Time Out Despair: The sinking feeling of failure that descends upon a parent one second after administering the time out, particularly when the time out is accompanied by furious screaming. Thought content includes - "how did we get to this point?" "why couldn't I prevent this?" "I do not like this child." "I am a total monster and miserable failure of a mother."
Skip to 10 minutes later, everybody playing happily, hugs administered, tantrum purged, feelings discussed, despair totally forgotten.
If only I could keep a hint of the 10 minutes later feeling tucked somewhere inside the time out despair.
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