I had a breakdown yesterday

Yesterday I became a mean mother once again.

Maomao was singing alphabet song and I asked him to read the words but he could not and was not willing to. I criticized him and he cried and said he did not want to be my kid any more.

Yesterday in the restaurant, he acted weirdly and tried to hide his face in his collar and I impatiently asked him to stop and told him a little man would not behave like this. He was upset. Also when he told me he had a little stomachache, I asked him to throw away the orange juice, he was also unhappy about it.

Yesterday afternoon, he was doing an English puzzle and it took him a long long time to find the word SANTA, I asked him to look for the word carefully line by line. He did not follow me. At the same time, Kang was climbing on my back and neck like a money does in a tree. I got impatient again and put down Kang angrily and yelled at Maomao. The two kids started to cry like a symphony, the only difference was I did  it enjoy the crying symphony. Kang complained sorrowfully: cannot I just look? Mao complained that I was impatient and impolite to him, which was true. Never criticize a kid who is trying hard. This is a golden rule! What Maomao needs is some effective instruction.

Generally, what the kids need is respect, care and sympathy.

Also, I should look after myself, never get too tired. Once I get too tired, I easily get irritated.