25 Things Your Mom Never Worried About
My Mom, Circa 1969
It is no secret moms today are more stressed and depressed than the moms who raised us in the 70s and early 80s. They cared about their children and were concerned about their wellbeing, but didn’t make themselves sick with worry over every aspect of their children’s lives. I usually dismiss people who think their lives are busier and harder than everyone else’s (unless they really are) so while I loathe saying this, I’m afraid it may be true — motherhood is harder on us.
Here are just 25 things that can keep us up at night which likely never, or very rarely, crossed our moms’ minds:
Stranger Danger
What our friends thought of us
What our friends’ parents thought of her
Our emotional wellbeing
Recycling and protecting our environment
The degree to which we thought our teachers were fair
Our online presence
Her online presence
What college we would go to
Virtual violence
Botox and boob jobs
Being Snack Mom
ADHD
How we were getting there
How we were getting home
Pesticides
The score of our game
If there was ink in the printer
Terrorists
Global Warming
Opioids
Being our friend
Finishing our homework
Being a great mom — they just were
Disclaimer: I’m not saying our moms shouldn’t have worried about some of this stuff, I am just saying they didn’t, and they, and I will argue, we were better off for it. “Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere” – Erma Bombeck
