Do you worry about how your kids will be?
By tanniebabe78
@tanniebabe78 (2934)
United States
March 27, 2007 1:20pm CST
I find myself worrying about that alot as the world gets more and more out of control. I look at the wonderful (if whiney and annoying at the moment) little boy I'm raising and I just don't want him to ever be out in that world learning terrible things. He is a good kid, kind and loving for the most part, but the mischevious streak and penchant for finding a spot of trouble here and there makes me wonder about him. It doesn't help that he has a temper worse than mine!
Where we live is a pretty good town. It is a place where you can go to the park and not worry about vulgar graffiti being written all over the equipment. I hope the town stays like this, but how can it? The world will find its way in and change it sometime. I just don't want my son to be one of the things that it changes for the worst.
I really try to instill respect and love into him, but will it be enough to get him through successfully?
4 responses
@sarah22 (3979)
• United States
27 Mar 07
hahah my son is the same and yes, i do worry about both going into the world.your town can stay clean without that writting if the neigbourhood sticks together and makes sure its nice and clean. sticking together and weeding out the trash is a great thing. i too hope that its this way here.
@tanniebabe78 (2934)
• United States
27 Mar 07
I'm not worried so much about graffiti on the playground. Rather the type of kids that write it. So far this town really doesn't seem to have too many of those. I just want to be able to send my kid to school and not worry about him becoming less than I know he is capiable of being.
He is extremely smart. Speech delayed a bit, but smart as a whip. He can run a computer at the age of 3 years old. He understands things right away and I just don't want anything messing up the bright future I know he can have. I'm going to aim to have him in sports and see if that can keep him clean. I sincerely hope so!
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@sarah22 (3979)
• United States
28 Mar 07
thats great, i know what you mean about the kids doing bad tings, but if you are always talking with him and seeing whats he doing, you can guide him. i will be going through the same one day as our sons are the same age. he too like to work the computer and be out playing with all the older kids. but i will in time work to make him the person he should become. best of luck to you, and you sound like a great mom and person.
@tanniebabe78 (2934)
• United States
28 Mar 07
Thanks. Sometimes I really don't feel like it, but he hasn't had serious injuries or sickness yet, so I must be doing something right. lol.
Right now, I'm pretty content to let him be the wonderful little guy he is.
@senthil2k (1500)
• India
18 Jul 07
I too have the same worry about the children and the problems that they might face in the future world. The world now itself is too hard and complex to be tackled. When it becomes more worse in the future, then our children should be more smart enough to handle them all.
May be, by nature, our children will have the talent to tackle them all , like we have done now and as our parent worried when we were younger ;)
@tanniebabe78 (2934)
• United States
19 Jul 07
Yeah, I dunno about that. When we were growing up, technology was so new and it only brought excitement. It has been proven that USA kids are getting less smart and more fat. NOT a good combo. I do know that MY kids will not go down like that. They will use their brains and play some kind of sport so they can be smart and fit. I will do what it takes to get them the best start in life. What they do after college is up to them. At that point, my job is finished. lol.
@Zorrogirl (1502)
• South Africa
19 Jul 07
i worry all the time. my main concern is the kind of people that will influence my girl. we have no control over the time spent at school. and the kids they meet. it scares me. but i also try my best. love is the answer.
@janedoheny1 (10)
• United States
29 Mar 07
I really understand what you mean. I have 3 daughters and I am constantly worried about them. My sister and I don't get along and never really have. I was always thin and she was always overweight and she hates me for it. So it is something I really worry about with my kids. I want them to be close and don't know how you make that happen, or how to at least get them to respect each other. They are all so different from each other that I worry.
Then of course there are all the outside threats of the world. I mean come on, 3 girls! I worry all the time. I am so afraid that all the scary things that go on in this world will affect them negatively. Like how much of the news do you let them watch? What is ok to teach them about kidnapping and child molesters? Where do you draw the line?
@tanniebabe78 (2934)
• United States
29 Mar 07
I never let Dylan watch the news. Heck, I never watch it. Too depressing most of the time. Somebody is always beating or killing their child or something and it makes me angry and helpless feeling.
As for the evils of the world, the more educated, the more prepared for them they will be. Know what I mean? You don't want to frighten them so much they are totally afraid of strangers, but you do want them to have a lifelong caution of approach. I understand about the line being blurred.
As for your sister. I'm sorry about that. I dunno what to say. I'm overweight too and have been all my life. I never hated anyone else for it though, its not anyone else's fault but mine. I'm the one that put the junk food in my mouth, not them. Although sometimes they made me angry and I ate, but its still overall not their fault, so I don't understand her thinking.
Hopefully one day she can see what she is doing and build a better relationship with you. I know I have a LOT of work ahead of me after this baby is born! lol.
