I guess my biggest scare would be if i never had any kids, but that is more of a fear I supose.

Not really scared of anything as a parent, other than the state of the environment.

Everything else is a crapshoot. You do your best to love, protect, educate and provide for them - but living seems to be the #1 cause of death, so...

Adding fear to the equation just adds stress, which in turn can make you a worse parent.

must be nice to be at peace with the world 24/7 .. just how much pot do you smoke each day ? :)



what you say is essentially true .. but if you can actually practice what you preach .. live each day without any fear or apprehension .. well more power to you ..

i'm sure i'll never get to that level of fearlessness as long as i live.
i wont put the kid in a box - but I'll always fear for him.

I'm affraid
 

I 'm affraid I will make a mistake that will hurt them in the future. But most of all I'm affraid they will get seriously hurt.

Lately its been the fucking cell phone bills.

I'm afraid of everything!!!If my baby poops and i think it looks odd(cause i inspect it) i call my mom and freak out!! Thet are such a gift,i could not go on without them!

I swore to myself I wouldn't call my mom. I said "I can do this myself, I read everything, I have all my books right here". Ha! Oh yes, I called my mama, many times. I had no idea what I was doing at first, still don't sometimes. It's fun though.

Unfortunately..theres no handbook given to you once your child is born..
My shake down on parenthood is exactly this..
You do the best you can..
you teach them rignt from wrong
you guide them
you love and protect them as much as you can
you instill morals
you be the best parent any child could ever hope for..
Once they reach that age where they are able to decide for themselves..
the best you can do as a loving parent is to always be there to catch
them when they fall..
I have heard many times...'if they fall..let them stand on thier own 2 feet'
As a parent ..this is so true...but my arms will always be opened and hopefully they know they can always fall into them.

If I were a parent, I'd say dying before you'd passed on all the valuable information you felt you held for your child, and before they were emotionally able to deal with it as an adult.

okay, I ammend my earlier post - that sounds horrific

Not looking forward to auto insurance either, but I've got 6 years to gird myself for that one.