hi, Christina,
Can you decide to worry about at only at certain times of the day like a cognitive behavorist might say?
20 minutes in the morning and then
20 minutes at night
And that is it.

The important news is that he is ok.
Lol that he is annoyed that you "embarrassed" him. He's a perfect teeenager.

You trust the tdoc and this is what the tdoc said. So relax -- if you can -- and go with it for a while. You can always re-evaluate and change your mind.

I like that you and the mom had what sounds like a good conversation. She is going to watch out for him.

I think that your son must have a lot of good going for him to fall in with a family that is willing to take care of him.

Plus maybe he is starting to make his own way and his own luck. He apparently has impressed the mom enough that she wants him in her home and with her own daughter.

Whatever you are feeling is normal.

mari