Anonymous
Post 04/20/2015 11:22     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

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
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2015 11:13     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

PP above meant drinking not kidding!
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2015 11:13     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

Power struggles
Kidding/smoking pot
Not adhering to curfews
Big fights over amount of time spent on HW
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2015 10:14     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

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
Post 04/20/2015 10:03     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What issues are you facing?



College anxiety and a very, very serious boyfriend.


Are they considering the same colleges?


Yes. Ugh...


Us too. Not really happy about it at all.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2015 09:47     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What issues are you facing?



College anxiety and a very, very serious boyfriend.


Are they considering the same colleges?


Yes. Ugh...
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2015 09:23     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

15 year old boy - grades/school work.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2015 09:22     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What issues are you facing?



College anxiety and a very, very serious boyfriend.


Are they considering the same colleges?
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2015 09:20     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

Cutting
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2015 09:19     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

Anonymous wrote:What issues are you facing?



College anxiety and a very, very serious boyfriend.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2015 08:53     Subject: Re:Raising older teens is challenging

edit-

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
Post 04/20/2015 08:53     Subject: Re:Raising older teens is challenging

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
Post 04/20/2015 08:35     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

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
Post 04/20/2015 07:43     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

All of them. Ugh.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2015 07:29     Subject: Raising older teens is challenging

What issues are you facing?