My Many Imperfections: Day 7
My Many Imperfections: Day 7
Stress & Irritability
This morning Josh was taking one kid to the grocery store to get groceries and I was taking 5 to church with me to make a bunch of copies of things we need for our MOPS retreat today. Josh carefully showed me which of his keys would get me into the church door and I laid it on the counter. Josh left for the grocery store while I was chasing my 2-year-old around the house trying to get him dressed while my daughters were trying to convince me to let them wear the same outfit that they were wearing yesterday and slept in... I was flustered! I got them all in the van and went back into the house to get Josh's keys. They were not on the counter. I started searching everywhere frantically (anyone who is a mom knows that you only have a small window of time before the kids will start returning into the house wondering what you're doing.) I ran out to the van and asked the kids if any of them had seen them or moved them. Nope. At this point I was very stressed and VERY irritable. I called Josh and as soon as he answered, he said, "I have my keys. Shoot." He forgot and took his keys.
Now, I would love to tell you that I responded with an endearing laugh, told him I loved him for doing the grocery shopping, and offered to come find him and get that silly key... but no.
Instead, I was very irritated and said things like, "Why the heck did you take your keys two seconds after you handed them to me? You want ME to come to YOU? Walmart is NOT on the way to church. Ugh!"
I got the keys from him at Walmart, and got my copies made, and another errand completed... while I was driving home I was thinking... that is NOT how Josh responded to me when I accidentally deleted BOTH our calendars on our phones at once. He was loving and kind. He was patient and laughed it off. When I'm stressed, I'm very irritable and I need to work on that!
Stop making mountains out of mole-hills.
Stress & Irritability
This morning Josh was taking one kid to the grocery store to get groceries and I was taking 5 to church with me to make a bunch of copies of things we need for our MOPS retreat today. Josh carefully showed me which of his keys would get me into the church door and I laid it on the counter. Josh left for the grocery store while I was chasing my 2-year-old around the house trying to get him dressed while my daughters were trying to convince me to let them wear the same outfit that they were wearing yesterday and slept in... I was flustered! I got them all in the van and went back into the house to get Josh's keys. They were not on the counter. I started searching everywhere frantically (anyone who is a mom knows that you only have a small window of time before the kids will start returning into the house wondering what you're doing.) I ran out to the van and asked the kids if any of them had seen them or moved them. Nope. At this point I was very stressed and VERY irritable. I called Josh and as soon as he answered, he said, "I have my keys. Shoot." He forgot and took his keys.
Now, I would love to tell you that I responded with an endearing laugh, told him I loved him for doing the grocery shopping, and offered to come find him and get that silly key... but no.
Instead, I was very irritated and said things like, "Why the heck did you take your keys two seconds after you handed them to me? You want ME to come to YOU? Walmart is NOT on the way to church. Ugh!"
I got the keys from him at Walmart, and got my copies made, and another errand completed... while I was driving home I was thinking... that is NOT how Josh responded to me when I accidentally deleted BOTH our calendars on our phones at once. He was loving and kind. He was patient and laughed it off. When I'm stressed, I'm very irritable and I need to work on that!
Stop making mountains out of mole-hills.
<3 Thanks for being so open and honest about this!
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