Guilt won’t make you calmer

Hi Reader, "It's ok, mama. I forgive you." My kids say it every time I apologize. Which is a lot. A while ago, I yelled at my little one. Later, when I'd calmed down, I sat with him and started to apologize. "I'm so sorry I got angry with you today." And then I stopped myself. I wasn't sorry I got angry. Anger is a feeling. I felt how I felt. What I was sorry for was how I handled it. So I started again. "You know what? I'm not sorry I got angry. I felt angry, and that's ok. What I'm sorry...