How to Stop Being an Angry Mom Now…Using 5 Hair Ties

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how to stop being an angry mom now…using hair ties

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months ago while my husband and i were making dinner

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i looked back to see what tripped me up. my preschooler's shoes

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don't be sorry. just don't do that again.” i fl ed at my sharp words

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the shame spilled over onto my cheeks and then my lap

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hair ties to the rescue

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i realized the solution to breaking my bad habit: hair ties

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visual cues are a powerful science-backed tool that will remind you to avoid a bad habit when you're most likely to slip back into it

i decided my visual cue would be hair ties

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this isn't a new idea. but i added my own research-backed spin to pack an even bigger punch to knock down that angry mother habit once

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you don't have to be an angry mom. how to fix it quickly

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inside: it's normal to feel like an angry mother sometimes. but if you're snapping at your kid more than you feel comfortable with

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hey

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i stepped closer. “oh no

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what?” ty asked

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i turned and ran in the opposite direction towards the closet where we keep the diapers

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in my rush

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bailey!” i yelled

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i stood up and grabbed a diaper

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bailey!” louder this time. she must have been upstairs in the kids' playroom

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as i bent down to start the diaper change

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adrenaline coursed through my veins because of the poop-mergency. because of the fall. because i was being ignored

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bonus: as a bonus

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then she peeked around the corner

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what

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you can't leave your shoes in the hallway like that! i tripped and fell because you didn't put your shoes away

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her chin dropped to her chest. “sorry

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she turned and walked away

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after i finished up the diaper change and sent the toddler on her way

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what's wrong

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photo by donnie ray jones

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here's the disconnect

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but my poor middle child

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something the preschooler-ness of my preschooler was turning me into an angry mother every time i opened my mouth to talk to her

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i needed help

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brushing your teeth

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i flipped open my book happy you

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How to Stop Being an Angry Mom Now…Using 5 Hair Ties

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