After my husband went to visit his cousin and spend time with her daughter, I'm legit scared of my son growing up

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My husband went to visit his cousin last weekend in LA.

She has a 13 year old daughter that he also got to spend some time with.

The unfamiliar things she’s going through and trends of the times have me super shaken up.

I don’t want my son to go through this.

Puberty is such a confusing time, but now, with all the pressure to define your sexuality on so many levels at a young age,

And fit into what the kids consider trendy.

It’s too much.

My worries at that age (mental illness aside) were clothes and how popular I was at school.

Now mental illness is cool and I don’t understand anything.

It’s like he’s walking into a world I know nothing about.

His parents are ten years older than me, they can’t be too much more in the know.

The dads are super smart guys and I have faith they can navigate this better than I could, obviously,

But it still terrifies me.

He’ll be a little man soon.

How do you deal with your kids growing up in totally ■■■■-to-death pile of fire this planet now is?

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Every generation has their thing that older generations dont understand. Yes it’s a confusing time to be a teen, but its also an interesting time. And before you know it your teen turns into a young adult and begins to figure out life for themself. I have a 19 yr old and a 14 yr old. They both are pretty good kids. You just have to give them a good foundation and they’ll figure out life.

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California is probably one of the more difficult places to do what you’re trying to do and also I would argue that it is affecting your perspective on the nature of the entire planet! The world is not cali!

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My kid doesn’t live in California.

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I’m very happy to hear that
My niece is being raised in Pasadena and I really am worried about the sort of people she’ll know growing up. Formative years

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He likes California and I don’t think it’s out of the cards for he and his dads to move here eventually,

But right now he’s in a big city on the East Coast.

This is actually the first time my kid has lived in the states since he was adopted.

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Oh wow I didn’t know that back story fascinating! What an interesting family you have

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