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Frustrated beyond belief with my teenage son
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 384788" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi and welcome to the board.</p><p>I don't know if I can help, but I've raised three teens to adulthood and have two teens (one 17 and one 14).</p><p>The first thing I would worry about with a drastic change in any teenager is drug use. Even a kid who is smitten with a member of the opposite sex usually doesn't change drastically unless more is going on than just their relationship. While I find it perfectly normal for him to want to be with her rather than his family (what teen likes to be with his family????) I do think you need to delve more into his changes. It isn't just her. I would first and foremost check his room and anything else (cell phone?) for any inkling of drug use, which is probably the most common reason for a nice teenager to change very quickly. And often a first honey and drug use goes together.</p><p></p><p>Get back to us and others will come along with their ideas. This is the first thing I thought of. OH ONE MORE THING! Don't talk bad about girlfriend. That will make him love her all the more. In fact, he'll get bored more quickly if you act nice to her, even if it kills you. As it is right now, you set up a battle...if he leaves her, he has to admit you were right. I'd apologize about fighting about her and let him lose interest on his own. He's only 16. He will.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 384788, member: 1550"] Hi and welcome to the board. I don't know if I can help, but I've raised three teens to adulthood and have two teens (one 17 and one 14). The first thing I would worry about with a drastic change in any teenager is drug use. Even a kid who is smitten with a member of the opposite sex usually doesn't change drastically unless more is going on than just their relationship. While I find it perfectly normal for him to want to be with her rather than his family (what teen likes to be with his family????) I do think you need to delve more into his changes. It isn't just her. I would first and foremost check his room and anything else (cell phone?) for any inkling of drug use, which is probably the most common reason for a nice teenager to change very quickly. And often a first honey and drug use goes together. Get back to us and others will come along with their ideas. This is the first thing I thought of. OH ONE MORE THING! Don't talk bad about girlfriend. That will make him love her all the more. In fact, he'll get bored more quickly if you act nice to her, even if it kills you. As it is right now, you set up a battle...if he leaves her, he has to admit you were right. I'd apologize about fighting about her and let him lose interest on his own. He's only 16. He will. [/QUOTE]
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