(On Nikky’s request my first thread in parenting:D)
So are you the type who holds your grown up kids hand not crossing the street but when you are at the mall (which in itself can be good…keeps the cash in your pocket too:D)
You scan the environment with your sharp Laser Beam rays for "suspicious looking people(which in your dictionary is anybody and everybody…
Your Arsenal that you carry contains Lysol spray(the cute travel size one), Antibacterial wipes, Baby wipes(eventhough your Baby is almost an adult), liquid antibacterial lotion…(just in case you need to moisturize while you disinfect), Hand sanitizer too.
Have the pavement painted with footsteps…the only Zones your kids “should” keep their feet…Literally they have to follow your Footsteps:cb:
Do you have a Rule book that has only 1000 rules on Table Manners only…yes eating with their mouth full and chewing 25 times is a necessary step in your house…all the while complimenting on their Organic Humus sandwich too is a must!!!:halo:
Do you have 911 on Speed dial…waiting to use it for each tiny boo boo your kid has!The local fire department know you by name (and have a secret name for you too…which you can see in their eyes signals to each other)
If you said yes to ANY..(and God FORBIDS all of them) Come Join Us…fill out an application and now Offer Support how to break the cycle of Paranoia…for the kids sake !!!
I’m guilty of carrying all sorts of antibacterial products in my purse and wiping my daughters hands very very often.
I also have an issue with suspicious looking people and my brain starts calculating what I’d do if someone picked up my kid and ran.
I also talk to my girls about “what ifs” and present all kinds of scenarios and come up with possible solutions, like what would you do if you get lost in the mall, who would you call etc etc. My older one has my cell phone number memorized since she was 3.
:D..there there We don;t want our kids to come on GS and open up a thread on "MY Mom the Paranoid Parent of the year:bummer:…We are Trying to break the cycle:jhanda:
Actually not really..I do the same thing too…I keep an eye on when they are talking to uncles too…I make sure they hang close to me most of the times when we are at someone’s house.
Have you cecked the website …"watchdog one…to see how many weirdos live in your zip code
and wiping my daughters hands very very often.