I have 3 kids, 2 are mid twenties & the youngest is 14. He's a good kid & so far, we haven't had any problems with him.
The problem I have is me !! I'm paranoid that something is going to happen to him.
He goes to football with my husband & watches our local team with his friends on weekends or midweek games. He doesn't go out at night, other than a weekly youth club which I drop him to & pick him up.
He's been invited to a party in a couple of weeks & I'm already working myself into an irrational frenzy of fear. I have absolutely no basis for this fear. But I'm so scared of him being stabbed.
I don't stop him from going anywhere, but so far, going out in the evenings isn't something he's done. He comes in, has a shower & goes on his PlayStation.
My husband doesn't understand why he isn't meeting up with friends & thinks he should be out more (like we were at his age) I, on the other hand, am over the moon that he's at home & safe !!
I'm honestly driving myself nuts. I'm completely open with him. He knows I worry & he knows why. He's not stupid, he sees the news & reads updates online about another teenager being stabbed.
Most parents worry about drink & drugs, having gone through those hurdles with my other two, they are both way down on my list.
I want him to go out & be with his friends but I'm so scared .
I don't remember feeling this way with the others, but they're girls & getting into fights wasn't something that entered my head.
Does anyone else feel the same ??