Yesterday it hit me how scarey this whole parent hood thing really is!

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DD is 3.3 years so maybe im a little bit late with getting scared, LOL
Ive just moved to a new area and we got invited out to this childrens day thing with a new friend and her daughter. Im not judging at all, its each to their own but i must say that our ideas on parenting are polar opposites and the things she does and encouranges with her little girl are certainly not for me. But thats not what scared me, but what did was the realisation that i wouldnt always be able to protect her from things i didnt agree with, and that she will have to go into the world and deal with all these outside influences and all i can do is hope that ive given her the skills and self confidence to deal with these sort of things and to believe in herself.
That is very very scary indeed.

what sort of things are you talking here?

Oh, im not going to go into it. Its not the things really, as i said, its each to their own.. it was just realising that everyday shes getting older and she is going to be exposed to more and more things that i wont like.. and that there is nothing i can do about it but hope it all turns out ok.

no, there isn't anything that you can do, but to equip her for life, iykwim...

gets easier when they get older, because they become so obviously their own person

you start realising you aren't the only one in the house who can judge a situation or whose views are of value

that is, if they grow up into sensible people whose views are of any value

Its bloody awful if you are controlly like me .....and then when they get to be teens they realise all your little quirks and compare you to 'fruit shooty mums'.