Dear Walters Wife,
Last evening I heard my children in the playroom. They were playing house and I was not happy with what I heard. My daughter was playing the Mommy and she kept raising her voice and getting angry. I'm afraid it sounded pretty familiar to me. Now I don't know how to take back what they have heard. Is it too late to turn my behavior around so they don't pick up this bad habit. Hearing it was like nails on a chalkboard.
Dear Chalkboard Mom,
My dear, every Mother can feel the challenge of raising children and loose it sometimes. I got into the habit of counting to 10 silently before I said anything in anger. Of course it isn't easy, but it is a choice we make. Little ones are like sponges, they absorb everything that touches them. Be cautious with words and the tone you use. Use a firm, yet soft tone and you will be much happier with what you hear when it is played back during their "roll playing".
It is never too late to correct a wrong. It lets your children know that we all make mistakes, that even big people make poor choices sometimes. We learn from them and strive to not repeat them again.