This has been a subject on my mind for the last few weeks particuarly with my kids.  I am not scared to put 100 pounds over my head – although it did scare the crap out of me months ago! Mostly, I am scared of what my kids MIGHT do when I’m watching or not.

Like the time my 4 year old ran across a busy parking lot…

Or when my oldest is out in the middle of a lake kayaking by himself…

Or just when they are riding their bikes on the streets..what if they swerve into traffic or miss a stopsign?

I have anxiety just thinking about these things! Do you? How do you handle it?  Does age have anything to do with it?  Is an older parent more protective or less?  What a about a younger parent in their 20′s- are they scared beyond belief when their kids do something ridiculous or am I just TOO OVERPROTECTIVE?!  Ugg…this subject haunts me and makes me a crabby mommy cause I’m always worrying about them.

How do other mother’s handle the scary stuff?