Okay so I know my title sounds absurd but my 12 year old son is now wanting to start navigating the big world of going out with his school friends and basically doing more grown up stuff like going to cinema with mates and meeting them in town etc, the very same sort of stuff I did when I was his age BUT I feel I was more mature. I felt like I was very capable and ready at this age to have a mooch around shops on a Saturday trying on makeup and clothes then hitting McDonald's for lunch etc. I worry so much about my son as I feel in my eyes he's still very young and I worry so much about him. Surely I will not be alone when I type this and while I really want to keep him as my baby i appreciate he will, and needs to grow up.
Please tell me your stories / advise on how your little ones transitioned from playing with their street friends to growing up and doing things on their own.