Raising older teens is challenging
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Anonymous
| What issues are you facing? |
Anonymous
| All of them. Ugh. |
Anonymous
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1. Learning limits with alcohol
2. Freak outs while learning to drive 3. Stress over college child's boyfriend (break up, back together again, etc) 4. Insecurities about looks, friends with HS DD 5. College application stress |
Anonymous
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DS17- safe driving, college visits, peers who drink and smoke weed, sexually active?
DD14- very moody, currently in an angry phase and non-verbal with me for days at a time. |
Anonymous
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DS17- safe driving, college visits, peers who drink and smoke weed, sexually active? DD14- very moody, currently in an angry phase and non-verbal with me for days at a time, body image/food |
Anonymous
College anxiety and a very, very serious boyfriend. |
Anonymous
| Cutting |
Anonymous
Are they considering the same colleges? |
Anonymous
| 15 year old boy - grades/school work. |
Anonymous
Yes. Ugh... |
Anonymous
Us too. Not really happy about it at all. |
Anonymous
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DD 15. Academic stress due to LDs, plus some social insecurity and body image issues. General teenage emotionality and moodiness.
DS 18. Drinking. Managing stress of college while balancing a social life. DD 22. Serious boyfriend with some issues. Stress transitioning from end of college to start of working in a new city. |
Anonymous
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Power struggles
Kidding/smoking pot Not adhering to curfews Big fights over amount of time spent on HW |
Anonymous
| PP above meant drinking not kidding! |
Anonymous
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1. Failing grades first semester college, a bit better now.
2. Drugs and alcohol. 3. Crazy girlfriend. 4. Mental health issues. in no particular order |