Is it just me? We have one 13-year-old who's a lovely, smart, polite kid. Sociable, happy at school and doing well enough, is active and enjoys sport. But like most teenagers spends hours glued to phone and Xbox. I'm not overly maternal but love my kid dearly. We've made few mistakes here and there and some things have not gone as planned, but for the most part I believe we're going a good enough job as parents.
Our marriage and home is happy enough too - again DH and I have had real ups and downs but have worked through them for now. We have no family in the country as we're both from abroad, but we have a lovely circle of friends. Financially comfy with professional jobs. So can't complain.
But every day I wake up with a vague pit in my stomach, a sort of low-level parental angst about my child's future. It feels to me like a really scary time to be sending a child out into the world. Climate change, the economy, the dominance of tech and now AI revolution on the horizon; global conflict and growing inequality. It all feels a bit end of days. Is my child equipped to cope?
Anyone else feel this way or is it just me?