When BS7 was 2 yrs old I put him on a time out. To be honest I can't even remember what for. I knelt down to explain why he was on time out and he cocked his leg back and kicked me on the bridge of my nose ...a very sensitive area for me. I was so angry I spanked him. The first and only time I have ever spanked a child. I felt horrible. I didn't hit him hard or anything it was just that I disciplined in anger and spanked when I swore I never would spank. Plus he was only 2...ugh! He still mentions it to me.

My son sounds like your BS!! Here is my story....

Last year my son was 2 yrs. we got back from church on a summer day. My SD went down to her room to watch TV, H went outside. BS went into the living room to play toys. I was standing in the dining room by the patio door talking to H. I walked out and sat down. Then about 5 mins later a woman pulls up in her van (we live on a corner) and says "do you have a little boy?"
I went running over to her, she said he was right by the road a man was at the door with him. We ran around to the front of the house and at the front door was a man holding my sons hand. My son was wearing a t-shirt NO PANTS or DIAPER!! I thanked the man...walked into the house.

The front door was open,....he had unlocked the front door and screen door. The ottoman was by the door, he stood on. And his pants and diaper were at the closet!!

Could you imagine a half naked 2 yr old in the road?? Lucky it was a SUnday we lived on a busy street.

Now we have a lock at the top of our door AND a fenced in back yard.

Brazen arnt they?

My most recent bad thing is on Barbie's blog. Not one of my finer moments I promise.

My family and I were on vacation at the beach. Me and my daughter were at the pool and she didn't know how to swim yet. We were in the shallow end of the pool so she decided to take her floaties off. I took my eyes off her for one second and next thing I know I was looking at her under the water. Her eyes were soooo big with fear looking up at me, but she couldn't talk since she was under water. I panicked, snatched her up and as soon as we got out of the pool I took her back to the hotel room, layed in the bed with her and cried my eyes out. I couldn't believe I took my eyes off of her and in that amount of time she had almost drowned. I just kept thinking to myself, your children trust you to protect them from harm and I had failed. I can still see the fear in her face everytime I think of that.

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AWW you guys are so sweet to empty your mommy skeletons to make me feel better! Thank you SO much!!! I feel worlds better this morning!! Ya'll are just so damned awesome!!!! LOVE YOU ALL!!!

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Oscar Wilde

I have lots of mean moments... things I've had to ask my son for forgiveness for, or at least explain to him why I sometimes act like I do.. but the worst thing I do/did/have done is call him an idiot like his dad. I try not too...but in my rage it slips out...

I'm ashamed of it... Luckily my son and I have a fantastic relationship, where we communicate often. Because of this, he tends to be really understanding of his mother.

I like to refer to it as "going snap bitch". On occasion when the moon is right and the tide is high I just loose my faculties for a moment and with yell at anyone for even a minor issue. I have yelled at the dog, the bkids the skids or even DH. I usually don't let things get to me but on once my cup is full then Katie bar the door cause I am going to let loose on someone.

I hope that does not mean I am bipolar. lol

~Evil

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders. ~Abigail Van Buren