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Am I being too controlling....

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ActingNormal · 14/07/2009 17:41

....if I say:

  1. Don't jump up and down on the bed
  1. Don't leap off the furniture
  1. Don't run up and down the room at high speed not really looking where you are going
  1. Don't take scissors and sharp pencils upstairs, only use them at the table
  1. Leave bedroom doors open so I can hear what you are doing and know that you are safe
  1. No strings or rope like things upstairs in case you accidentally hang yourselves
  1. No running off ahead on the pavement while walking along the road, walk next to me so I can make sure you don't get run over.

???

...because I am very anxious and I worry if I'm being overcontrolling because of my anxiety when I don't need to be. It's hard for me to judge when I'm being over the top or just careful like anyone would be.

My children are aged 4 and 6

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ActingNormal · 14/07/2009 19:52

A trampoline would be great but we can't fit one in our garden. We will have to do keep fit exercises or something instead. There is just room to kick a football up and down a long bit as well.

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