Why do I feel so anxious about this?

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My kids will be going to a sleepover at my friend's house for the first time ever. They are having a birthday party for their son (who is about a year younger than my son), a pizza party, a movie and then supposedly will be going to sleep. My daughter and her daughter are very close in age and they'll also be having a sleepover. I am anxious they won't know where the bathroom is, that they trip down the stairs or otherwise have a problem in the night. I trust my friend implicitly with them (we've been friends since our kids were babies), so why am I freaking out? Argh. Talk me down please.

[saraandmichael]

jesus christ, dude! this is irrational x100000000000.

make a date with your husband tonight and have fun!

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Jun 22, 2013 9:36:04 GMT -5 saraandmichael said:

jesus christ, dude! this is irrational x100000000000.

make a date with your husband tonight and have fun!

I KNOW!. I can't stop being a worrywart. I can't wait till my meds are adjusted. I am winding myself up the point where it's silly 

[saraandmichael]

Jun 22, 2013 9:38:05 GMT -5 @riversong said:

Jun 22, 2013 9:36:04 GMT -5 saraandmichael said:

jesus christ, dude! this is irrational x100000000000.

make a date with your husband tonight and have fun!

I KNOW!. I can't stop being a worrywart. I can't wait till my meds are adjusted. I am winding myself up the point where it's silly 

ugh...needing an adjustment is the worst.

what time are they going over there? can you make plans to do something with your husband tonight? or just go to the liquor store and buy copious amounts of booze?

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The sleepover isn't until Wednesday, so hopefully I will have had time to calm my mind and get it together. H is away tonight, but I made him buy me a cube of decent wine, so I will be drinking until I don't care hehe

[RoxMonster]

It will be OK! I remember my mom was so nervous the first time I did an overnight at a friend's house. I was 6, and I remember we were sleeping in my friend's living room and I woke up in the middle of the night and she wasn't there anymore. It turns out she slept walked back to her bedroom lol. But I didn't freak out or anything and it was perfectly fine.

If it makes you feel better, could you text/call your friend just once maybe right before bed to check on how things are going?

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I will for sure get anxious when my kids get to this point.

But it will be fine!

[joenali]

I don't know how old your kids are but my SS had a sleepover and the kids ranged in age from 6-8. All of them went home except for one lol! They were all fine at dinner, watching a movie and then it came time to go to sleep. Yeah, all of a sudden they wanted to go home. At least both of them are next door neighbors. I don't blame, them when you are kid you want your own bed. Hell, when you are an adult you want your own bed!