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Babies: 3 - 6 Months
What is your biggest fear for your child?
Mine is that she will become dependent on drugs/alcohol or be in an abusive relationship. You?
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Re: What is your biggest fear for your child?
That's a huge one for me.
My biggest fear (besides the obvious ones of something happening to him) is that he will turn out to be a douche bag. (will it censor that word?) haha. I just don't one him to be one of "those" guys who is a total jerk.
This. I was just thinking about it today when I was watching Real Housewives, and Vickie's daughter had to have some tumors biopsied.
Probably illness as well(like ivs112 said.)
That he'll have a mental illness such as depression or anxiety, or even worse schizophrenia.
The schizophrenia is a totally random fear, but I've suffered from anxiety disorder for almost ten years, and I hate to think of my baby suffering through any kind of condition like that.
That something will happen to me an DH and he'll have to grow up without us.
Absolutely terrifies me to the point of anxiety attacks.
Totally, this.
This. I got news yesterday that a lymph node I had removed had some melanoma in it. Although I am enjoying every minute right now, I am terrified that best case: I will have to have surgery that will put me at less than 100% for a few weeks and thus deprive me of quality time with her and worst case scenario... I'm not really thinking about.
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There isnt enough room on here for all my fears. As a child, kidnapping or SIDS.
As an adult, terminal or serious mental illness or abusive relationship.
DH and I were just discussing this last night. We are going to put together wills, etc. to make sure we get to choose who raises him in the event that something like this happens.
This, though I'm not letting it consume me like it used to. I can actually sleep through the night without checking on him several times....took me 4 months to get there though.
How scary! I hope everything turns out well.
This. I'm pretty sure they have to commit me if he ever become seriously ill.
Thank you:) We're trying to think positive and hopefully the next call we get will be that they found nothing and all this worry can end
This. Autism scares the shiit out of me!
That she'll miss out on anything, espcially family and love. I want her to never know great loss. I want her to have all her grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends to be in her life untill they're very old and everyone dies of old age. I want her to never be sick with worry, stress, anxiety or a life threatening disease. I want her to never need for anything. I want her to have the best possible existence ever. My fears are that she won't. I know these aren't practical expectations from life (especially with loved ones dying), but I still hope she doesn't have to deal with this stuff. If and when she does, I hope I can teach her the importance of living in the now, appreciating what she has, and how to deal with what life throws at her.
You're right, actually. I was so sick to my stomach thinking of this happening when I was watching Oprah last week. I said to DH "That's it, I'm NEVER letting M out of my sight."
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