Mom Fears

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?

Kids television

I let my 3 year old cousin watch an episode of Spongebob Squarepants today. I found it incredibly inappropriate at times. It was funny to me, but I'm an adult. I don't think I'd want him to watch it even if he was 9. The show is actually one of the least offensive cartoons on Nickelodeon, Disney and Cartoon Network.

I was raised very conservatively so maybe it's just the strict standards I was raised with that has affected my judgement on this. Is it just me or is there a lot of too adult, inappropriate content in the average kid's cartoon now?

I allow my toddlers to watch Nick Jr. or PBS kids (only one hour a day) that is geared towards toddlers and has very little offensive content. But what about when they're older? I'm rethinking letting them watch kid's programming at all when they outgrow the younger shows.

If these networks won't put anything disgusting or offensive in their toddler programming, why do they have to saturate children's programs with it? When I was a kid, which was in the 80's, we had a lot of cartoons that were not grotesque at all.

Some of it was mildly violent (Tom & Jerry, Roadrunner & Wile Coyote) but very little of it was just tasteless stupidity or crude. Most of it was solving mysteries or fighting against the forces of evil. Even the funny ones back then didn't have that much low brow humor. Some of them were funny without having to go there.

Are my standards ridiculous or are there other moms out there who don't appreciate the entertainment that is being offered to our children?

Easter Basket for the kids

So I have already finished Diana and Peter's Easter baskets. Diana is receiving a Melissa and Doug outdoor sets. Peter's basket has a Mr. Potato head. Esme's basket is going to have a guinea pig.

Diana loves the flowers and being outdoors. She loves having the new house and we have been planning on what we are going to plant and grow. Its very interesting to getting to know her.

Peter is just three years old and he loves playing with the shape boxes. Its so amazing watching him learn. I hope things are okay with his mother. I enjoy having him in my life.

Esme is my little ladybug and I have had this idea planned for a while. I didn't want to get her a cat or dog so I'm introducing having a pet with a guinea pig.

Those are the main things going into their baskets. I made them homemade coloring books also. I added bubbles and different wands for bubbles. And chalk since we have a very long driveway. And each basket has a chocolate bunny, some jelly beans in different kinds of eggs.

I'll post pictures Saturday night of the baskets once the children have gone to bed.