It’s been a couple months since I decided to stop yelling. When I made it successfully through the first day I wrote a post about the first yell-free 24 hours, and Scary Mommy published it yesterday. For the most part, it was well-received. But there were a whole bunch of haters. They called me ridiculous. Sanctimommy. […]
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Two months and still no yelling. How I’m doing it.
First, I made a proclamation. I was pretty impressed with myself when I actually managed to follow through for 24 hours, But then, I made it through a week, and then a month, and then even six weeks. And last week, I had my two month anniversary. I haven’t yelled in two months. It’s not always easy. Staying calm is […]
Six weeks yell-free. I’m digging my new groove.
So I haven’t yelled in six weeks. It feels good. It feels good knowing I have maintained control over myself. It feels good knowing that I have set a good example for the kids (not in every department, but at least in this one). And it’s not like it’s been easy or that it’s become automatic. […]
Digging New Grooves — What I Discovered 6 Weeks Into My Yell-Less Journey
So I haven’t yelled in six weeks. It feels good. It feels good knowing I have maintained control over myself. It feels good knowing that I have set a good example for the kids (not in every department, but at least in this one). And it’s not like it’s been easy or that it’s become automatic. […]
Yell-free for a month. How I made it that far.
I have not yelled in a little over a month. And I have had plenty of reasons to yell. Plenty. When the photographer was at the front door and all my kids were hysterically crying over what they were (NOT!) going to wear, I didn’t yell. When Number 3 decided that he was going to […]
Two weeks of no yelling. How I did it.
I have done some pretty impressive things in my life. I’ve put myself through graduate school and am the first member of my family to not only graduate from college but also get my master’s degree. I’ve given birth multiple times. I’ve trained for and completed the New York City Triathlon and Marathon in the […]