tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690830057835669205.post3102622823258960512..comments2023-10-21T07:55:34.085-04:00Comments on RevCyn: Parenting in an Age of FearCynthia L. Landrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02858232066200226342noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690830057835669205.post-60397721785796660512013-04-19T16:12:25.980-04:002013-04-19T16:12:25.980-04:00Having children has always felt to me like taking ...Having children has always felt to me like taking your heart out of your own chest and sending it out into the world in a terribly vulnerable little person. Everything took on so much more meaning, anxiety, and potential heartbreak for me, from car accidents to carcinogenic chemicals. To love so much is to be vulnerable to heart break.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884797351411470248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690830057835669205.post-35935319518609699242013-04-18T18:58:06.280-04:002013-04-18T18:58:06.280-04:00My first child was 9 weeks old on 9/11/01. I slipp...My first child was 9 weeks old on 9/11/01. I slipped into a deep depression and would cry constantly - I would not put her down for a minute. These days, I know to stay away from "who were the victim" news stories because my heart breaks too much and that despair is never far away.<br /><br />I can't get over how different things are for my kids. My 9 year old asked me last night what my favorite thing to do when I was her age was. My answer was "explore my neighborhood." She doesn't do that, and it makes me sad that I am too scared to let her.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690830057835669205.post-29040838320458593852013-04-18T15:23:14.126-04:002013-04-18T15:23:14.126-04:00Funny thing about being a parent. I have a 27 yea...Funny thing about being a parent. I have a 27 year old son who is currently working at a local community college. I feel much the same way you do when I hear about violence on college campuses. Seems that "mama bear" tendency never really goes away. But I still take comfort in the fact that if anything were to happen around him, there would be good people there who would help and I hope that we raised him to be one of the helpers.barbara l. halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251598050638810751noreply@blogger.com