{"id":4524,"date":"2014-08-01T04:35:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T04:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abeandlily.darais.com\/?p=4524"},"modified":"2014-08-01T04:35:21","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T04:35:21","slug":"day-worst-at-cooking-school-and-the-aftermath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2014\/08\/01\/day-worst-at-cooking-school-and-the-aftermath\/","title":{"rendered":"Day WORST at cooking school and the aftermath"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was the absolute worst day at cooking school I have ever had. I got yelled at by a teammate, and the chef almost completely lost it at me multiple times. I came home feeling so sick and upset that Abe ended up giving me a blessing at 1:30 am, and then I only slept three hours after that. It was terrible. I would love to quit, but I know sticking with it will build character…so I’m gritting my teeth and going forward, even though this feels like a masochistic exercise.<\/p>\n

But I feel better today. Honestly, I spent most of the morning imagining what I\u00a0should<\/em> have said to my teammate, and that actually helped me feel better and move on. I actually don’t hold anything against her, but it felt therapeutic to think out an appropriate verbal response to her random, loud verbal attack last night.<\/p>\n

Also, I was grateful to be on the receiving end of both just and unjust yelling. It made me resolve with more determination than ever that I will\u00a0not<\/em> yell at my children. I sat Lydia down this morning and explained everything that happened last night and why I am sorry I have yelled at her in the past. I then told her I was going to try very, very hard not to yell ever again, but if I did slip, I instructed her to say, “Mommy, your yelling makes me feel sad and scared. Please stop.” I hope this plan works. After the pain of last night, I just can’t bear the thought of my children feeling that degraded and inhuman.<\/p>\n

So today was a success! I was more patient than I have ever been in the history of my own parenting, and the kids, for the most part, responded with excellent behavior. I pray, pray, pray God helps me keep this resolve.<\/p>\n

\"We<\/a>
We woke up and played princess for forty-five minutes before breakfast. The girls were so excited about their Disney gifts from Tom and Suzanne!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I played with my kids a TON today. I was trying to make up for every parental mistake I’ve ever made…this is “Row, Row Your Boat” in a laundry basket boat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After taking the girls to the library and grocery store, we came home. I played play-doh with Lydia for half an hour. Ever since Abe’s FHE, she likes to play “Amalikiah and Moroni’s walls.” In her version, a snake kills Amalikiah–and then a frog kills a snake.<\/p>\n

We also had some Primary teachers over for dinner. Actually, Abe used to home teach Lisa and Dustin, so he was extremely excited when he found out which teachers were coming.<\/p>\n

\"Row,<\/a>
Me, Mary, Cathy, and Lisa. I have resolved to photograph at least the people who come over to dinner, because when I review my past blogs quickly, it helps me get a better sense of each day’s events.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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