Yelling Doesn’t Make You A Bad Mom — It Makes You Human

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I DO IT!’ she screamed and swatted my hand away,” writes Katie Garrity in a new piece. “And that was the cherry on top of my ruined rug, broken A/C unit, eggs on the floor, work deadlines, no-good-very-bad-day, and I snapped at my kid. I stood over her, pointed my finger, and [screamed](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fthis-is-why-moms-go-from-0-to-60-in-two-seconds%3Futm_campaign=35276%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000182ada766a7-2df87579-45e8-4946-997b-ade48b24d98a-000000/Mvq7GUhblmwlhprpCZ7kZE9lo0c=283), ‘PUT YOUR SHOES ON — NOW!’” At which point her kid burst into tears. She immediately felt guilty, like a terrible mom. But what matters is what comes next, and she’s got some guidance for how to take a deep breath, center yourself, and take things down a notch. 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