Comments on: I Can’t Always Watch You

By: chrystiana

chrystiana — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:23:59 +0000

im new and just read your blog….my son is two and hes done somethings taht you tell him not to do and he ends up hurting himself

By: JoAnn, The Casual Perfectionist http://thecasualperfectionist.com

JoAnn, The Casual Perfectionist http://thecasualperfectionist.com — Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:58 +0000

Julie, I’m so sorry that happened to CJ!

It’s hard to not wrap them in bubble wrap and make them wear a helmet the moment they get out of bed…isn’t it? :)

By: Lori in Denver

Lori in Denver — Sun, 10 May 2009 02:43:55 +0000

So scary. And yet, so much better for her to face consequences in a shopping cart at 1 mph than in a car (several years down the road) at 40 mph.

You showed great instincts.

By: Stephanie D

Stephanie D — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:02:05 +0000

I haven’t had to deal with this yet, my son is only 10 months old, but I know it is going to be difficult.

My own mother still has issues with this and wants to parent my parenting, but at some point you just have to trust that you have done a good job and your kids are going to have to make mostly the right decisions and learn the rest for themselves. I bet you are right though, you’ll probably never have to correct her on the shopping cart again!

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By: Mama Bird

Mama Bird — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:09:54 +0000

Love this post as I think it deals with one of our greatest fears as mothers: the inability to protect our children from all harm. As Amber says, I often wonder how I will handle watching my daughter make the same mistakes we all make (and hopefully learn from). I know my Mom couldn’t stop me from making them. Will my daughter be any different?

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