After a couple of really high-stress weeks with my two kids while my husband traveled for work, I remembered seeing a write-up of the "Really Good Mom" book on chroniclebooks.com and decided I had to read the book. I went to Borders yesterday, feeling like I was going to cry just at the thought of being able to read this book and get some much needed support. In my attempt to cram dinner, homework, book reading, and preparing for "tomorrow" in the two hours between getting home from work and having to get the kids to bed, I started feeling like I was going to explode. I could feel my blood pressure rising. I was identifying with those "crazy" women/moms that end up on the news after doing something horrible--not that I would, just that I could imagine going off the deep end. My kids were throwing this inflatable ball around the living room the other night, screaming, running into things and falling over--and I suddenly had this vision of stabbing the ball with a knife (seeing as how my continued attempts to get them to "settle down" weren't working). I realized that something is wrong with my ability to handle situations. I'm patient A LOT, and when I can't be patient or understanding anymore, I just lose it! Something in my life needs to give, and Trisha and Amy's book is helping me realign my expectations with reasonable goals. I never ever entertained the idea of a moms' support group. I could never see the point.... Where do I sign up!?!?!