepsi. LOL
I’d say I’m calm but mostly when the boys aren’t in my hair about something.
I am way too hyper I know. I try to remain calm but with 3 boys, it is really hard.
ditto on the OCD thing. when discipling my kids, i can stay very calm – angry, scary calm – most of the time.
but yes, when it comes to getting things done, i have too much going on to have a lot of patience….
I’m really calm, I think. I have an amazing amount of patience when it comes to my daughter. Now other people, that’s another story. Even the boy that I watch on some days tells me how well I handle things. Maybe it’s just all the years in the Army….you can’t be upset or your life WILL fall apart.