Erin Napier Said She Suffered From "Anxiety" over Family Trip to Scotland
Erin and Ben Napier headed over to Scotland this summer in an effort to get in touch with Ben's Scottish heritage. While the Home Town stars certainly looked like they were having a great time in a few photos from their journey, Erin admitted ahead of time that she was suffering from "anxiety" over the thought of bringing their two daughters on an international trip. And it's something so many of us can relate to, especially when our kids are still young.
The HGTV star took to Instagram last week to share two photos of her recent trip to Scotland alongside her own "Scotsman," husband Ben Napier. "Seeing his homeland with my Scotsman," Erin captioned the post. While the couple's two daughters, 7-year-old Helen and 4-year-old Mae, were not pictured in the post, they did reportedly join their parents on this international journey. Erin spoke to podcast host Annie F. Downs during a recent episode of That Sounds Fun about preparing for the family trip to Scotland, admitting that she had to "disassociate" before the flight. "Right now, we're getting ready to take a trip to Scotland in July to study his family heritage, and I am absolutely terrified.'
'Like, I have so much anxiety about crossing an ocean with my children. I, like, can't even think about it,' she admitted before going on to explain, "I'm disassociating from it because I can't let myself think about all the things that can go wrong. I could list at least 20 things right now if you want to hear what I think could go wrong.'
Ben teased Erin on the podcast, saying she was afraid of smaller issues before she corrected him, saying "No, they're totally big things! You cross an ocean and you break your leg, who we calling? Where are we going?'
This fear of the unknown when traveling with kids will certainly track with Erin's fans, and the fact that she moved past it to go enjoy an adventure speaks volumes about her as a mom. Erin appears to be laser-focused on her family these days, even taking to Instagram recently to shut down online rumors about trouble in her marriage. Again, her daughters were top of mind for her in this situation when she called out strangers approaching the family on the street to address rumors, explaining in a heated message that the girls "don't understand what 'online fake news' means and it's upsetting."
This is motherhood for Erin Napier and also so many of us. Doing all of the things her family needs from her, even when she's struggling with anxiety.
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