Single motherhood is full of frustrations. Whether potty training, dealing with attitudes as a teen (or toddler!!) or just being a little overworked and exhausted, frustration is just right around the corner. It’s normal. One thing to remember is to not let your frustration boil over into anger. Anger is ugly and it makes you ugly. So, remember that sometimes you need to take a step back and breath. While you’re breathing, say a little prayer. Once you let the frustration boil over you start to lash out. It tends to be a little too easy to lash out at your kids too. They are there, in your face, all the time. I can’t change clothes with privacy anymore. My little one likes to stand just outside the door, which if I close the door he knocks on it and asks if I’m done, until I’m done. With our little mini-selves in our face all the time, they tend to get the brunt of our crankiness.

Remember, anger isn’t the answer. It can come up on you like bad seafood, but you just have to chew it back! Don’t let it spill over into other people’s, especially your little’s, lives. Don’t cause them frustration and anger just because things aren’t going the exact way you wanted. Just take a minute and ask for peace sister.

^19 “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, ²⁰ because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” — James 1:19-20