When I was a boy, I was a worrier, and so was my son, Joe. I used to tell him that worrying meant he had an imagination and that one day he'd be pleased.
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I felt highly anxious in a way that I didn't think other children were.
I worried too much when I was a kid.
I was worried about my mom more than I was worried about the president. And then I was worried about the president, and then I was worried about myself.
I'm a way bigger worrier than I ever was before I had kids. And, you know, the stress and anxiety that can go along with motherhood, I have had to battle that.
In my twenties, I was a bit of a worrier; it bothered me what people thought of me, what job I was doing.
I think something happens to us biologically when we have children where the worry sets in immediately. And I don't think that ever goes away. But you have to fight your instincts to build walls up around your children or to want to shelter and protect them from everything.
When I was a kid, I was afraid of other kids.
My dad said, 'The thing that I was told that was really helpful was that I mustn't be afraid of the things I was afraid of when I was five years old'. The shock of his childhood had put him in this defensive crouch against the world, and he needed to know that he had a nice wife and kids and it wasn't the same any more.
Ever since I was a little girl, I've worried too much. It always bothers me because sometimes you end up worrying more about the worry and you are not resolving things that are right there in front of you. I have been like that all my life, and it's hard to change.
Having a little boy has taken me to a very deep place. I am starting to realize everything I ever worried about was such a waste of time.