Yes, I’m a Protective Mom.

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Prior to my first-born’s birth, I was absorbed in my work as a Business Development Manager in the corporate world. We decided to wait a few years before having our first child. 4 years later, our precious daughter was born. 4 years after that our son and 4 years after, our daughter. No our babies weren’t planned but God has such a neat way of doing things, I’m the last person to question the whys of it all.

Today my husband and I look at our three children with gratitude and thank God for so much…

enjoyable pregnancies, easy births, healthy babies, active children…

yes, so much.

Baby

I have to admit, I’m a protective Mom. (Protective is different from over-protective!)

So yeah, I don’t mind being that Mom who

sits outside watching her kids play with the neighborhood kids or just doodle on our sidewalk,

Child drawing with sidewalk chalk

prefers “wearing” her baby everywhere she goes, including church, because she doesn’t want to leave her in the nursery,

encourages play-dates but will not encourage a sleepover,

likes to check on the weather forecast before school to ensure the kids are comfortably dressed for their day at school.

Child exploring

I’d like to think pray I’m not over-protective because I do recognize the importance of allowing my kids to grow up with their fair share of nicks, bruises and life lessons learnt through mistakes made. But I will agree that I will do what I can to keep them safe from the crazy world we live in today.

Right now when I stock of our lives, I can be grateful, with utmost sincerity, for everything God has done for my family.

Yes, life is good but that doesn’t mean Hubs and I can sit back and enjoy the ride.

As parents we have to do what we can, humanly, to help secure our kids’ future.

So, how much life insurance do I need?

Hubs and I recognize the importance of making wise investments. Taking out life insurance policies is always a good idea, besides holding real estate or stock investments. Now that’s not to say something is going to happen to you tomorrow, but making the choice to invest today, will be a decision you will never regret.

And yes, as a protective Mom, it’s one way I can help cushion the pain of mounting expenses, in the future.

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You know now that I’m a protective parent. Are you one too?

 

31 Comments

  1. I am very protective of my son. I was 44 and had waited a long time to have him. Both of us have life insurance, and don’t forget, wills!

  2. I’m a protective parent, but my daughter was a fiercely independent kid. It was easier to protect my son! My husband and I both have life insurance.

  3. I think that having a life insurance plan is always a great idea no matter how great life is. I think it’s a good way to help family in case of something bad happening.

  4. You can’t ever be too safe or “overprotective” which I know, because I am and still deny. Lol it’s who we are.

    Life insurance is a must!

  5. For us I guess it comes down to how much life insurance can we afford. It’s not about being over protective or a good parent its about meeting monthly obligations. Thankfully my husband’s job offer a small life insurance plan.

  6. Like many others it comes down to what we can afford. My husbands job offers life insurance for us and the kids for very little per month.

  7. I was a protective parent for sure. I’ve got life insurance through my company so my husband wouldn’t have to worry about things if something happened to me.

  8. Life insurance is a topic that has been on my mind a lot lately. Really, for us, it comes down to how much we can afford.

  9. The last few years my husband has switched jobs due to school so our life insurance goes on and off. We need to get a policy outside of his employment so we have no more off time. He has a daughter to think about.

  10. When we were in the military we had awesome insurance, now we have good insurance but not good life insurance. I do need to look into it again. Oh and I’m an overprotective parent too, I watch them grow up and give them space but like you I am still there.

    1. When my husband retired from the air force we lost that awesome life insurance, too. Bummer.

  11. Yeah, I’m a protective parent… I’m sure many people would even say over-protective. But he is my son and it is my job to protect him the best I can.

  12. I was a very protective parent when my kids were little. They are now 17 and 20 and i have had to let them start to go out on there own. I think it is very important to be covered with Life Insurance. You never know what will happen.

  13. Love the information. This is something we really need to take serious. We all need to protect our loved ones.

  14. I’m definitely a protective parent. Probably even a over protective one at times but this mama just can’t help it.

  15. Yep, me too. My blog name (A Helicopter Mom) is kind of tongue-in-cheek because I try not to go overboard. But I definitely don’t allow my children to roam the neighborhood like my neighbors do with their kids.

  16. Now that we’re in a life transition phase becoming empty nesters, we are going to reevaluate our life insurance needs. We’ll definitely still have it but no longer have to consider having young children that need to be cared for.

  17. I think everyone is protective, some more than others. And, everyone is different in their protection, too.

  18. I am such a protective mom, but like you — I pray I am not over protective. Thanks for sharing your story and stopping my blog the other day!

  19. My Dad planned every bit of his funeral from the music to the tie and suit he would wear. It made things so much easier on us. I want to make it this easy for my loved ones when it is time.

  20. I can say with honesty I am a protective parent, but I know that I can’t be over-protective because that would be doing them quite the disservice.

  21. Once my fiance and I get married, we are going to look into getting life insurance. Thanks for sharing this post girl.

  22. I’m a protective mom as well. Many of these things are things that I have done. I miss baby wearing!

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