At work today, there was a woman with two young kids, both under 5. The kids where being loud, crying and complaining, and the mom was losing it. But you could tell it was partly the stress from the kids, and partly just her personality. She was a mess.

You have probably seen mothers like that before - that tone of voice, the anger and exasperation, being at the end of their rope and barely holding it together. I totally saw myself in her, just a few years ago, during that dark hellish time.

Mostly, those times are gone now that the kids are older, and I get significant time away from them, and they behave better. It's not a nice thing to remember those times.

She was horrible to the kids, upsetting them more. Then she'd say something to me, in a nicer voice. At one point she forgot who she was talking to, and gave me the voice she was using on the kids.... I just raised my eyebrows, and may have said "huh" out loud, then brushed it off. She was even nicer to me after than! LOL!

As soon as she walked out the door, she let loose - f--king kid, yelling f--king... f--king... f--king... poor kids, they are crying and screaming.

Everyone could hear her clearly. Yikes. I know I was never that bad. :(