Earlier today, Charlie was trying to give "shots" to his sister, Olive (he had blood work done recently, and I guess it made an impression!). Giving shots to her consisted of taking the metal end of a stroller bar and touching it to her arm, while saying, "Don't worry, this won't hurt. I'm a good doctor!"

I guess she didn't believe him because she started crying... then I told him not to give her shots... and he started crying because he really wanted to. Then he got mad at me and tried to hit me, while Olive's crying escalated to become more and more hysterical.

I did not feel on top of parenting in that moment. Everything worked out eventually and I felt better, but in that moment I felt like I didn't have the hang of parenting. For the record, this all happened about 20 minutes after I had just felt like I had mastered parenting. This whole parenting journey can be a rollercoaster!

When do you feel least like you've gotten the hang of parenting?