{"id":2630,"date":"2015-10-20T13:25:48","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T17:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.positivelyparenting.com\/?p=2297"},"modified":"2016-01-08T13:41:01","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T18:41:01","slug":"parenting-is-a-shit-show-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/parenting\/parenting-is-a-shit-show-no\/","title":{"rendered":"Parenting is a shit show, no?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Looks are so deceiving.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, we are<\/em> happy in this picture (the smiles are real), but if you look at my littlest girl, she is wearing a nightgown.<\/p>\n

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In fact, this early morning began with us dragging her into the car with nothing but a nightgown on.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Literally.<\/p>\n

No shoes, no nothing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The kicking, the screaming, the scratching, the tears.<\/p>\n

It was all I could do to keep my mouth shut and not jump out of the car on Connecticut Avenue.<\/p>\n

You see, the five year old is having some “issues” when it comes to us transitioning into Fall here in Washington DC.<\/p>\n

This is not rare for children. Many young children are having transition issues right now.<\/p>\n

Socks, long pants, sleeves…it’s ALL TOO MUCH.<\/p>\n

I knew I couldn’t spend the morning “talking this out” with her (so rarely does talking work with young children), so we moved it along. How?<\/p>\n

Gotta keep your eyes safe from scratching. Gotta keep your privates from getting kicked (men, especially). And you gotta keep a loving and firm stance.<\/p>\n

My (silent) mantra is: We Can Get Through This.\u00a0We Can Get Through This.\u00a0We Can Get Through This.\u00a0We Can Get Through This.\u00a0We Can Get Through This.\u00a0We Can Get Through This.<\/em><\/p>\n

We Can Get Through This.<\/p>\n

I whisper it while I click her in. I repeat it while I hear her scream, “I HATE YOU!” I declare it as I grit my teeth. I state it as my other children complain.<\/p>\n

I say aloud, “We are going to have a great morning,” all evidence to the contrary.<\/p>\n

I smile. I lower my shoulders. I take a breath in and a long, slow breath out. I repeat that until my eyelids feel heavier.<\/p>\n

I turn on Taylor Swift and realize that, less than two minutes after the skirmish began, everyone is watching the trees go by. Quiet.<\/p>\n

When we get to the pumpkin patch, there is more drama (socks and sneakers!), but we make it through…again.<\/p>\n

My only desire, in all of this, is to not destroy my relationship with my daughter.<\/p>\n

I can endure this shit show. Every day. I can.<\/p>\n

And I believe it will get better. I know how to make it better. I know how.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know that connection <\/strong>is the answer to preventing and healing the drama.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But when I am in <\/em>the sh!t show, all I do is believe that, “We Can Get Through This.”<\/em><\/p>\n

My family is tears and smiling pictures.<\/span><\/p>\n

Isn’t yours?<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are ready for some support, don’t miss my October “Meghan is turning 40” 3 Sesh Special!<\/a><\/p>\n

It expires October 31st!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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