Wouldn't it be nice if we can all be patient all the time? I truly wonder if it is possible for a parent to NOT ever get angry or react when the kids are being rowdy. I ask myself if some parents really do have it in them to keep their tempers in check whenever junior is doing something that he's not supposed to do.

Sure, I try to be patient and understanding. But there are times when I sometimes react like a mom from hell. And you know what, it is good to know it actually is normal for a parent to sometimes just lose it. Of course, I am not talking about CNN headline kind of losing it. It's okay for parents to sometimes yell or be impatient.

Ruth of Transposable Element has described herself as the distracted witch-mom.

"but oh, the guilt. the shame washing over me each time i realize what a witch i'm being to a four year old. there's no excuse. the truth is, i'm simply not the nurturing, loving mother you see on tv sitcoms, preparing home made minced pies, miraculously able to diffuse a tantrum with coos and soothing rhymes. i yell, i lose temper over a child's antics, and i don't always have the time or inclination to read a story each and every night during bedtime."

Mamaholler, on the other hand, had a bad mom moment.

"Now, a week later, I am wondering how I could be such a horrible mother? I love my girls so much that it pains me and shames me to think of this apathy I showed to them. Once you've shown your children that you are capable of being indifferent to their needs, it must effect them. How can I undo this?"

What about YOU? Share with us your bad parenting moment.