To report my son as missing?

Soo sorry about this but I’d definitely report him to the police , I hope everything turns out fine 🤞

Please update us when you can

Definitely report ! Please keep us posted I am thinking of your both x

When my son was at uni (3rd year age 21) I hadn't heard from him for 3 days and no activity online. I contacted the police straight away and they did a welfare check to see if he was okay. The police were great and really understanding. I definitely think it's best to report it, if nothing else but peace of mind.

Yes report i hope he's found safe and well 🙏 💓

Yes tho it’s called a welfare check!

Ring the police... I'm sure he will turn up OK you are not being unreasonable at all...I have two sons 21 and 23 I feel your anxiety..
Keep us posted op xx

Don’t beat yourself up about not contacting the police earlier, you know your son better than anyone else so I think you’ve given him the space most youngsters need/want but I think you know yourself that now is the right time.
Hope this turns out well for you.

I hope he's home and safe OP x

OP is he OK?

I'm hoping you're going to update us that you've called the police, or that he has returned home. It's almost been a week that you haven't seen him for. If anyone I knew, living with me or not, related or not, had been missing for that long, I'd have reported it.
I'm concerned that that wasn't your first port of call tbh cause we all know there is no way he hasn't had access to a charger since Fri if he is, indeed, in a safe place!

Definitely report go with a mothers instinct . Please give an update

Let's face it, we all think, if he's not home tomorrow I'll ring police and report him missing, but he's probably with a friend and stayed at theirs. But if friends havnt seen him, plus he's not been to work, then yes, I'd report him missing. I really hope he just walks in through the door with some daft excuse, but yes, report him missing.

How is the kind or helpful?

Just do it X If you are worried what's the worst that can happen? Over protective mother? I would rather be seen as that over letting the worst happen x

I would be the same as you OP and my son is 28, they're still your kids no matter the age. Hope you can let us know all is well soon.

Op I hope you have a positive update soon 🙏🏼

I’m really sorry I don’t mean to frightened you but how do you know this person is telling you the truth, I’d call the police now, you see it on the tv all the time, someone has lied to bide their self some time, I understand that you want to respect your sons privacy but trust your mothers instincts call the police and call the hospitals.

I haven't spoken to him, I messaged everyone I could think of to get information before i called the police and someone said he's at a friends with a dead phone. I am both furious and incredibly relieved. Planning to attempt to sleep once the adrenaline wears off

Who is "someone" ? Can you rely on what they have told you?

All sounds very odd OP and I don't think you have shared the full story (you don't have to of course but it's weird to ask for help and then disregard everything people say!)

So this is someone who has:

• Disappeared for days on end
• Hasn’t contacted his Mum or any of his friends
• Has neglected his pets
• Hasn’t turned up for work

If you don’t recognise that person as the son you know, OP, you must report him missing.

Has he turned up, OP?

I agree 💯💯💯. This is just ridiculous. @stucky at least get the number of the person he is with so you can confirm he is actually there!

None of this adds up to be honest.

He's staying with a friend but 'his phone's dead' - sounds sus, surely he would have means of charging it?

He's not contacted at all, even though you say you haven't fell out etc?

He hasn't turned up for work?

Who told you were he was? Can you trust them? and are you certain he is actually there and something hasn't happened to him?

I don't think you should wait for him to come home.

Omg that’s bloody worrying. My DS is at uni down that neck of the woods. I only knew about the one boy missing from Bristol uni, I didn’t realise there were several.

Three, plus an older man, in the last month or so (one of them had been missing several months) plus still a big campaign locally from the family of Jack O’Sullivan who vanished a year ago. Nothing has been said by the police about any of them beyond announcing a body was found in the search for… so it may be a very sad coincidence, but at least one of them phoned 999 before disappearing.