Here’s a list of 50 51 things (that are mine to share) that I worry about on a daily basis:
- Ellie.
- Do I have clean underwear this morning?
- Do I have dishwasher detergent?
- Are there too many calories in this breakfast bar?
- If I don’t eat this breakfast bar, what will I eat?
- There are starving children in the world!
- How do I raise my children to care that there are starving children in the world?
- Should I really have bought this Dunkin coffee when I could have donated to a fund for starving children in the world?
- Is this coffee that I just bought decaf? Or will I be wired in 15 minutes and not sleep for 3 days?
- Speaking of sleep, did I get enough last night?
- Is that a gray hair? Or a blond one?
- Did John get out of bed this morning?
- Did John have clean underwear this morning?
- When did Ellie last brush her teeth?
- My God, what is she going to wear to school today?
- Are kids being nice to Ellie on the bus?
- Is Tessa being nice to her bus driver?
- Did I sign their folders for school last night?
- Does Ellie’s teacher believe that she read for 30 minutes? Or does she know that I’m guessing?
- Is it bad that I’m guessing?
- Do other parents actually keep track of how many minutes their children read?
- Do other children read?
- Did my students do their homework?
- Do I need to call home if my students didn’t do their homework?
- Am I fostering responsible humans in my classroom who can be independent young adults if I call their parents and tell them that their child didn’t do their homework?
- Did Ellie do her homework?
- Why does she hate math homework so much?
- Will Tessa hate math?
- Will Lauren hate math?
- How will I help them with math if I can’t figure out the math problem?
- Speaking of math… how much money is left in my grocery budget for the month?
- Did I take chicken out of the freezer for dinner?
- Can we afford to go out to eat instead?
- Are there too many calories in a restaurant meal?
- Are there too many calories in a glass of wine?
- Is it bad that I have a glass of wine on Tuesday night?
- Speaking of wine… when did John and I go on our last date?
- Do we go out enough?
- Are we missing out on quality time with our kids if we go out again?
- Does my mom like watching them on the weekend after doing it all week?
- Does she just say yes because she feels bad?
- Do my children behave with her?
- Do my children behave at school?
- What if Lauren is naughty at school?
- What if I get cancer and die and can’t teach Lauren to be good in school?
- When did I last cut my children’s fingernails?
- Does Ellie need to learn to cut her own fingernails now?
- Am I holding her responsible enough for her own care?
- Am I raising a strong, independent young lady if I don’t make her learn to be responsible for her own care in first grade?
- Can she tie her shoes?
- Am I a bad mother because I have no idea if she can tie her own shoes?
Anyone notice what is missing from that list? (Which, by the way, I came up with in approximately 12 minutes and 43 seconds because that’s how fast I can type). This is what is missing from the list:
After almost four years, I am so surprised at how little I worry about that goofy little extra chromosome. It took a little while to get to this point, but truly, at this point, I am far more concerned about the clean underwear.
Just sayin’
Yo soy La Lay 
Thanks to a show called ‘war on waste’ I’d also be stressing that my coffee must be in a reusable cup and are people judging me for using a reusable cup and think that I think I’m better than them for using a reusable cup.
Hahahaha, and I’m worried about you worrying about my styrofoam cup!! Lol, we’re all just doin’ the best we can.