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Yes, I'm a worrier! I wonder if this will be a bad thing when I have kids.

Yes but I think I worry about things worth worrying about, too. I feel, as a parent, there are so many things to worry about that it is best not to drive yourself nuts. So I worry a healthy amount I think.

I worry about things in general. I don't think it is a good habit to have and my husband has been trying to help me let go of things out of my control.

I think most of us worry about the things out of our complete control which actually is quite normal!!!

@mrbee: Sounds like you and the Mrs. have a good balance...!

I think it's a balance for us as well. We try to do a lot of preparation and contingency planning to deal with the elaborate scenarios of the next day (whether it be mapping out pick-up/drop-off for daycare, or packing the right stuff for a tricky road-trip... anything that interrupts his ideal schedule). As the day unfolds, we take turns playing both roles, one being the worrier, the other being the "you're overworrying again, stay positive" voice of reason (who plays who seems to depend heavily on who is more tired that day).

This system seems to have helped us survive... on most days. Generally we try our best not to worry at all beyond what we're able to prepare for. It's about trying to stay sane: a sane parent is an effective parent.

(I've noticed that this only applies to the day-to-day worrying... forget about worrying past the next day or so: it's hard to even consider that there's a good decade or two of this parenting stuff that lies ahead. Can't even start to worry about that...)