When A Toddler Reduces You to Tears

Having a toddler can be tough work at times. They are no longer that tiny baby you brought home from the hospital, they are a walking talking bundle of emotions. Sometimes those emotions can come spilling out.

This week has been tough and the only way I could express it was through a poem.

Today you hurt my feelings

Today you hurt my feelings.
Today you made me cry.
I know you didn’t mean it,
I know you don’t know why.

You woke up this morning,
You were in the darkest mood.
You would not do as you were asked,
You would not eat your food.

You pushed over your sister,
You broke her little heart.
She is only little,
Her world was torn apart.

You screamed and shouted,
Yyou stomped your feet.
You threw down all your toys.
It made my eyes fill up with tears,
Hearing all the noise.

Today you hurt my feelings,
Today you made me cry.
You told me you didn’t love me.
I’m trying hard to think why.

Am I a bad mother?
I always try my best.
Our routines have been altered
And that has been your test.

You’ve started school,
I’m back at work,
You miss me I can tell.
The thing you cannot see, is that I miss you as well.

Today you hurt my feelings.
You didn’t see me cry.
I still love you, I always will
And this is the reason why..

You are my beautiful baby,
A toddler now it’s true.
Your world has changed
And you find it hard
But you will always be you.

Today you hurt my feelings.
Today you made me cry.
One day you will be a mother,
Only then will you know why.

Does your toddler push you to breaking point too?