Oh, glad to learn you got to talk to your youngest and he was able to share with you his frustrations. You are a good mother in that you detected something off in him and made it a point to sit and talk to him about it. They do feel frightened and alone, they know when things are not right. It scares them and they don't know how to talk about it. You did good! It's important your children be able to talk about how things are affecting them. While they seem older in their teen years, there is so much yet they simply do not know. They need to know they can talk to us as parents. We have so much responsiblity they really depend on, more than we often realize.