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Parental Rule Violation #739: Never feed your
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Parents freak out about lots of stuff. Peanut allergies, dust mites, intellectually stimulating music, baby development in the same timeline that all the other kids are developing, sleeping habits, bowel movements, cradle cap, cute little baby clothes with mini versions of accessories, too many sneezes in a row, etc. When all we had was Emily, Alicia and I were in this boat. But as more kids have come along we've become more comfortable in our parenting skin. Sometimes we have guests who come over and rush to Ben's room as soon as he starts crying from his crib. We have to keep telling people that he's fine - he's just stirring and will fall back asleep in a few minutes.
Sometimes I wonder if people think we're bad parents. But then that thought passes.
We love our kids but don't spend a lot of time fretting about them. Granted, perhaps if we had experienced more health concerns with them, saw them get into more accidents, or watched more documentaries about germs we'd be a little more panicky. But so far, our kids have been fine. We've seen some speech development problems, growth issues, a broken arm, and a boatload of colds and flu's. No one's dead yet so we must be doing something right.
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