Today I'M a Monster

I would like to illuminate my thoughts on this story, explain why I made it this particular way, and why I believe it is really useful and therapeutic in the way it exists now.

As a mother of three, I know that periods of tantrums or aggressive behavior can be short-lived and limited to a single tantrum or quarrel or broken toy. But I also know that such episodes can be several in a day, and they can recur daily for quite a long time. The storyline unfolds throughout the entire day. Hyperbole is a common occurrence in children's literature.
This is to accommodate as many examples of bad behavior as possible so that children can truly recognize themselves in the main character.

This book is a work of art.
I didn't mean to make a teaching guide for children and parents.
It wasn't supposed to be explicitly moralizing and instructive book. I didn't want to talk about responsibility and punishment for bad behavior.
This is another story.
It aims to interest kids and make them think.

From my own experience, I know that children do not like to read about the consequences of bad behavior very much and would hardly return to such a story again.
Instead, I made this story thought-provoking and a good starter for talking. The main purpose of this book is to be the starter for an important conversation between the child and the parent after an episode of bad behavior. It is very often difficult to talk about feelings after a conflict.
And it is very important for the child to know that he is still loved, whatever happened.

So the main point is this book is to be a starter to important conversation.
Agnes Green

P.S. The fact is that I wrote this story mostly about myself and my children. And so the focus is on the mother-child relationship. This connection and its intimacy and importance for the child are emphasized.