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I have some questions about your apprehension of 'rain' that I'll aske when I get back.

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IWM,
I have had family and friends who after having children experienced this "fear" problem. Two of them practically never left the house and it was actually a serious problem for one of them (could not walk to the mailbox with a sleeping baby in her crib). You will come to a place where you realize the experiences you offer her outweigh the risks you take in doing so. We want to protect them from the world but showing them the world, and all that entails, is the best part of our privilege in raising children.

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Great advice Lil! I, too have/had similar fears. I know that parenting is not for the parents, but the children, and I have learned to letting it be about them. I would love to homeschool so I can shelter them from teasing and bullying, but I would be sheltering them from daily contacts with friends and learning how to navigate around in the real world.

The goal to parenting is to raise a healthy, independant adult, right? I cannot think of any other job that millions and millions of people work so hard at, just to work themselves out of a job.

I will share my crazy fear with ya. I *know* that it is really irrational, and I have found different, albeit strange ways of coping, because they are all over the place. My fear is called gephyrophobia, the fear of bridges. Silly isn't it? I can't stand long, tall, arched, narrow, suspension, bridges over expanses of water, or wooden country bridges. I can deal with regular interstate overpasses, and most of the time when other people are driving the afore mentioned icky bridges. I cope by holding my breath and scrunching myself into my seat. i sometimes sing to myself, and then take a deep "cleansing" breath after i make it across. I have to get over them, because I travel a lot.

Stangely, I am not afraid of flying, am not claustrophobic (although I would not be too happy if you were to put me in a small small small space), and any fear of heights is not of the height itself, but the sudden painful stop at the end of a fall.

Thanks you guys!

My fears are even when I'm alone, not just when I have the baby with me. I wondered if I started having these fears when I became a mother or something that's all.

Lizz, I too hate bridges. Here in Florida one of the big bridges was ruined during Hurricane Ivan two years ago, it's still a piece of crap with construction every day and one lane and pieces of it put back together with bumper to bumper traffic. I go ALLLLL the way around thru small towns to avoid that bridge. UG I hate it! It's the feeling of being trapped on it I think.

Anyway, I have to figure out how to "deal" with this and quick before I go bonkers!!!!

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~Tainted Love~

If it's keeping you from living your life then it may be time to speak to your Dr. about anxiety controlling medications.

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas