I have been ScreamFree for 2 weeks- the mother of a 5yr old boy and a 6 yr old girl- I desperately needed help. I knew I had a problem with emotional reactions but did not know how to control them until your book. Thank you. My life is calm and in control and I never want to go back to the mother I was before. Curiously, my daughter seems completely confused and does not know where her mother has gone- she can no longer hold the remote control to Mommy and she is acting out and pushing her limits seeing where she fits in to the new order of things.
My son said yesterday, "Mommy? Do you remember yesterday when you yelled at us at breakfast?"
"I didn't yell at you yesterday, Buddy." I replied calmly.
"Yea, but remember when you used to." he said.
"Yea, I do" I said. He did not need to say anything else. I understood.
THANK YOU,
MJGcalm
No, MJGcalm, thank you. This kind of response is what fuels us to "reach every parent on the planet."
Your two kids are blessed to have you as their Mommy.
Thanks so much for your courage and willingness to focus on yourself.
Hal