The Orange Rhino

Over the past six years I have struggled as a mom. I try to be a good mom. I take care of him, love him, spend time with him, do amazing things but I am no perfect. In fact I often suck at being a mom. I think I have made my child cry on more occasions than I would like to count! It pains me that I have caused many of the tears that have streamed down the cheeks of my sweet little boy.

Lil'man can be quite the handful. He is probably the most head-strong child that I have ever seen. He can be easily agitated and insanely aggressive at time! But when he's not he is the most loving and enthusiastic child I could ask for. He is highly independant and self motivated!

Both of us are extreme type A personalities and when we both get going - it's ON!!! Yelling has been a go-to for me for the past 6 years. I mean the over-the-top-gonna-blow-a-gasket-erruption-of-mount-saint-hellens-blood-pressure-so-high-you'll-get-an-anyerism kind of yelling!

A friend of mine introduced me to a blog called The Orange Rhino. It's simply a chronical of a mom that has experienced the same issue and resolved to go a whole year without yelling. She would take it one day at a time and if she yelled she had to start back at day 0 again. If she had one of those eye-bulging scream outs she reset to day -2! She is currently on day 376!!! She did it!

This really got me thinking. The whole purpose of being a parent is to teach their children and love them. I have to say I love Lil'Man more than life itself and would do anything for him. I must teach him, though my example, to control my temper! This is necessary! So I have decided to take the challenge. I am going to do 30 days and once I get there I will re-evaluate to make the goal longer! I just need to take this one day at a time like she did!

 

I can totally do this. I know that it won't be easy! But I know that I HAVE to stop yelling. I don't like it and it's not an appropriate manner of parenting! I plan to chronical my successes and failures here and on Facebook.

 

Here is to a more peaceful home... Day 1 starts - tomorrow!