Thank goodness for a no-smacking rule

[ailbhe]

The other day - I'm not sure which day, much of this week has blurred into a mass of frustration, irritation, exhaustion and suppressed swearing - I remarked to Rob that I am really, really glad we have a no smacking policy, because I spent a lot of the day looking malevolently at my kids and being pissed off that we have a no smacking policy.

Basically, on days I don't want to smack, there are far more effective and pleasanter ways to deal with whatever I'm dealing with, and on days I do want to smack, I make sure not to touch them unless I'm sure I'm calm, because that is not a day for physical punishment. Nooooo.

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[thereyougothen.livejournal.com]

i've been feeling grateful for that rule a fair few times this week,

when N whacked his head off his bed mid-tantrum the other day, i felt a mildly guilty sense of satisfaction

[k425.livejournal.com]

Giggling here, because I feel the same way when YoungBloke does similar things.

[merryhouse.livejournal.com]

ohhhh yes....

[k425.livejournal.com]

Sounds familiar.

Also, it's pretty close to what the fab local midwives said about breastfeeding. The day that it's all horrible isn't the day to stop BF because you're not calm enough for a rational decision. And it's how I've always felt about resigning from a job. Don't do it on the day it all goes tits-up, do it on a day when you're rational enough to think "well I can do all this but I don't want to any more".