MY SON IS 18, AND ALL GROWN UP ...:-) He was a drug dealer. O M G.

I think most teens don't tell their parents things. They are kind of going through an exploration period in their life, trying to break free from their parents, trying to be independent and do things on their own. And that's why they are like that. I'm sure all teens get scared sometimes, and wonder if what they are doing is right or wrong, but most teenagers choose to talk to their friends or other teens. It's hard to talk to your parents, that's how it feels like to be a teen, unless you have a very friendly relationship with your parents. Most teens feel more like parents are mom and dad that set rules and tell you what you should or shouldn't do, but are there for you when you fail. It's a different relationship with friends, friends don't tell u what you can or cant do, they only give advice. But anyway, i think you have a very good son that he told you. It means he trusts you, and he's owning up to it, he felt wrong about it. Try not to be too shocked, it's good he is coming clean. It's just hard being a teenager sometimes, all the pressures, bad influences, our society!

Well that is good he trust you and stopped before that could put him in real danger. I tell my mum whatever i do, believe it or not i don't do much evil stuff so i hardly ever have anything to hide. If there is anything i woul definatly disscuss with my mum.

Hi walk, I have not tell all my mom or dad everything in happen in my life as well as feelings..But, I have not done anything wrong or unusual..lol! Major decisions as working far, accepting new job, quitting job and all, they know about it!

I don't know if I can tell my mom the bad things I did, not even with my dad. I just don't feel comfortable expressing my sins to my parents.

I'm still alive so, NO, they didn't ask and sure as heck didn't tell! You see, I enjoy being able to breathe! (LOL)

A little of the "bad" stuff I did has come out over the years, but since it was all with my husband it doesn't really matter. I guess it would be different if she'd found out I did stuff with another guy or something, but since we are still together anything I did was ok..lol. I'm glad your son is out of that now!

It is nice that although you did not know it at the time, he has come to you now and told you. What a bond he must feel to you and what an honor for you as a parent that he has done so. Oh my, there are so many things my parents do not know, so many things they will never know. Sometimes I wish I could tell them, but I know that they would not understand! I have four children, I try to let them know that I am approachable no matter how bad they think something is, my eldest is 16 and so far he tells me everything that goes on. Well I say everything, no doubt there are things he has not, but he tells me when he is in trouble or something is wrong so that is enough.

I have a friend, a very close one, who used to sell ganja in school and make more money than his father. I guess some of us do these things and its good when the kids own up. I never owned up to my crap. Thank God ! My parents would have freaked !

Wow! It is a shocker to find out what kids hide from us at times. In another note your son waited till he was 18 to confess, maybe he thought you will no longer be able to punish him :) I wish you good luck.

In one point of my life I tried to keeping it all but when the right things came, I said it all and as usual my mom gets shocked with it. But I have proven my honesty with my mom by saying all of that and she forgave me (Though those were all petty things that I did). As a son, I'm glad that your son has that enough honesty even though those things that he said are alarming. Please do appreciate it. Though he's 18 and you may find that parenting him may be at its end, this kind of profession takes forever. You have to be a parent for them who cares and advices them for the rest of your life. That's why in my opinion it's the best profession in the world.

try and spend time with him,take him out to cool place like pack,zoo,swimming pool try and make him feel ur present,be technical in giving him advise and dont anoy him,let him know that what his doing now can harm him in the near feature if he didn't stop,i wish u luck.

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I want my mom to have a happy long life and that might kill her.

You have a nice and wonderful son! telling you this is so hard for us teens (I'd done something but not this one). You have some good relationship with your son and you're so lucky!

wow,you are lucky that your son trusted you enough to tell you that! i did so many things as a teenager that to this day i have not told my parents and i never will,some of those secrets will die with me!

Im 21... And I wouldnt be able to do what your son did... You have a very nice son... Now that he stopped doing bad things... You would be lucky....

I don't have anything to hide from my parents. And you are lucky that your son told you all those things. Most people would not have told.

Its true that teens hide all such stuff from their parents. I have passed through the same stream, even today I am not in a position to talk with my parents about all those stuff, the reason is relation, after an age the relation between parents and kids must be changed, they must behave like friends. There must be healthy relation between parents and kids from their childhood or else it then becomes very difficult to handle when kids grow up to a matured stage.