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Excessive worry re teenager

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toptail22 · 21/01/2023 07:07

Does anyone find themselves worrying excessively about their teenager?
I just can't cope with the worry surrounding having a 16 year old.

I'm a single mum (dad is barely involved) and my dd is generally a good girl who appears to have her head screwed on BUT she's now venturing out to parties on a weekend where there is exposure to drink (& most likely drugs) She dislikes alcohol mostly and doesn't like the way it makes her feel etc, but I worry so much that due to the peer pressure environment that she'll take it too far. I must add that she hasn't done this so far.
My logical mind tells me I must let her venture into the world and make mistakes etc but I find the worry too heavy to carry at times.

Does anyone else feel similar? She's an only child so has no guidance from siblings.

I remember what I was doing at her age and it fills me with fear.

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lailamaria · 21/01/2023 15:10

in the nicest way possible it isn't the end of the world if she has a drink at a party, your job is to hide your worry and to make sure she phones you at the end of the night if she needs too, she's gonna be an adult soon, of course you worry but that worry won't ever go away because she's your daughter, you just have to learn to manage it so it doesn't take over your life

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