Are you a typical worrier? Generally when I feel worried about something, it means something off is going on... How's the communication between you two? I sometimes wish that there were times when I could get my hands on truth serum just to get my daughter to open up to me without getting mad about it...

Is this your issue? Or his? (I don't know, I'm not there.)

If it's your issue, a checkup from your doctor may be the place to start (thyroid and all sorts of issues can make people worry), if it's more than that some counseling or support might help.

If it's him... Is he doing anything new? New friends? What's he saying?


If you're not sure if it's you or him...have you talked to his teachers? How are his grades? A quick call to the guidance office may either tell you that you need to intervene or that he's doing fine.

I have a great rapport with him, but he is not very good communicator. Usually when I try to ask him stuff and talk to him, he is like.. " mom, I am fine, stop worrying about it!... " and he is right, I think adolescene can be kind of weird as he finds himself. His grades are fine, he is part of the track team, he loves to do other stuff like sailing.. When I talk to my friends, they usually say... He is fine!!!

I think I have the tendency to worry too much! His dad says that is because i care so much about him. I see older friends, and I see them constantly worrying about their older kids, too. I guess is part of bieng a parent. '

Patti, I tried to work it out through meditation, and exercise and try to keep it cool. I think it is my issue not his. I just want him to be happy. And for the most part he is... but I cant' stop myself from worrying...

Okay, I get that.

I'm NOT a worrier, and even I find this teenager thing to be a challenge. I want my baby back, but then I want him to do his homework, but then I want him to have friends and be happy in life....

My son is 15 too, and the only reason I know much about him is from overhearing what he talks to his sister about. He'd rather spend hours texting his friends.

I miss my baby too...we were so close once! He tells me nothing about what's going oo too!

I am the same way, I was diagnosed as having a general anxiety disorder when I was 20 and believe that constant worry is my biggest problem. We want to know the future and we think of worst case scenarios. I also tend to doubt myself and every decision I make. I have been really trying to work on myself the last couple years and make myself a priority and found that by doing that I am not focusing so much on him. When you start to worry about something try to remember that he is his own person and will have his own way of dealing with things and trust that he will come to you if he feels like he needs to.