Mom Guilt:

One mother, who we’ll call Joanne, shares her struggles with putting her toddler to sleep and the guilt she feels when resorting to tough love.

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I have a 2.5 year old who has never been a big fan of sleep.

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It doesn’t matter if she is tired, how much we run her around in the afternoon, try quiet time before bed. Nothing.

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Joanne is at her wit’s end. “I stay with her until she falls asleep, but it’s killing me, as I have no alone time to speak of, by the time she’s out I’m groggy

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I always feel so guilty for feeling angry when I leave her room. I don’t know what to do.

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Mom Guilt:

Grappling With Feeling Angry As She Struggles To Put Her Toddler To Bed

One mother, who we’ll call Joanne, shares her struggles with putting her toddler to sleep and the guilt she feels when resorting to tough love.

I have a 2.5 year old who has never been a big fan of sleep.

Not A Fan Of Sleep

It doesn’t matter if she is tired, how much we run her around in the afternoon, try quiet time before bed. Nothing.

Difficulties With Sleep

Joanne is at her wit’s end. “I stay with her until she falls asleep, but it’s killing me, as I have no alone time to speak of, by the time she’s out I’m groggy

No Alone Time

I always feel so guilty for feeling angry when I leave her room. I don’t know what to do.

Guilty For Feeling Angry

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