Hello Everyone! Yesterday began very smooth as my children and I ease our way into the start of a new week. There are many changes that we are going through in the midst of wanting to capture the last moments of summer break. Trying to maintain consistency for my children and family has been a bit a challenge these past couple of weeks. I am a Stay At Home Mom, so I am the consistent parent. With our close family being hospitalized, there has been a shift in my parental role a bit. This shift has brought some frustration that I have been dealing with, that eventually end up spilling over in front of my children. After expressing myself I realized that this choice was not a good way of investing in my children. I don’t really want my children to have a negative view of our loved one, so me expressing myself openly in front of them is not wise. As parents we sometimes are unaware of what we are saying in the moment, that will have its’ effect later in life. I don’t want this to be the case in this matter. How will I correct this problem when I’ve already expressed myself? Today I sat with my children and talk with them about what I said in my moments of frustration. We talked about our loved one and the frustration he may be dealing with being hospitalized. We talked about what they miss about me not being here in the evenings and at bedtime. We also thought about some ways we can help our loved one through these changes, and what I can do to continue my consistency with them. I believe because I’ve admit my areas of wrongs, my children will learn to do the same when they too act or say something out of feeling frustrated. I hope sharing my story with you, will help you during those moments when you feel you may have expressed a little “too much” to your children.