what are you freaking out about?

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Anonymous wrote: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.

OMG watch this:

The evil twin killed an ant ("fumiguinha") and the sweet twin is crying his eyes out "QUE DOOOOOOOOHHH ELE MATO ELA" he cries "Poor little ant!!! He killed it he killed it!"

I cried the first time I watched it. Soooooo saaaaaad...

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in the end the dad says "Let's place her outside and she'll go home" and the boy cries "She won't she's dead! Poor her!"

I'm crying again, shit!

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How to discipline, or educate, or whatever you want to call it...for my 15 mo. He is a passionate (my delusional word for strong willed!) and busy (very very busy). Will I have a terror? Do I already?!

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I have a serious illness, and, for the first time, am freaking out about dying before my DC grows up.

Let me tell you, that is a pretty freaky thought!!

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That I won't be able to have another child and DS who loves babies won't get the thrill of having a baby bro or sis. And I will put way too much pressure on DS since he'll be my only child.

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That we just had unprotected sex even though I really don't want to get pregnant again (bad complications last time, history of miscarriage, etc.). So now I am up in the middle of the night wasting precious sleep time because I am freaking out that I might get pregnant again. I am a moron (but a passionate one).

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Anonymous wrote:That we just had unprotected sex even though I really don't want to get pregnant again (bad complications last time, history of miscarriage, etc.). So now I am up in the middle of the night wasting precious sleep time because I am freaking out that I might get pregnant again. I am a moron (but a passionate one).

OP here again. I hear you! All of you! we parents have LOTS to freak out over! But I'm happy to hear some of you are also getting your freak ON!

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Anonymous wrote: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...

this was me. I was an NCAA soccer player and my freshman collage roommate taught me how to ride a bike.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm freaking out about turning into my mother....the not so good parts of my mother....the nagging-control-freak-yeller. I grew up afraid of her and her mood swings. We're ok now, but I have many journal pages dedicated to her behavior while growing up. I take heart in the fact that I am aware and working on it (with therapy), that this side of me rears its ugly head very rarely during times of extreme stress and exhaustion,and that Dh would never stand by and enable this behavior the way my dad did. But it still freaks me out.

Sometimes a bad memory is a blessing. Imagine if your child journaled your every mistake

Diff Poster here - Although I am sure that journaling helped you through some tough times. I wish I had that kind of dedication.

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Anonymous wrote: That neither of my kids has eaten a vegetable in about 4 years, and that they will turn into those adults who will eat out only a plain chicken breast sandwich or plain pasta when they grow up. And yes, definitely also worried about the bike thing. In fact, I am really glad to see that there are so many of us who have the bike thing going on, it makes me feel better.

For me, it is the food thing with my older son, who is almost 4. The rest of the family eats a normal dinner and he has bread and butter every single night unless we are having pizza. He will not try anything new. I am afraid that he is going to grow up to be fat and diabetic and who knows what else, not to mention one of those utterly obnoxious picky eaters who can't eat at other people's houses. It drives me berserk.

What is with the bike thing? Bikes are scary. I didn't learn to ride without training wheels until I was probably 8 or 9, and I would never get back on a bicycle now as an adult -- way too dangerous. So I definitely don't plan to pressure my kids on the subject. To me if they are reluctant to learn, it shows an appropriate amount of caution.

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I'm freaking out because we left a great town, a house we owned, affordable cost of living, great public schools to move here and live with with my ILs until we sell our house. We've been here almost a year and I'm freaking out that we will never sell our house and never be able to move out.