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This particular comic made me cry Sunday night. I had just spent all day with a baby on the verge of getting sick who had been super cranky and super clingy all day. I was at my wits end, nearing breakdown status myself. I ended up trying to put her to bed early, simply because I was so exhausted myself and just angry at her.

But, even in that, she didn't want to cooperate. She wanted to stay up and play. She wanted to explore my face while drinking her bottle (in the process scratching my face and almost drawing blood). She simply would not sleep, so at the point where I'm crying in exhaustion and yelling at her to go to sleep, my husband comes in the relieve me and tells me to go downstairs and relax.

I finally get to pick up the Sunday paper to read it, and this comic is the very first thing I read. It was almost like a message straight from God's lips to my ears.

Looking at the title of your most recent podcast, I cannot wait to get home to load it onto my iPod and listen. Perhaps we all should keep a therapist handy on speed dial at moments like this.

Posted by: jyarter | May 19, 2008 08:14 AM

When I first had J, and felt totally overwhelmed and exhausted, I would apologize to him at night for having me for a mommy. Thankfully, I don't have as many of those days anymore, but we all have them!

Posted by: sgthomas1973 | May 19, 2008 01:38 PM

Wow, this one hits really close to home, especially the names are the same as my kids. How many nights I have been frustrated, yelled, slammed doors and told kids not to move. After a recent horrible episode, the kids fell asleep, and I went to sit next to their beds, one at a time, sobbing because I hurt their little feelings so much. This is a comic strip, but not so funny when it is sometimes reality. Seeing this helps reinforce the need to step back before screaming and yelling.

Posted by: Erica | May 22, 2008 10:01 AM