I didn’t want to forget the worrying moms…because when we are emotionally unwell, we tend to not parent our best…no need to feel guilty, we get it.

(If you are a sister who doesn’t have them yet, this is still critical to hear…trust me wish I knew sooner…)

The thing though is…

Much of our frustration, sadness and anger don’t just stay with us. 

It gets taken out on others and ruins relationships…with adults and with our the kids. We don’t mean it, but we’re tired, overwhelmed, need more help and maybe just don’t have the energy to do it better right now…

But here’s why we can’t do it that way. Our kids are watching…they are not only watching how we are handling the stress of our marriage, but they themselves are learning (from us) how to be a spouse….good or bad.

And if they are above the age of 2 believe you me they know that their parents are not getting along. It causes them to act out and be MORE DIFFICULT and only add more to our STRESS.

Yeh… that might feel familiar.