the scream

The benefits of a good scream are often over looked and under rated.

This morning I was trying to put in a chocolate order, schedule a play date, do laundry, feed a baby, plan out decorations for a school fund raiser, and get my presentation for my meeting tomorrow night about the race. This seemed an insurmountable amount to accomplish.

I actually can check off most of it. However, the four midgets were causing as much chaos as possible. I think every time I was on the phone someone was crying. At the very moment that you are close to finishing something , someone needed a drink, food , or a change. It would than take ten minutes to get your bearings back and start to once agian make progress when another child would step up with another need. Or worse yet the same child and the same need.

I finally got finished with a few things and opted to take the children outside, despite the cold damp weather. Amid all the snowpants, boots, mittens, scarves, and jackets I exploded. That's right, not unlike a tea kettle whose water has finally boiled. I let out a nice loud shriek. The children all looked at me and everything was quiet. This was a first all morning. I felt so much better. And the children, a little shocked, listened better. The morning was much more pleasant after that.

So moms go ahead and let out a little steam. When you are stretched thin and there is more that needs to be done take a screaming break. No it won't get your work done, but it is sure to make you feel better and maybe even laugh a little.