can't sleep...waiting for my son to come home

You don't mention how old your son is but I don't think I would sleep until my kids are home. Now my girls are 11 and 14 right now and usually when my older daughter goes out to a movie or a party, a ride is required by a parent whether it be me or her friend's parent. Either way I have to wait up. Some may feel, however, that I don't need to wait up for her when she is babysitting a few doors down. But I do. I will not go to bed until my kids are home... which is why they need to learn to call when they are going to be late. I am a night owl to begin with, but I know I will never be able to go to sleep before my kids are home from where ever they are. I don't blame you for waiting up. I would rather wait up and have my kid home safe than to fall asleep only to be awakened by a phone call from the police or hospital, or worse - wake up in the morning to find they didn't make it home at all. You are not a worry wart. You are a parent. Well, you are a mother. My husband goes to bed before my kids do. LOL! I know you are looking forward to seeing your son and hearing all about his weekend.

i am such a worry-wart too! i can totally relate to what you're going through. however, i worry not about my children who are still young and are not yet capable of going out on their own. i worry more about my husband. you see, years ago when we were still newly-weds, he was held up by some unscrupulous men, who turned out to be delinquent policemen. it was midnight and he tried to run away but one of the men fired shots in the air so my husband stopped in his tracks and raised his hands. they caught up with him and took his stuff. after rumagging inside his bag, they took his wallet, palmtop and other stuff then beat him up. meanwhile, i was at home waiting for him until i fell asleep. i was woken the next morning to be informed that he was found in the street and was brought to his parents' house. when i went there, i cried seeing him black and blue. we brought him to the hospital. from then on, i am always worried whenever he comes home late. sometimes, he gets annoyed at me for always wanting to know where he is but i am just afraid that something might happen to him again. i don't want to endure that nightmare again.

Lol yes I do and even though I live 3 1/2 hours away from my Kids I still worry about them and it takes me all my Strength not to start phoning them from midnight lol to see that they are home safe I think most Mums are like that Hugs to you ((((((((((((Goddess))))))))) Hope he is home by now

My sons were very dependable except when they were teenagers. They would go to their friends's houses, they had two, Greg and Charles. Only they would go to one friend's house, play some games and watch Tv, then without telling us, they would go to the other friend's house and they would get so engrossed in what they were doing, that they forgot to phone home. So we had to phone around until we got hold of them. I could not go to bed or go to sleep until they were in the house.

you are not a worrywart, you are "MOM".

you are a very good mom,as good as my mother,my mother is olso wait me until late if I get home late,So every mom is good,nothing can separate the mom and her son.