Though it’s been more than a year Alycia is taking paid private transport to and from school, I will still start to miss her and worry about her each time she gets into the van in the morning, when the skies are still dark. I worry about her a lot and will say a prayer for her each time she hops into the van. Ever since the incident where the transporter left her behind in school and I thought she was kidnapped, I worry about her even more. Today Alycia told me that Aunty J (her transporter) told the kids in the van that a boy from another private van was badly injured on the head when an accident happened. Alycia did not know how the accident happened but the boy was one of the students from her school who sat in a private van like her. When I heard that, I started to worry again. Did I tell you that I am a very good chronic worrier? I have morbid thoughts and would think about the worst case scenarios all the time whenever negative things happen.
Next year my bag of worries will grow heavier as Sherilyn will be in Primary 1. Baby will also start to attend pre-school. I have already started to worry about how Sherilyn is going to cope in Primary 1. And knowing that she is a very curious child who likes to try everything, I worry that will she try doing dangerous things in school. I also worry about how she is going to get ready by 6:40am as she will be taking Aunty J’s van too. She can’t even be ready by 8:15am for pre school now.
As for Baby, I will worry about her a great deal when she starts to attend pre-school next year. I have also started to worry about her hygiene in school, especially on the toilet part. She did not have a very perfect urinary tract system since birth and after a major surgery in 2009, she’s much better now. Though she has no more monthly UTI attacks, she still has a slight urine leakage problem. She will definitely need to be in diapers when she goes to pre-school. I even plan to go to her pre-school to bring her to the toilet at 10am everyday next year. My most immediate worry now is Baby’s MAG3 scan which is drawing closer each day. I worry that Baby will be very traumatized as the procedures are very, very intimidating and painful (when the catheters are inserted on her hand and down under) and I am already worrying about the scan report.
Sigh… I guess every mother would have their own set of worries and the worries that they have will never end. What are your worries about your child/children?
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hey shireen, it’s normal to worry! i also worry the worst case scenarios esp when we read all the bad news in the papers daily! our kids will never enjoy the freedom we had when we’re young like running and playing around our neighbourhood without any adults around.
anyway, we can only do so much to protect them. as long as i’ve done my part to ensure that they can think and fend for their own (street smart), i’m happy coz i know i cannot be there for them 24/7.
you can bet my girls will be learning martial arts too! 😉
I’m a chronic worrier like you. It’s not easy but try your best to stay positive. Each time when the negative thoughts come into the picture, just switch it off. Our mind is like a powerful magnet. “Anything we focus on we do create”.
Me too Shireen. I also tend to worry about the ‘5-3-5-4’ when something unexpected crops up. I guess all mommies are the same, we are all a group of worrisome clan. Are you able to fetch the girls to and fro school instead of the school van?
My kids are older but I still worry though I do believe that I have shown them how to problem-solve, and now it is up to them to make the right choices. I do NOT ever want to make choices for them. It is very difficult to let go, so keep working on that. Now, I’d suggest to get the school involved if there are any problems u are concerned with. There are no perfect teachers or principals, so there aren’t any perfect students.
Actually the insertion of the catheters is not painful if an expert nurse does it. I did it twice for my c-sect.
If you are there, just distract her. It will be just 1 sec.
Same same to me lah, I tend to over-worry of so many things. call me kiasu/kiasi if you wish 😛 My top worry now is about sending my elder gal to a Chinese school in 3yr time. I’m a pure ‘banana’, and to rely on hubby (who knows Chinese) to do revision with her in future…haaiih… reliable ka? I doubt.
My boy has a blood test to monitor his inflammation levels soon. It is high which is either a sign of some cancers, autoimmune decease or infection. I pray that it is the last and of course I am worried about it. Every night I worry that my girl may have a seizure in her sleep. Then I worry about being worried all the time. I hope that all will go well with baby’s scan. Take care.
Hi Shireen, I understand what you are going through. Brandon will have his DMSA scan this year too. He needs to be on GA.
Being a mom we just can’t stop worrying for our children. Just hang on and wish you luck, all the best!!
It is pretty normal for a mom to get worries over their own kids…..
Don’t think too much..everything will be fine.
it is normal being a mother… we love them a lot that’s why we are worried….
Mother’s love…