For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for May 18, 2008
Transcript:
Elly: Because I said to pick up your toys - that's why! Then you get into your pyjamas or else! Elizabeth: Mama? Elly: Be quiet and go to sleep, Lizzie! Noise: SLAM! Elly: And I don't want to hear a peep from you all night, understand? Sigh... you and Michael are such beautiful kids, Elizabeth... how did you end up with a mother like me?
Talk about encouraging mom guilt!!!! I wish I didn’t have such a good memory of my Bad Mom days!!! But you can’t let that run your life, you know, or ruin your todays and tomorrows. If you haven’t already, tell your children frequently that you love them and hold them. And it’s okay to apologize to them when you’ve reacted in a Bad Mom way.