do we ever stop worrying about our children?

nope never! LOL in fact my husband was late by 90 mins in getting to my mum in laws tonight and mum called to see if I'd heard from him and of course she was worried...even though he's in his 40s...We're parents ya know..its a life long thing which means for me personally..my kids could be in their 50's or 60s and I coudl be taking my last breath and be worrying about whether or not they are wearing clean underpants LOL

I think the teenage years might be the time which cause us to worry most about them. although I don't think we ever stop worrying. Mine have all grown up and either married or moved into their own home, but I think I worry twice as much about them now.

I remember back a few years ago when a good friend and neighbor of ours who was in her 90's was talking about her daughter who was in her 60's. Her daughter had just been laid-off from her job and was having some marital problems. Anyway,our neighbor said to me, "you know, you just never stop worrying about your children". And I couldn't have agreed with her more because I don't believe it ever stops. I feel the same way that you do, as far as the worry getting greater,because both of our sons are in their teens and one will be graduating high school this year. At least when they were younger they were around more and the pressures weren't as great as they are now. Just the thought of our oldest son going off to college terrifies me at times although I'm very happy for him too. It's just that they are going through that transition of child into adulthood and I remember how difficult that can be. I worry for their safety, their emotional well-being, the choices of friends they may make after they leave the nest, etc. But the good thing is that they both are close to me and their dad so hopefully they will always be able to turn to us for support and guidance whenever they feel they might need it. Take care :)

Nope. I think it is only natural for a parent to ALWAYS worry about their children. What they're doing, how they're doing, who their friends are, etc. No matter what the age of the child, we will still be worrying about them. It's part of who we are as parents. We always want the best for our children, no matter what.

i don't have children, but i still can definately say no as an adult child. i'm 38, mom is 70. she still worries about me.

It never ends. You are a parent from now until you die. My daughter is 19-years-old and lives in another state. She's been there for over a year and she's doing well. Nevertheless, I worry constantly about her. I worried when she was a baby, when she went to school for the first time, her first day in high school, and now. It just never ends. All you can do is teach them the best you can and hope that when the time comes, they make the best decisions for themselves based on what you taught them. Hang in there!

We can not, it is a nature!.

Well, I am sorry to say that I worry about my daughter and the choices that she makes and she is 28 years old. When she is out late at night, I especially worry and freak out a little. The world can be a very scary and dangerous place for everyone but I worry about my daughter's safety more than my own just because it seems like she doesn't always take quite enough precautions sometimes. Plus, I really love her and she is an only child so maybe that makes me come in for some extra worry on her part. Her dad hasn't ever worried about her and he's ignored her for long periods of time sometimes so I don't know how to do that. The thing that I have a hard time balancing is my worry versus telling her or NOT telling her about my fears. I don't want to share all my fears with her, it's too late in some ways for that but these are MY problems, not hers. Sometimes I even have to apologize to her and tell her, don't worry about this, this is MY problem and fear so don't take it on. That's the hardest part of being a parent I think, trying not to spill our feelings and problems onto our kids and grandkids [that I am helping to raise] and trying not to tell them how they should run their own lives. Gotta stand back and let them make their mistakes. And it's really HARD to do that!

I can now understand all those calls everyminutes by my parents, cause the moment i feel that i am not hearing anything from my kids inside the house i always call out to them. Its a normal occurence to worry over your child cause it shows you care. I pray that God grant us the grace to take care of them properly.

The worrying never stops; only the things to worry about change. My kids are in their teens and 20s now, and when I think back on the things that used to worry me most of them seem so trivial. When the kids are middle-aged I think there won't be nearly as much to worry about as now.