I am pregnant and my hormones are going all weird, but lately I think about my home life alot.. I guess you think about family when pregnant. I never fit in anywhere when growing up, not with my family.. and I was shelted and didn't ahve any friends that I liked. Now I wonder 'are my kids normal'? They seem to fit in great... Do you ever worry about your kids that way>?
2007-01-17 19:16:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Back in the 60's my mother always bragged that she was raising me to live a sheltered life, My kids had anything but a normal life. My one daughter was depressed because she felt she didn't fit in, my one son had serious emotional problems. I regret how their life was that we could not do 'normal' things because of the problems. Now they are in their 20's and I couldn't be prouder of them. My daughters are air force mechanics and my one son is in the army M1A1 Abrams Tank, my son with all the problems is home with me and doing fairly well. So don't worry, be thankful and give them the best life you can.
2007-01-17 19:33:54 · answer #1 · answered by sapphire_630 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a parent but iam a kid and no I'm the farthest thing from normal,i don't fit in,i don't get along with people my age but that's ok because i know that in 10 years i will have a much better life than i do now and i will be way more successfull than my "popular" peers.
2007-01-17 19:29:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right, it's your hormones. I think normal is a misconception. Practically everybody I know has felt a times in their life like they didn't fit in. One of my daughters told me tearfully how she didn't have any friends at school and nobody liked her. I took her in after a 3 or 4 day absense and she was literally swamped by a hoard of kids welcoming her back. The only thing which we all have in common, which makes us "normal" is our place in the world is unique.
2007-01-17 19:30:36 · answer #3 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think everyone has those moments because you were a child/teenager once and everyone has had those feelings of not fitting in, questioning friendships, being lonely-do people like me?
but I made sure from the get go that she developed friendships and had play dates. I also had her join a sport of her choice which gave her alot of confidence. I think everyone worries about their kids-but you just have to communicate with and gove them alot of love.
2007-01-18 01:13:24 · answer #4 · answered by Willow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a mother. I am a teenager though. and personally I don't believe there is such a thing as normal people. Normal way of living or actions maybe. But normal people nah I like to call them mindless zombies because what ever people tell them is cool they believe it. I don't think you want your child to like something because someone else does she/he should like something because they like it so what if they didn't fit in they'd still be just as awesome if not better.
2007-01-18 00:38:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every loving responsible parent has moments when they wonder these things.It comes from the place in you that wants the best for them, for them to be happy and to succeed,and from the small fears that also lurk in that place. If your child was seriously not normal, you wouldn't have to wonder, you would know in your heart that something was wrong, and then take some action.
2007-01-17 19:26:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the time.!
2007-01-17 19:26:06 · answer #7 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the time.
2007-01-17 19:34:54 · answer #8 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋