“Just Be Happy, Mommy!”

“Be happy!”

My toddler screamed it at me as he chased me down the hallway. I don’t remember why I was frustrated. He’d been testing his limits. He’d been refusing timeouts. He’d been getting into things I’d never had to worry about before. His three month old brother cried in my arms. I didn’t blame him for the outbursts, but I didn’t know how to make things better. Continue reading ““Just Be Happy, Mommy!””