I get it

I know, it is so hard sometimes. Our kids are at really challenging, intense ages. The sibling rivalry is beginning, they both are fighting for our attention, all the time. It is just intense. So, I get it, girlfriend. And you are a great mother. And it is okay for your kids to see you cry, throw a tantrum, or yell. They need to see that we are human and we make mistakes and we get upset. And sometimes we need to lose it, and let ourselves really cry and come undone, to truly be present with our family again.

You're great. And, this, too, shall pass. It's all just a phase. And things will get easier. And then harder. And then easier again. And one day we will be looking back at photos and remembering their chubby little hands and feet and wishing we could go back to these days. I try to remember that when I am about to lose it and start my own tantrum, which believe me, I do. I just started crying the other day in the car out of the blue. It was classic. John and the kids were like, what the fuck just happened to her???