So you lost it with your kids and you feel bad about it? Congrats, your human. This isn’t about excusing behavior that doesn’t line up with our values…instead it’s about giving ourselves the grace to get curious about the “why,” decided what we need to move through our feelings and repair with our kiddos. For me, and most likely you, the why behind our feelings of anger and the explosion that follows is often this simple: the combination of their never ending needs and the lack of time and space to get ours met. Check out my most recent article on Scary Mommy on the topic of mom anger: https://www.scarymommy.com/parenting/when-it-feels-like-youre-gonna-lose-it