I don’t understand how her mornings are always so stressful. It’s not like she’s also having to get herself ready and off to work on time.
Packed lunches and uniforms organised the night before, up at 7, eat breakfast, brush teeth, get dressed, hair brushed…it’s the same every morning in our house and I’ve got 4 kids to get ready and out the door…including 1 who’s autistic and hates school and 2 little ones who need nappies doing and feeding.
I get it, kids eat slowly, they mess about, don’t want to get dressed etc but if you’re organised and get up early enough there’s plenty of time to factor in the kids messing about and not listening. I don’t think I’ve ever had to scream at them, shouted occasionally when they really haven’t listened, but never screamed or lined them up to tell them how awful they make my life.