Vow of Yellibacy

Dear Diary,

I have decided to take a vow of yellibacy...that is, I am

going to try and not yell at Kaleb or the animals.

I read an article that said almost 85% of the moms surveyed yelled at their kids at least once a week.

I probably yell at Kaleb at least a couple of times a week and I yell at the animals almost daily. It is such an ugly thing to do. The last thing I want is for Kaleb to fear me, or see me as unstable. He needs to see that I can handle anger in a constructive way. The animals have not changed their behavior one bit as a result of my yelling, so it obviously falls upon deaf ears.

We'll see how I do. I haven't yelled at anyone today. I'm off to a good start!