tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post2525424318411343..comments2023-10-26T08:18:06.419-04:00Comments on I Love You More Than Carrots: I Even Worry In My Sleep.Ashley Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704815842567582229noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-85935838317293306522012-09-27T13:58:45.446-04:002012-09-27T13:58:45.446-04:00I am a worrier too. Reading this just made me rea...I am a worrier too. Reading this just made me realize I'm not the only one! <br /><br />You are right though, having a child is like having your heart walk around outside your body and it's SCARY! <br />Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985102922053973445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-12894076463884466262012-09-25T12:44:14.385-04:002012-09-25T12:44:14.385-04:00omg I imagine crazy things happening to P...ok not...omg I imagine crazy things happening to P...ok not what you were saying here and that might actually be a bit of my anxiety outta control...but still. Things like that worry me. As so people breaking into my house to steal P (we live in like the safest town ever). I even had us install an alarm system in our home after P was born bc the worry was getting the best of me and then I still lay awake at night, worrying. you're so right about the little hearts walking outside of my body - it makes me sick to my stomach to think that something could ever happen to her.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589500389134078994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-87790901338627991612012-09-23T22:59:36.379-04:002012-09-23T22:59:36.379-04:00I didn't think I was as much of a worrier as m...I didn't think I was as much of a worrier as my hubby but after having some unsettling dreams recently, I've started to worry.<br /><br />In fact, I had a dream last night that I was at some sort of Fair or the Zoo or somewhere like that and suddenly, my stroller and T2 were gone. After a lot of searching and sheer panic, we found her. I am so thankful I found her before I woke up but I still haven't been able to shake that dream all day. Now I don't want to go anywhere with the twinsies where there are going to be crowds.<br />So now I'm a worrier.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772731679678660101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-56862042813294133902012-09-21T21:43:18.503-04:002012-09-21T21:43:18.503-04:00Ugh... welcome to motherhood. After four children ...Ugh... welcome to motherhood. After four children (one is in his 20s) you'd think the dreams would go away, but they don't. They seem to change as the children age (from getting hit while crossing the street to hitting someone crossing the street (once they get their drivers license)...<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-85286758930605610862012-09-20T21:51:46.934-04:002012-09-20T21:51:46.934-04:00Chloe used to sleep in bed with Husband and I when...Chloe used to sleep in bed with Husband and I when she was an infant....I went 3 months literally never sleeping in bed because I would always fall asleep with her on my chest on the couch, so after that, I would just put in in between us. Finally when she started sleeping in her crib, I would literally wake up every night freaking out asking where the baby was?! Andy would wake up and be like, what are you talking about? She's in her crib....it was just a fear of mine that myself or Andy would roll over her, or she would fall off the bed (even though she was between us) And, still to this day, sometimes I wake up wondering where she is, then realize that she's a 2 year old toddler that doesn't sleep with Mommy and Daddy anymore..gah! Hate those dreams!Crystal Seedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708250531613995222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-86080309391296464532012-09-20T20:18:20.616-04:002012-09-20T20:18:20.616-04:00I was never a worrier before I became a momma. Now...I was never a worrier before I became a momma. Now I find myself worrying that the next fall Connor has is going to be the one that breaks a bone, that Cade won't be awake (cannot bear to type the other a word that should go there) when I go into his room in the mornings. And my dreams? Oh my dreams are awful vivid. I hate that! But, ultimately I know that not only is he our son, but he is Gods son, too and was actually His first. And that He loves our boys even more than we do. And that no matter what, He is going to take care of them. I'm not saying it is easy, because it's not! So, no, you most definitely aren't silly. You are a momma. Kelli Kegleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16949149432382816201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-48513113253369268762012-09-20T16:10:33.558-04:002012-09-20T16:10:33.558-04:00My mom always tells me that dreams are your brain&...My mom always tells me that dreams are your brain's way of categorizing everything you've seen that day/past couple of days...that usually helps me when I've had scary dreams. I totally get why you are anxious, though...it's horrifying to dream about the things that scare us the most. When I have bad dreams, I try to think of the things in the dream that just don't make sense. Once I dwell on how ridiculous that part is, I don't find the dream as scary anymore.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109172388630047545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-24287918610537305482012-09-20T14:50:50.870-04:002012-09-20T14:50:50.870-04:00Don't feel silly. I had a dream once where Zoe...Don't feel silly. I had a dream once where Zoe was kidnapped and then in the same dream drowned in a lake. I woke up sobbing. I think it's just part of being a momRebecca @ The Reluctant Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320794861768636373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-84667165062330454212012-09-20T13:19:18.318-04:002012-09-20T13:19:18.318-04:00I watch kids shows most of the day and I still hav...I watch kids shows most of the day and I still have those dreams! I'm pregnant with our second and it literally puts me on edge that my oldest is becoming so independent, she's been through 2 surgeries she's not even 2 yet I thought it was just me but it's nice to know its normal!Little Sweet Ones https://www.blogger.com/profile/05328263390624681929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-33840680856539942042012-09-20T13:16:35.953-04:002012-09-20T13:16:35.953-04:00I teared up reading this... what an awful thing to...I teared up reading this... what an awful thing to have dreamt. I'm sorry you had to see that. :(<br /><br />I am the same as you - worrier pre-kid, EPIC worrier post-kid. I am a former journalist who can't hardly read or watch news anymore. <br /><br />So much of life is out of your control, especially the truly tragic things... I wish I knew how to let the worry go.PhaseThreeOfLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892315940873231375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-40660232669413659982012-09-20T12:03:57.568-04:002012-09-20T12:03:57.568-04:00I was trying to explain this feeling to my sister ...I was trying to explain this feeling to my sister a couple of weeks ago, when she mentioned I was worrying too much when the twins were walking by themselves wherever we were (I don't even remember) and I used that same term that it is like my heart walking outside of my body and she really wouldn't understand until she had her own child. I'm such a worry wort for that reason. <br /> I've had a couple of bad dreams about things happening, so hard to shake them! Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642621364063949245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-7100087117744573072012-09-20T12:02:02.545-04:002012-09-20T12:02:02.545-04:00Oh goodness! Don't feel silly because I am sit...Oh goodness! Don't feel silly because I am sitting here wiping away the tears! I had set a goal to move our 2 month old to sleep in her own room this week(a mere 10 steps from the side of my bed...yes I counted!) And all I can think of are the things that can go wrong with her alone in her room!! Crap...this whole mommy worrying thing is going to increase my hair dye bill!!Movin Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349577260934937261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-39541040877802061432012-09-20T10:41:55.794-04:002012-09-20T10:41:55.794-04:00DO NOT feel silly sharing this here! We can all re...DO NOT feel silly sharing this here! We can all relate. Whether it's being afraid of a car accident, a sickness, heck - anything! All us mother's are afraid! I know too many mother's who have seen their babies in accidents and it shakes me to MY CORE. :(Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939653989946091321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-35995206301370424802012-09-20T10:31:10.995-04:002012-09-20T10:31:10.995-04:00I have had those kinds of nightmares before. It is...I have had those kinds of nightmares before. It is horrible. I try not to worry a lot because I want only good to happen but sometimes those bad thoughts, the what-ifs, creep up on me. <br /><br />Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700287219255097696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-36377201585339512992012-09-20T09:56:53.469-04:002012-09-20T09:56:53.469-04:00I've always had bad nightmares and I have had ...I've always had bad nightmares and I have had the "hit by a car" dream more than one time. It is quite unsettling and I often wake in a fit of tears. Not a good way to start the day.<br /><br />I think dreams help sort through our worst fears. We can't handle the actual thought during the day so our mind plays through it at night.<br /><br />I have always suffered with anxiety and I even have medicine that helps me cope when it becomes paralyzing or I can't function because of it.<br /><br />Becoming a parent is the best thing to ever happen to me. But it is also the scariest. You are constantly thinking, "What if?" and if you let it steal the here and now - it can rob you of the joy. I've been there.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-58362504463304761732012-09-20T09:37:27.689-04:002012-09-20T09:37:27.689-04:00Don't feel silly at all!! I have had horrific ...Don't feel silly at all!! I have had horrific nightmares like that too and I'm a huge worry wart, and nothing will bring out the major worry wartedness in me like sending my baby to KINDERGARTEN! Are you freaking kidding me? You want me to drop her off in a new building with new teachers and new kids and new routines and new dangers and what?! It was so hard for me and only made easier by the fact that she now (almost 4 weeks later) is absolutely loving it and thriving. I knew she would, but still. Love your heart, mama!Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956453155357442638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-59428930779969647182012-09-20T09:31:18.326-04:002012-09-20T09:31:18.326-04:00Oh momma! You're preaching to the choir here!...Oh momma! You're preaching to the choir here! I feel you. WHOLE HEARTEDLY! You're a mom. It's natural to worry. But worry robs us of joy. I am guilty of that far too often, worrying about the what if's so much that it keeps me from doing things. And then I let it steal my joy. The joy of taking kids on a walk, or going on a date with my husband, or an overnight trip...because the what if's are simply unbearable. <br /><br />However. If I TRULY believe what I've grown up learning, and TRUST in the Lord like I say I do, I have to know that worry does NOTHING. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I can't change the future with my worrying. BUt sometimes my worries seem so real, they become my focus. At all times. But who am I? Am I a fortune teller? Why would God give me the 'vision' to predict the future? NO WAY! That's when I have to shut it down! RIGHT THEN! Because if you keep letting it fester, it's only going to grow deeper and deeper in your heart and make a complete mess.<br /><br />I could go on and on. But I'll stop. Dreams are just that. Dreams. Don't let it steal todays joy, friend. I've had far to many days lost to fear and worry. And NOTHING ever comes true! <br /><br />HUGS MOMMA! LOVE YOU! {annie_loo} @ The Farrar Fourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215437893745739311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-4074585095153682362012-09-20T08:56:46.529-04:002012-09-20T08:56:46.529-04:00holy crap. All I can say is, I am just glad I'...holy crap. All I can say is, I am just glad I'm not the only one who has catastrophic fears sometimes, and dreams. It is truly the most awful, gut wrenching feeling, and truly, it is like your heart(s) walking outside your body. I was just telling my mom the other day that I've never really BEEN a worrier, but motherhood has brought on anxiety I've never had before. You definitely aren't alone. I feel like we'll always worry. I can't even imagine when I have to put my teenage daughter BEHIND the wheel of a car. Actually, I think my heart is going into a-fib thinking about it. <br /><br />omg.Katie @ Loves of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841348340467277988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-74869565341597940392012-09-20T08:14:32.697-04:002012-09-20T08:14:32.697-04:00Recently I've found myself wondering how I mad...Recently I've found myself wondering how I made it through my 20s. Seriously. I did some dumb stuff.<br /><br />I think my kids will too-with their dad and I as their parents, they're genetically predisposed to risk-taking. When that risk-taking involves alcohol, well hell. I worry they'll be like us.<br /><br />But that doesn't even begin to account for the worry I have for now, for the things I can't protect them from. In putting them out in the world, I cross my fingers, I pray, I count on the kindness of strangers, I am wary of strangers, I'm a wreck. But what else can you do?<br /><br />You're not alone, or silly. You're a mom. It's what we do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-40187859096182659492012-09-20T07:47:57.387-04:002012-09-20T07:47:57.387-04:00Don't feel silly at all! I've had similar...Don't feel silly at all! I've had similar dreams, ones that give me shivers just thinking about. Skip too has had nightmares that something unspeakable has happened to the girls. AS horrible as the dreams are, I guess it just shows how much we love our little babes. <br /><br />And the love, along with the worry, I don't think will ever go away!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142617016229998265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647270264720619268.post-15240156972852663312012-09-20T07:47:33.817-04:002012-09-20T07:47:33.817-04:00It never goes away. I just sent my oldest off to p...It never goes away. I just sent my oldest off to pre K this year. My worry has been amplified by 1000. I'm a sahm so Nathan was with me almost every single second of his life since he was born. I'm trying to find a way to deal with my anxiety. It's tough! Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800885584221154638noreply@blogger.com