I'm a Crappy Mom

From 4pm-7pm. Okay, I may be crappy other times of the day, too. But I always feel like I'm failing in the evenings. Owen refuses to nap at school. So he usually has some kind of major meltdown right around dinner time. And despite the fact that Dylan is doing so much better in the mornings (he's playing a lot by himself), after his nap he only wants to sit in my lap or be carried around by me. Of course this is also a busy time, preparing dinner, feeding pets, setting the table, making tomorrow's lunch for school, etc. Ugh... and I've had a sinus infection for the last three or four days and the pain always seems to be worse in the evenings. Because of all of these reasons, I suck at being a mom in the evenings. And I so need to do better. My excuses don't matter. My kids matter. They should never suffer because I'm stressed. I vow to do better.