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I'm a bit freaked out about the fact that my seven year old is not interested in either learning to swim or learning to ride a bike. I am thinking of turning to incentives-- i.e., after you learn to swim, we will go to Hershey Park. But he really doesn't like to be pressured. I'm a bit embarrassed that there are all these little kids biking and swimming and mine is really slow at it. He loves his Razor, plays soccer, TKD, and is off the charts for, of all things, pull ups (he can do 10!) but rather than just be grateful for these things, I'm paniced that he has somehow missed a window of opportunity on this stuff because I was busy being a working mom and not sufficiently focused and aware during that moment when he was four (well, OK I also had a baby to care for also at that point).
Whew. OK, that felt good to get off my chest. Anyone else what to share what they are freaking out over? I hope I'm not alone. |
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| I freak out about my kids getting bullied or physically hurt by other kids and I also panic about the years when they start to drive and attend parties that have alcohol/drugs. |
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I freak out that my 3 yo is going to become a sociopath because he says he likes to kill bugs (of course, after I explained to him that bug-killing isn't nice - and how would you like a much bigger creature coming along and stomping on you for no reason - he tells me the next day - I do NOT like to kill bugs.  so, I guess, progress. But, I still worry. I worry that he has ADD because he can't sit still and doesn't focus well. I freak out that I don't give each of my two sons enough attention. I freak out that I provide TOO MUCH stuff, then I freak out that I don't provide ENOUGH STUFF. Of course, I don't freak out all on one day - or my husband would probably grow quite exasperated.
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| My son is nine and still has training wheels, and doesn't care. He also enjoys the occasional toddler program on P.B.S. He is extremely sensitive and not into sports at all. His three year old brother bullies him a little. :} I worry about him getting eaten alive at school by all the little high testosterone punks. |
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| I'm freaking out because my 8 m.o. DS is having surgery tomorrow. It's an outpatient procedure but he has to have general anesthesia, which is what really freaks me out! |
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\ OK, that certainly puts delayed bicycling into perspective! Whew! Hope you find a way to relax. |
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We're having extra cuddle time today, and even though it's a bad habit, I'm holding him while he naps. It's really nice! |
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I also meant to mention that your concerns are valid too. That's the thing about parenting (or so I'm learning), you get to spend the next 18 to 50+ years worrying about everything related to your kids! 
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I'm freaking out because my 13 year old started a new school this year and she is unpopular! She has a few friends but the other girls won't sit with them at lunch 
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Ditto, ditto, ditto! Exact same thing but with DD. Except she can't do any pull-ups. |
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Thank you for this. I need to get it off my chest!
I am freaking out that my 14 month old isn't making any verbal strides AT ALL. And he can run fast (early walker), but he falls down a LOT, so I freak out that he has fluid in his ears and can't really hear well. I freak out because he is sick ALL. THE. TIME. at daycare and I feel like it's because I'm doing something wrong. Phew! Thank you! |
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| I'm freaking out that my 2 month old will be a latch key kid if we don't get into daycare by summer. |
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Hey OP- just wanted to mention that DH's best friend in college was super athletic (on the baseball team in college, played soccer, etc.). DH taught him how to ride a bike their freshman year  His friend said it was just something he never learned...
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I was freaking out about everything... baby won't eat the right foods, is she getting enough, is she napping enough, etc. Reading this book really helped with some of my anxiety issues. Worried All the Time: Overparenting in an Age of Anxiety and How to Stop It http://www.drdavidanderegg.com/page.php?PageID=470 |
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I can actually say that at this very moment I am not freaking out about anything, which is shocking because I am a worrier. Recently-resolves freakouts: That my 2 year old had stopped growing (just had him measured at his 2 year appointment and he has in fact grown) and that my 2 mo would never take a bottle at daycare and I was going to have to quit my job so he could nurse. But he's being quite the trooper and finally taking the bottle. So, one day hopefully all of you will look back on these worries as a thing of the past. 
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