Adam & I have noticed that, since having a kid, we suddenly have some rage issues. Specifically two scenarios: One is when we are walking or jogging with Henry in the stroller and some dude comes hauling tail by in his car way too close to us for comfort. Mind you, we're walking in our neighborhood...residential neighborhood. I have wanted to jump through the driver's side window and crack a skull or two. Seriously, it makes my blood boil.
Scenario number two is when we are driving with Henry in the backseat and some nincompoop runs a red light or swerves too close to us or whips by us. Again, it's difficult to control the rage you feel when someone is even semi-endangering Henry. These two scenarios would've never really bothered us much before the little guy came along but now we shake with fury...not literally but still. Is this the righteous anger of a parent? What about when Henry is older and some little punk slights him or teases him? Will I want to physically slap some random child? I think we're seeing that this love others thing and demonstrating grace may have some added difficulty in these situations.
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I watched Jack get "beat up" for the first time at a chic fil a play area by a kid that was twice his weight/age...it took everything within me to not yank that kid up and spank him myself... it was so sad because Jack was so confused by the violence!!!
I am pretty sure you are going to want to kill many people. Its what we parents do. However, restraint is what keeps us out of jail allowing us to continue to be parents. It's a hard world out there.
Don't worry, it's normal. My wife experiences this often as well - once, at a JC Penney photo studio, a kid was throwing toys while his parents apparently ignored him. One toy went inches from our daughter's head and she went right over to the kid and goes "EXCUSE YOU! What do you think you're doing? You almost hit her, you don't throw things!". And the parents just stood like big oafs.
Now the road rage thing, I can understand that, but I had that before I had kids. I'm generally calm but holy crap, if someone drives like an idiot I go off.
I wanted to drop kick a 1st grader this year for being mean to Lillian.
Yep, that is the way it is....just like a mama lion! I used to picture myself as a lion running after weasles like that and taking them down....hahaha...yeah, I know I am strange....but it made me feel better.
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