I’m a worrier.
I can’t help it, I’ve worried since I was a little girl and I’ve had to really really try hard not to show the children how much I worry sometimes. When I was little, I used to worry about the kitchen cupboards falling off the walls in the kitchen if my Dad bought too many tins!
I think poor Master Frugal has inherited my worry gene as he often worries about little things and has a bit of a tendency to blow things out of proprotion in his head until he gets himself all wound up.
To help him deal with his worries, I bought him a set of Guatamalan Worry Dolls for £2.99 from a craft stall I came across the other day. If you don’t know what Worry Dolls are, they’re tiny dolls who you tell your worries too and put them in their little bag under your pillow at night. The doll is traditionally thought to worry in place of the person worrying and in the morning, all worries will be gone.
Our set has seven worry dolls, six of which have already been assigned a worry by Master Frugal:
- What if the dog gets poisoned by chocolate?
- What if I’m naughty tomorrow?
- What if my family gets hurt?
- I don’t want to go back to school in case ???? is mean to me again! (whole other story – naughty bully boy being mean to half the class).
- What if the dinner ladies make me eat mashed potato? (He’s not even on school dinners anymore)
- What if I don’t like being on holiday?
Apparently, he can feel himself getting happier and the dolls’ magic is making him tingle so they must be working 😉
Doll number 7 has been given the night off as he’s worried about squashing dolls 1 through to 6 while they’re under his pillow. He’s saving number 7 in case he needs to tell it about his worry of squashing the rest of it’s family!
I'm a born worrier. in fact if I have nothing to worry about it worries me. My eldest is also a worrier so this might be a great idea for him as he gets older. Lovely picture of your son.
lol that made me smile about worrying if there's nothing to worry about l-)
I find something to worry about if there's nothing in particular bothering me and I can get myself into a right state!
I love the picture too, just wish his face was clean lol x x
Oh I worry about all sorts too, I really hope that my son or baby bump don't pick it up! Not heard of worry dolls before. x
Glad it's not just me 😉
It's hard to not show your feelings to children isn't it? x x
Worriers are also carers by nature – may be he'll grow to be a social worker, doctor or therapist? It has a good side too – I worry about everything – syria is keeping me awake currently xx froogs xxx
I think he'll definitely grow into a very caring young man, he's the sweetest thing. I often wake with him just stroking my face and telling me how much he loves me 😉
oh bless him! I'd never heard of worry dolls before! What a fab idea, I too am a worrier and my kids especially my youngest has taken that from me! I may have to see if I can locate some or at the very least attempt to make some! x
They're working really well so I can definitely recommend them – I did an e bay search and there's loads on there at under £2 including P&P. They're nothing fancy but it's the idea behind them that my little boy likes and he says they are magic as he can feel them working.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_t…