Protecting our children from ourselves

I'm attempting this post on my ipad, so please bare with me as it is not the best device to type on.
Our kids... Nothing brings out the fierce, crusade worthy, battle ready, watch out here she comes, like when we are protecting our young.  We are unstoppable at what we will accomplish in order to protect our children. I worry about how other kids will treat little my guys. What kind of creeps are lurking out there in the world. What kind of woman they will attract when their older. What kind of influence the world will have on their choices. All the outside things I fear could potentially harm them... The things that may be out of my control. ( to a degree)

As a parent now I realize that sometimes we so focus on the outside boogie mans, negative influences, and predators, that we forget to protect our children from ourselves. We lay out excuses a mile long, filed under trying our best, discipline, and any other idealistic charters we can fly our flaws on. The truth is we do not a OWN our children, we are entrusted them for a short moment. They are not our servants, our minions, our property. They are fellow humans and we have a grand responsibility to protect them...from everything...including ourselves.
Be healthy for your children's sake...work on your anger, your impatience, your addictions. Be fierce whenever your flaws reach out to hurt your kids. Be aware...getting wrapped up in our adult problems we often forget the childhood that is unfolding before us never again to be rewritten or edited. Love those babies...even if it means being tough on yourself.