First I will start by saying that I myself was a rebellious teen to say the least. I was drinking at 14 or 15 and also smoking pot. I dropped out of high school at 16 and didn't do much of anything until I started to smarten up a little at 18. Fast forward 20 years I have a 16 yo of my own actually he will be 17 in April and aside from the drug experimentation he is doing much better than I was at his age. He is an honor student that never misses a day of school but yet I find myself parenting in a totally anxious way as if he is just like I was. When I was growing up I had to figure things out on my own, my parents are alcoholics and did not pay a whole lot of attention to what us kids were doing. My home is different there is no drinking or drug use in my home and I think my husband and I have set a good example but I can't seem to leave it at that and except that very soon he is going to be free to make his own decisions... I thought I was doing better than what my parents did by preserving his innocence as long as I could and being there for him for anything. Now I feel like he is ill prepared for the real world because of me. Any one else feel like this?