My kids are 3, and 1 1/2 and my mom (there grandma) is constantly wanting them to sleep over and take them places with her significant other. Normally I wouldn’t have a problem.

BUT.

I left my mother in law with my first born when she was 1 1/2 for five minutes while I ran to the bathroom and she managed to lose her in a huge building of over 300 plus people and I just got lucky I dressed her in bright yellow and saw her all the way across the building as soon as I stepped out of the bathroom door while I heard my MIL calling out her name on the complete other side nowhere in sight of her. She never would have found her if it weren’t for me CNN ring in that exact position.

So I guess I have anxiety thinking about letting my children go out with other people because I’m terrified of someone losing them or them being taken because of what happened.

I also don’t know my moms significant other well enough and I don’t like the idea of me not being around to see what’s going on because my kids are so little and still don’t know their own “voice” if that makes sense.

Am I crazy? I’m totally fine with people coming over to watch them or me taking them to peoples house it’s just out in public.

And I also don’t feel comfortable with them sleeping at my moms yet because of her significant other and men it knowing him well enough. Am I crazy for that as well?

I just want to know I’m not justified if I tell her I’m not comfortable with that idea just yet.

My job as.m a mother to protect my kids at all costs and I just don’t want anything to happen to my sweet babies. I would never forgive myself.