How to de-stress the girlish way? I’m sure all of you know the answer without me needing to tell you. Yup! C.R.Y.
And I just did that yesterday. I am not ashamed to tell the www. I am no superwoman or supermom. I am just an ordinary person living life. I tried doing the breathing in and out thingy to cool down but it did not help in my situation.
Imagine having 5 children aged 8, 6.5, 5, 2 and a 5mo baby. The baby is crying for milk and sleep. The 6.5yo trying very hard to keep the 5mo baby from crying. The 8yo was too engross with her book. The 5yo accidentally spilled his Barley drink. The 2yo accidentally spilled his barley drink and the barley beans all over the floor. Next the Mommy who just came out from the bathroom saw her 2yo shaking his cloth nappy to get rid of his poo poo. The poo poo dropped on the floor on a few spots. Told him to stay put but to no avail.
Floor in a mess, toddler needs to be washed and a screaming baby needs milk. This is easy peasy when the Mommy is not sick. Unfortunately all this happened when the Mommy is still in pain due to mastitis, still feverish and having a bad backache; she can’t even bend down to lift up her 6.75kg 5mo baby.
After cleaning her toddler, instructed the 3 older kids to clean up the floor and while breastfeeding her 5mo, she breathed in and out but it did not release the stress that has built up. She cried. She felt so much better after that.
The hubby came home to a peaceful home. Today, the maid is with the Mommy almost the whole day and everything went about smoothly. Why lar trials come when she is all by myself with her 5 children?
Stumble it!
aiyo……poor u. me with 2 only at home also cannot tahan, what’s more so MANY! another baby would scare me to death man..
You did the right thing, dear! At least you didn’t yell and scream at the kids, which I sometimes do when I’m really, really frustrated.
Thank God I have the opportunity to go back to work part-time.
You hang in there, ok? And you give a shout out like this when you’re feeling stressed. We Mommies will be here to listen even if it’s just online. Hugs!!!