Tantrums

Once upon a time I saw other people's children yelling and crying in public places and thought control them. I saw older kids misbehaving and thought, so undisciplined....I thought parents could control their children....

Then I became a parent and oh my goodness...guess what...my children are those children sometimes...To be honest I am lucky...My girls certainly know their own minds but big public tantrums are not their scene...normally. Why then does the two most public tantrums Chloe has ever had, have to have been at school picking up Jess. Oh my...the perfect mother brigade is out in force...their children never behave like that. Thanks to my friend though who knowingly looked at me, and said thank goodness my child isn't the only one who does it. Yes the empathy of motherhood is there...sometimes....I really am not fond of schoolyard politics at the best of times. I don't do large groups of women well...they scare me to be honest. Don't get me wrong, I have some great girlfriends but I don't do bitchy, and I don't do whingy (this blog shows otherwise I know) and I don't buy into the competitiveness that surrounds school. So I am probably ultrasensitive about tantrums at school. Hopefully never to be repeated hey :)