Mother's day

To all you Mothers... Have you ever been out shopping with your kids when one or more of them decide to throw a tantrum right in the middle of the store? Have you been given the "control your kids" look, or "you poor mom" look? Here's a personal story that I hope will inspire you to make another mom smile when this is happening to her... It was allowance day and Damien wanted to spend his. He's been trying to collect all the Ben 10 figures and he knew exactly which one he wanted. Riley was working so I decided to take all three kids to Target to do a little shopping. Gabriel started to get a little fussy as soon as we got there. I looked for his pacifier and realized I left it at home. We went straight back to the ben 10's where they only had 1 left and it wasn't the one he wanted. So he decided he would look for something else. I knew this would take awhile considering how indecisive Damien is. By this time Gabriel was really crying. I knew we didn't have much time before his cries got even louder and his face would turn a light shade of purple. I kept telling Damien to hurry and pick something because we had to go. 5 more minutes passed and he still hadn't picked anything out. I told him we had to go and I would take him to Walmart tomorrow to see if they had any Ben 10's. He had it in his head he was bringing a toy home today and he wasn't going to leave without one. That's when his fit started. Gabriel was crying, Damien was crying and I had to get out of there! Damien started yelling "I know what I want!" I took him back to the toys and told him "2 seconds!" He picked out a transformer and we went to pay for it. Amaya, who had been behaving so well, decided she was hungry. She started to wine and say "I'm hungry!" over and over again. By this time I was REALLY stressed out. As I was loading the kids in the car a lady, about my age, came up to me and gave me a huge hug. As she was hugging me she told me that it was okay. She's a mom of four and knows how hard it can be. As she walked away she told me happy mothers day. I can't even begin to explain how that hug from a complete stranger made me feel.l. It meant so much to me and I am sure I will never forget it.

They're cute most of the time...