The author describes her struggles as the mother of a spirited 4-year-old daughter, Annie, who exhibits typical toddler behavior including tantrums and potty training challenges. The father's frustration escalates to physical responses, leaving marks on the child, which deeply disturbs the mother. Despite acknowledging her husband’s generally gentle nature, she struggles with his displayed anger towards their daughter. This situation highlights the need for parental guidance and emotional management, illustrating how parenting pressures can lead to outbursts, and emphasizes the importance of addressing these issues constructively.
I was very angry and disturbed by this, but didn't say anything at the time.
He started to make excuses and I told him flatly that this was his problem and stormed off.
He came to me soon after and apologized (he also apologized to our daughter), but told me that he didn't know how to deal with this anger.
To be fair, she is an intense kid to parent, and I also struggle with getting angry and yelling at her.
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