Well my son has finally reached 18years old and the past two years even though he has been a joy and humourous polite boy, he has been an absoloute worry. More of a worry than when he was a young chap.

Anyone else had this experience.

What I also forgot to say is that I had my son when I was 18yrs old. I have no regrets now as I have my life back again and my son is my best friend. But at the time it was and still is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life.......putting my son first ever step of the way at a young age.

we all become worries to the women in our lives ... part of bein a man

nice to hear about you cymru am..

the other day i had talked to a friend who was discussing about this same issue..it takes a lot of courage to raise a kid being a teenage parent...

its good to know that you are getting around with ure 18 yr old...its sometimes difficult to get along..

but then its not that hard to manage if you are very committed to it.

Originally Posted by dad2b

we all become worries to the women in our lives ... part of bein a man

If we never worried our women our life's purpose would go unfulfilled

But we sure do love them...

Its a very challenging thing to raise teenagers. My son is 14 so I have a few more years to go before hes 18. Hes a good boy, like most teens he can think that he knows it all at times, but what teen doesn't? I have a 19 year old step daughter and shes still a challenge til this day. Her mom isn't there for her and her dad doesn't know how to be there for her as a older child. So its a challenging thing. When they are 18, its great to be a friend and a parent rather then just a parent.

It's wonderful when they reach this age and you can see they are still sane. It also requires putting aside some preconceived notions about what this age would look like for your son or daughter.

It is normal to worry about them, but it sounds like you are handling it really well. Congratulate yourself for reaching this moment!

Wow, I can hardly imagine myself having an eighteen-year-old child. My kids are still very young at the moment (although they are growing up pretty fast). I suggest instead of worrying about your son, try getting more involved with him, find out what interests him and what his hobbies are. Once you are aware of these things, you'll feel much better since somehow you've just gotten yourself some assurance that he is interested with other things and not into drugs. It is always a relief to know that your child is not feeding his curiosity and trying out drugs and bad company.