Epic Fail :-(

Do you ever have those moments when you feel that you have failed the world? Well, I have those moments. I am sure, or hoping, that every mother does from time to time. You know...those moments when you just lose your patience or...maybe even you temper. *sigh*

Let me set the stage here. Every good story begins with a back drop right? You need the visual...the background. So, my son, Aiden, is teething and has been for a while. You know the look..sweet smile, drool dribbling down the chin, runny nose, running low grade fevers, the whole nine yards. On top of all of this he is now starting to get those evil, top molars. Oh yes...they have given him some trouble. I should say they are giving us ALL some trouble because with this wonderful gift that God has given us, our sweet boy has grown quite fond of biting! I know, I know...it's hard for me to believe too but it's the truth! lol.

So tonight while we are playing with his cars and trucks, he decides to give me one of his big, slobbery, perfect kisses! I have to admit, while I feel the need to go wash my face afterwards, they are the most precious part of my day and I would NOT give them up for anything. Anyways...on with my story...he gives me a kiss and then gets very excited and BAM! he takes a hunk out of my shoulder. He has broken skin before but I am going to be honest...this hurt. Now, a couple of weeks back, he had done the same thing only he had bit my hand and broken skin. My immediate reaction was to smack his leg and tell him a very stern "NO". Well, that smack resulted in me leaving a hand print on his little leg and me feeling like I should probably call the child abuse hotline on myself. No need to make me feel bad folks...I felt TERRIBLE. So tonight I chose to do things differently. After him biting me I put him in his time-out and explained to him that that hurt. I let him see the blood and that mommy was sad. He gave me hugs and went on his way. Everything is grand in the life of a one year old! Not five minutes later we were playing and he bent down and bit the top of my foot!!! *big sigh* I spanked him. I didn't leave a mark this time so I felt a little bit better about my life but....I just feel like I am failing him in some way!

I used to work at a daycare. I know that this is a question that parents have had for YEARS. What do you do with a child who bites? I know that he isn't just doing it out of meanness. His teeth are hurting. He has been biting everything that comes into his path, but what happens at a play date when he takes a chunk out of a poor, defenseless child?

 So...parents....those of you that read this, I need your help. I want to teach Aiden all the things to mold him into a smart, confident, well mannered little boy....that doesn't bite!! lol. I am open to your suggestions and will be blogging about whether or not they work for this family.

As an end to my emotional rambling, I would like to say that on a business level, today ROCKED! I may have my first recruit with Thirty-One and am talking to three other ladies about the business opportunity! Yes my friends, if you have a goal and write it down to where it stares you in the face everyday...you WILL NOT fail! Have I done this with my business? Yes. Have I done it for my weight loss journey? Did it this evening! You can't stop this girl :-) Now...if I could just solve world hunger...