The Hand That Gawks the Cradle
on April 4, 2018
at 12:46 am
I asked my mom how old I was when she stopped worrying if I died in my sleep and she said thirteen. Sooo I gotta a ways to go.
Bug Martini
Random nonsense three days a week
She stopped? My oldest just turned 20 and I still worry.
Yeah… I think it’s pretty much a lifetime thing for most parents to worry about their kids dying before they do.
Worry about your kid dying? Completely understandable. Worry about your kid dying in their sleep? After a certain age, that should be reserved for those with dangerous occupations (read: intelligence agents),addictions to depressant substances, or residence in hostile locations.
Right. I forgot to give a tl:dv for the 3 1/2 minute video. It’s code that takes a video feed and amplifies minor changes in color or motion, so that via camera you can monitor that your infant still breathes and has a pulse.
I proposed a solution to the worry about having your children die before you, but the authorities said it was “too dark” and “encouraging suicide” and deleted my Wikihow article.
Father of o two weeks old here. I do it all the fucking time. Nice to see I’m not alone.
Congratulations!
Father of three here. I bounce between “Thank the gods they’re finally down!” and “it’s too quiet; what’s wrong?” More than once when they were playing in their room I came into the room to see if they were still alive, only to find them calmly and happily playing.
I feel you. My kids are 7 and 5, and we check on them every night.
Got over it when time passed with 100% success. I also realized they were recharging and I wasn’t.