Comments on: Let’s All Hit Each Other In the Face More (PaperGirl Archive)

By: Emilio

Emilio — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 20:08:51 +0000

HAUNTING!

By: Cara

Cara — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 16:45:26 +0000

Oh, Mary… You don’t have to be a parent to weigh in on that one. I’m a parent. I’m a parent in the middle of a really rough stretch when my already somewhat challenging two year old is sick, grumpy and infinitely more challenging. Even her biggest fans (like Grandma) have been surprised by her behavior and offered me sympathy. I absolutely get how easy it is to not be the best parent you can be. Parents are human, too, and I have absolutely punished in anger and frustration when calming down first would seem the obvious decision. I’ve raised my voice, grabbed her arm, left her crying in her bed (that one was actually a strategy to get myself calm before dealing with her, so I only feel a little guilty there) and lost my grip on the calm, nurturing Mom who recognizes she’s little and has no skills for not taking her misery out on the rest of us. I cut parents a lot of slack for screwing up. Usually. But, if you have enough control to wait until you get in to the bathroom, you have enough control to respond appropriately. And there is never a reason, in my mind, for slapping. Just never. I can’t even find the words for how sick I felt imagining that.

By: Therese

Therese — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 15:39:46 +0000

Mary, you should be a mom! Someday I hope you are able to parent. You would make a wonderful mom. Remember no matter your medical issues, there is ALWAYS a way to be a mom to some little one in this world. There is a little someone in this world of ours that needs YOU

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