It’s true that we mums have the patience of a saint, but sometimes even saints get frustrated, right?
We love our children, but by God they have a special talent for making their poor mamas explode every now and then. Whether it’s leaving their clothes all over the floor, stealing our makeup (oh hey, teenage years) or destroying the walls in a mixture of Sudocrem and permanent marker, we can only take so much without responding with an, “ARGH!”
So, with that in mind, we have compiled a handy list for you to refer every time you think you’re going to let out a yell. Aaand breathe!
1. Shove a chocolate biscuit in your mouth (or as many as it takes). The delicious chocolatey taste will soothe you, while the stuffing of your mouth will physically hinder you from yelling.
2. Grab a cushion and screech into it. The soft material will muffle your frustrated agony.
3. Recite the Serenity Prayer: God, give me grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
4. If that doesn’t work try, ““I love my kids they are cute I love my kids they are cute I love my kids they are cute.”
5. Pinch your arm. It’s a good technique to switch your annoyance from the kids to yourself.
6. Think of the day they were born. How adorable they looked. The love you felt. It won’t bring back your brand new Charlotte Tilbury lippie, but it will remind you of what is really precious in this life. Hopefully.
7. Think of pug puppies wearing mini jackets. It’s a good distraction technique.
8. Sing “Rhythm is A Dancer” at the top of your lungs. It will have the dual effect of calming you down, while giving your kids a well-deserved scare that you’ve officially lost the plot.
9. Count before you react. And don’t mind this ‘count to ten lark’. Pah! Keep going, even if it takes you to 123,978 before you manage to calm down.
Do you have any tried and tested techniques to diffuse a mum-splosion? We would LOVE to hear them!
