It's part of the weepies, and part of the heightened sensitivity- but the Mommy Guilt is going to do me in.
This morning during breakfast, CJ was SHOVELLING his food in his mouth. This is fairly normal behavior. The kids got places to go and things to do. He was chomping with his mouth full, and Josh said "GROSS!" and I said "CJ!" CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP.
"STOP shovelling food in your mouth!!!" flick on the hat.
Tears.
CJ got up and started to cry. Not annoying sobby tears, just gentle leave-me-alone-you've-done-enough-damage tears.
So I took him and hugged him (he didn't want a hug) and talked to him. We hurt his feelings. So I apologized and said I was sorry but : ( : ( : ( : ( We shape our kids. There are too many kids who get away with everything, and there's no discipline. But I don't like when he's made unnecessarily sad, by me, his MOTHER who loves him bigger than anything in the universe.
Damn.
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