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Sorry I've been here less hey the news gets to me. I've been taking care of myself offline, don't forget you can just not log on and leave your computer off some days

:notes:I'm just a vore boy, nobody loves me:notes:
:notes:HE'S JUST A VORE BOY FROM A VORE FAMILY:notes:

MH, Prescription drugs, general negative feelings 

Oh hey, looks like today is a day for Xanax and begging for positive vibes and validation 🙃

@benhamill@witches.town @grime_witch@witches.town Yeah, it's not easy. I tend to shout once in the heat of the moment and then have to walk myself back, which kinda undermines what I'm trying to do. Parenting is really hard.

I would like to formally apologize to @grime_witch@witches.town and @benhamill@witches.town for filling their notifications with way too many toots about parenting when all they really asked was "How do you deal with screaming and crying children? It sucks, right?" Y'all are good sports for humoring me.

@grime_witch@witches.town @benhamill@witches.town But if you can discipline yourself to endure it well, derail them when possible, and discipline them when necessary, showing an increase of love for them after any discipline, then you'll be alright maybe.

FIN

@benhamill@witches.town @grime_witch@witches.town (BTW, yelling almost never improves a situation with a kid and should really only be employed when their safety or the safety of someone else is in jeopardy due to their current course of action. Yelling in this case serves as a sharp derailment that gets them to stop the action, but invariably leads to more crying and a necessary discussion).

@grime_witch@witches.town @benhamill@witches.town You will hear kids experimenting with different crying styles, A/B testing them until your psyche breaks. My kids drive me absolutely insane and I admit I sometimes don't keep my cool. It's very easy and very tempting to yell, to flip out, to reciprocate their unbridled fury with even a fraction of your own (IT SUCKS TO BE SCREAMED AT!).

@benhamill@witches.town @grime_witch@witches.town All of these are much easier said than done. For one thing, it's very easy to misjudge the context of the crying or let your own feelings color your perception of the cry and misdiagnose the crying, therefore responding to the cry in the wrong way. For another, kids' cries are honed over time to create the greatest amount of discomfort for the specific listener as possible because they want to spur you to action.

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