Affirmations
Got up early this morning to avoid waking up into chaos. I will do this from now on. Kids are all still contained downstairs and the only thing being annoying is my step-cat. A big part in my plan to take back control of my life is to carve out peaceful moments in my home. That means getting up early, waking up in the middle of the night, or staying up late.
I will react calmly and fairly to all situations that arise. To do so I will make a strong attempt at being mindful and honest with myself. I will not worry or "stink-think" about situations that haven't happened yet.
I will make an extra attempt to be caring, warm and loving towards my kids and not let the negative behaviors of my skids affect my relationship with my kids. If my skids are acting polite and appropriately I will treat them caring and loving as well. I will only make behavior corrections if it directly relates to me or my children.
I will take care of myself by eating healthfully, exercising, and recognizing when I get overwhelmed. I will remember what I am grateful for and not focus on the negative. When BM's actions creep into my head, I will breathe deeply, think of my happy place, and remind myself that it I do not want that her negative forces in my life and I am in charge of that.
Wish me luck 
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Good luck!! I think you will
Good luck!! I think you will be successful, just keep reminding yourself and don't be hard on yourself if you falter, it' ok. I like the term "stink-think", I do that sometimes but my DH does it A LOT and now I have a new term to use to point it out, lol.
'The only thing being
'The only thing being annoying is my step-cat.'...that's cute.
Geez, I wish I had half your strength.
I like this affirmations a
I like this affirmations a lot, could totally use them myself!
Nice! It is so hard isn't
Nice!
It is so hard isn't it?
I don't know how much contact you actually have with bio mom, or if she is a major source of your issues, but this is what I did to cut the bio mom (horrid woman) out of my peaceful life: I changed all of her emails to go to a special folder that I never see, I never have to respond anymore to anything, and we have no contact of any kind whatsoever. She kind of disappeared! It's my husband's job to deal with her. I don't even want to hear about it (and I don't ask the kids anything that might draw out information about their mom.)
And since you are so clearly embracing affirmation, I would also suggest that you check out a little book called Radical Acceptance. Talk about finding serenity!