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Frustrated beyond belief with my teenage son
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<blockquote data-quote="graceupongrace" data-source="post: 384924" data-attributes="member: 7371"><p>Hi, jdilley, and welcome.</p><p></p><p>I feel your pain, as my difficult child is that age! MidwestMom makes a great point about drug use, especially if the change is sudden. It's worth pursuing. Laziness can be a symptom of marijuana use -- pot is a huge demotivator. </p><p></p><p>I suggest that you focus on his behavior and not on the girlfriend. Anytime you criticize friends or girlfriends, kids feel they have to defend them, and you immediately become the bad guy. However, it's perfectly reasonable to limit social activity based on his behavior, i.e., if he doesn't treat his family with respect, he doesn't get to hang out with friends (or girlfriends).</p><p></p><p>As others here will tell you, glad you found us, but sorry you had to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="graceupongrace, post: 384924, member: 7371"] Hi, jdilley, and welcome. I feel your pain, as my difficult child is that age! MidwestMom makes a great point about drug use, especially if the change is sudden. It's worth pursuing. Laziness can be a symptom of marijuana use -- pot is a huge demotivator. I suggest that you focus on his behavior and not on the girlfriend. Anytime you criticize friends or girlfriends, kids feel they have to defend them, and you immediately become the bad guy. However, it's perfectly reasonable to limit social activity based on his behavior, i.e., if he doesn't treat his family with respect, he doesn't get to hang out with friends (or girlfriends). As others here will tell you, glad you found us, but sorry you had to. [/QUOTE]
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