I love my daughter more than anything. She is sweet and empathetic and affectionate and just wonderful. She is also 2 and has BIG emotions. Lately she's been hitting and kicking A LOT. And pretty much mostly me, not my husband.

I know how to handle it. I know to stay calm and to tell her hitting hurts and hands aren't for hitting. I know she does it mostly to me because I am her safe space and she knows that I love her no matter what. I know all that. But it is HARD. It is FRUSTRATING. It is so hard to keep my cool sometimes and I get so mad when she kicks me right in the gut. I never expected parenthood to be easy. But it's hard, guys. I wish this hitting and kicking phase would be over already.

I just had to get that out! Thanks for reading! 😘