We prepare for natural disasters and economical collapses, but what prepares us for our worst mom fears? How can we prepare ourselves mentally and emotionally for kidnappings? We can spray the house for spiders and cockroaches, but we can't spray for child molesters or cancer. Mom fears are the worst fears.
We hear about them on the news, children who are abducted or molested. We hear about sick children who need surgery, or who won't make it to their next birthday. Every single one of these things can be found on most moms' list of worst fears. Personally, I fear that I will fail my children as a mother. That I will not teach them properly, that I will not love them enough or pay enough attention. I fear that I won't emotionally support them when they really need me to be there for them. How am I supposed to prepare for that? Where is my mommy manual when I need it?!
I love my children, I would do anything for them and I want to protect them from all evil and wrong. Sometimes, though, it's not something we can control. Hearts can be broken, and sure, mom can be there to offer a shoulder to cry on, but what if we're "too busy"? There's another fear - that I'll be too busy with something to notice my child.
Motherhood is just one big paranoia, isn't it? Do we really have to carry a child, birth said child, and then watch them grow up to be adults? No one told me that once I became a mother, so many things would make me fearful.
What are your worst fears as a mom?
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