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I’ve become the mum who yells. And I hate it!

I know, I know, all parents yell. But every time I hear my voice raised I cringe. I always feel mummy guilt but sometimes they just don’t listen.

I always said I’d never be the parent who yelled – yeah the universe laughed in my face with that one! And when I just had one kid, I didn’t yell that much. Now that I have a toddler and an infant, I guess my nerves are frazzled and I’m just tired beyond belief and its catching up with me in the form of my voice being raised.

I feel so guilty for yelling, especially when I see my toddlers face looking sad.

Oh and the universe upped it again, by making me the mum who bribes! But that’s a whole other story!

Posted by chelseak, 3rd July 2013

12 Comments

- - mom81879 said
  - 11 Sep 2015
    7:24 pm
We’ve all done it, I know, it doesn’t ease the guilt. At least you’re aware of it so you can act on it and control it. I feel for you

- - mom113055 said
  - 02 May 2015
    3:51 pm
top story

- - mom63821 said
  - 05 Nov 2014
    10:47 am
Ha ha ha I am the same, my Miss 10 drives me up the wall!!!

- - mom56842 said
  - 24 Sep 2014
    6:51 pm
You’re now a member of the club.

- - mom57522 said
  - 30 Aug 2014
    6:45 pm
I yell too but they never listen. I try not to but sometimes I just loose it.

- - mel1 said
  - 02 May 2014
    1:01 pm
Congratulations, you’ve joined the ranks. I thought I’d never be a mum who yelled. That was before I was a mum! Don’t worry the yelling decreases once they get past the early teenage age years. But save your voice for 14…you’ll need it.

- - emily_zilm said
  - 07 Apr 2014
    8:52 pm
Don’t worry it happens to the best of us!

- - jodie80 said
  - 19 Mar 2014
    11:27 am
all mummys yell. bt some lie about it lol

- - taz_za87 said
  - 04 Jul 2013
    11:28 am
sounds like you need a little break hun dont be to harsh on yourself

- - azmaz said
  - 04 Jul 2013
    9:48 am
i think we are all feeling the same way! its hard sometimes, and although if i give my kids a certain look they know they are in trouble, but know ill yell when they get in the car! i need to change my ways also.

- - tash1906 said
  - 03 Jul 2013
    6:29 pm
I am a yelled too. I prefer to think of it as raising my voice to get them to listen! Recently I had my son kick me quite hard in the middle of a shopping centre the day my Pop died. I raised my voice quite a bit that day.

- - stay at home mum said
  - 03 Jul 2013
    4:15 pm
I understand completely. Even now I hear mums yell at their kids in the shopping centre and think how embarrassing, then do exactly the same thing after I’ve heard “Can I have ….” for the hundredth time. Don’t be too hard on yourself, you are only human.