Paranoid Parents - either you are or you had them stories

[minniepumpernickel]

My mom is still paranoid. Whenever a woman dissappears and it makes national news, she calls me to make sure that I have heard about the latest disappearance and watch out. Even if it's several states away!

 

[christineann]

I was messing around on my son's laptop (which he does not have a problem with), and I was clicking here and there and found a video file titled "newyearsexplosion". With my hands shaking, I opened it up thinking I was going to find a porn video, and instead I found a video of some fireworks the kids set off on New Years Eve (and I was there!). My kids tell me I am overprotective, but I tell them that most or all kids think that, and that's my privilege. They do comment at times about kids they know whose parents don't ever know or don't care where their kids are.

 

[monarchsfan16]

My mom's so paranoid she won't let my sister ride the bus next year because that's where the drug deals happen. I rode the bus for 2 years in high school and am still as clean as can be. I'm pretty sure my sister would just beat someone up if they tried to sell her anything.
Mom also won't let me go to a close friend's graduation party because he's a boy! His parents will be there, so will a lot of people. But nope, he's a boy...so I can't go...
When I first started driving to school on my own I was supposed to call home when I got there (even though by that time it was just my stepdad home), and call before I left school. At least now that's changed, but it stayed like that until it started bugging my stepdad and he told mom to knock it off.

As for the left hand turn thing, I plan my route so I have to take as few as possible. I got hit making a left hand turn, and it's not an experience I'd like to repeat anytime soon. Now I do make lefts, but they're generally at a traffic light or stop sign. There are only a couple that have neither, but they're in areas where you can see for miles, so I don't have to worry about not seeing the person coming.

 

[mermaidlady]

I try not to be paranoid I tell them be careful but I try not to stifle them. I had a friend however who was very paranoid would not let her DS bounce on a ball-bouncer because he might fall all of about 12 inches onto grass

 

[Tiggeroo]

Paranoid mom here. I try to force myself to stifle this urge and have some balance but it's so hard. I have twin sons who are 16yo. They are risk takers who give me nothing but gray hairs. They both skateboard, and this of course means ramps, walls, and whatever high thing they can jump off of. Neither of them wear helmets anymore unless I catch them and force it on them. Not one of their friends it seems even own helmets. So I can give them their helmets and insist they wear it, they'll yess mom me but who knows what they do when they turn the corner. They also surf, alot. And I'm always worrying over this. They compete in surf competitions, and belong to a group that takes surf trips. One will be going to Virginia Beach and Hatteras at the end of the summer. I've been there with my boys several times in the spring but I know the waves are much bigger the closer you get to hurricane season. He will also be going next year to Hawaii for a youth leadership surfing conference. I have a whole year to worry over this. I have a strong memory of some of the dumb things I did as a teen so I know I only hear some of what goes on. I keep thinking that if I can only get past the risk taking years I'll worry less. I'm always shouting out warnings to them. And they roll their eyes and say you worry too much.