I had a funny panic attack once

[Hardlookcap]

I do an exercise where each night as i lay in bed, I think of positives or funny memories. I thought I’d share the time I had a full blown panic attack that actually turned out to be funny!

It was spirit week at my kids school. One day was wear different sneakers day and another day was whacky hair day. Well on hair day I went all out! I spray painted one son’s hair red white and blue... and the other son neon orange and green stripes with a Mohawk shape. They looked awesome!

I get to school and driving through the drop off lane where your kids get out and walk into school and we just drive off. My boys got out. As they walked into the school I noticed no ones hair looked crazy?! I panicked! Omg what was I to do? I couldn’t stop traffic and get out screaming for them to get in the car ASAP! That would’ve been crazy! My hands were tied and I had mixed up which day was which!

I cried all day and beat myself up! It sent me right into a panic attack on the way home but not for me... I was having one for them! A sympathy panic attack!

So I’m tortured and feel awful all day! Can barely function ... I made it to a store to get ice cream for after school to go with my apology to them for my epic mom fail!

They walk in the door and I was confused! They were laughing and smiling. They instantly blurt out “oh it’s okay mom, we can just wear this same hair tomorrow for hair day and we don’t even have to wash it, it’ll already be done and we can sleep 15 mins extra!

I whispered In my head ... shut up mom and just go with it!

I thought for sure kids were teasing them and they felt embarrassed and sad. I deemed myself the worst parent ... I couldn’t even get spirit week right! Ha! We laugh to this day about it! Didn’t phase them a bit and I sabotaged myself for nothing!

[Agora1]

That was a great story maybe not at the time for you but it all worked out for the best as life usually does Thanks for sharing lol x

[Hardlookcap in reply to Agora1]

Yw... I try to find humor in things... at the time it felt like the world was ending. In retrospect it rendered hilarious! Thought maybe others could get a laugh!

[Agora1 in reply to Hardlookcap]

It worked x

[Hopeful-Tinkerbell]

I remember my mom telling me when my sister and I were very small she did not have money and had to feed us oatmeal for a week. She cried herself to sleep and was so upset. My sisters I were so excited and bragged to everyone though because we did not have to eat vegetables.

My son broke his arm once. He was a champ! I was a snot sniveling mess! He however was so excited because he got to have a “super cool” cast and got lots of fun attention at school including girls who felt sorry for him and offered to help him. 🤔

Kids are resilient. They always seem to look for the good in things that tear us moms apart. When I think things are at there worst my son always rose above. I would love to be as free as my son or a child. Just keep thinking how would this affect me if I was 10? Lol. That’s a great story!

[Hardlookcap in reply to Hopeful-Tinkerbell]

Great stories lol. We are our biggest critic ... life isn’t about perfection... imperfection is what breeds personality. We are often too hard on ourselves ... this story reminds me to lighten up a little here and there.

[Hopeful-Tinkerbell in reply to Hardlookcap]

Me too!