How long before I'm allowed to worry??

[butterflyroses]

Ds 15 went out to meet some friends at 2pm (I KNOW!)

He's not back and his phones dead. He's not usually out this long. He's not sleeping at the moment and he has no money on him to get food/drink.

How long can I leave it before I really worry??

Yes I know he shouldn't be out, I've had that argument plenty of times with him.

Speak to the police x

I feel for you OP, knowing when you can worry is a problem. Good luck on your search and hopefully he rolls in soon "I went further than I thought" or "my phone ran out because i played music" or some such thing!

Hope he is home.

He's not back.

We have checked every park and field near us.

I've messaged his friends

If he's not back by 9 I'll ring the police.

This is really unlike him. He's not been sleeping properly lately, stays up all night and sleeps in the day. He's had around 2 hours sleep today.

is he your only child - I ask because my oldest is often late coming home and when he is inevitably his phone isnt on - my middle son can always track him down through friends

Thinking of you OP
My son has done this before,he's also 15 he just lost track of time x

Just wondered if you’d checked all routes around the places you thought he was likely to be, just in case he was walking back home?

You must be beside yourself. I hope he turns up soon.

How long ago did you message his friends?
If he has been behaving out of character recently and this is unusual I would call the police soon.
Hope he is back soon, time has been less meaningful lately so hopefully he has just lost track of how long he has been gone.

If he's not back by 9 I'll ring the police

Just call them Op.

Maybe he has fallen asleep at a friend's house. Understand your concern though. Maybe just ring the police now ? It's still daylight and easier to search if they are going to x

I would call them now op.

I hope all is well

I'd check his Facebook friends and see if you can contact any of the ones you think he'll have met up with.

Also another to say, don't wait until 9, call the police now, they're best suited to give you advice, even if you ring none emergency.

The one friend I was sure he was with hasn't seen him today. No replies from others yet

Have his friends replied?

Hopefully messaging his friends will mean someone gets hold of him and he will be home soon OP

If this is the first time he's been out to meet a friend(s), they will be catching up. Do they drink/smoke weed? That is a sure fire way to a)lose time and b)have to avoid coming home for a while!

Could he have fallen asleep somewhere out of sheer exhaustion?

Can you access his social media/see if he has been active? Or even contact friends through snapchat/insta?

Hope he is home soon.

Could he have a girlfriend he hasn't told you about?

Oh its so worrying isnt it OP ? I know they arent babies at that age but they are still vulnerable to being pulled in directions we would rather they didnt go. Or just being dumbasses with no sense of time.
I remember DD walking her friend back to the bus stop and 5 minutes walk away for the first time. When she had been gone 30 minutes I started to worry. After an hour I was full on glued to the window with the phone in my hand wondering when I could call the police.
She wandered back after another 30 minutes full of the other friends they had met and they had all gone to by some sweets and sat and ate them on a wall. She was thrilled. I was beside myself.

Hope he will be back soon.

Ring the police.

Hope he walks through the door any minute, and you can give him a rollocking for scaring you.. fingers tightly crossed here

Oh dear OP, hope he comes home soon, teenagers just need some space sometimes, especially at the moment

Don't wait call the police now. Worth them being aware. I have a 14 year old and if it was him he would be in a friends playing PS and not even considering I was worried so hopefully this is your boy. Please keep us updated.

Thinking of you OP. I really, really hope that your son turns up very soon.
I agree with a pp that you should phone police now, rather than wait until 9 when it will be starting to get dark.

I'm sure he's fine and lost track of time. But I'm still worried.

He said he was meeting his mates and stupid me didn't ask which ones. He's been out a couple of times and met the same two but he's not seen one of them today, waiting for a reply from other friend.

He was meant to meet a girl last week but she cancelled so he could be with her, will try and find her info.

I'm worried he's fallen asleep somewhere to be honest