Failing as a parent. . .

I have a 14 year old son, who knows right from wrong and just plain chooses to do the wrong thing. Yes he has ADHD but he’s medicated, and knows what he’s doing. This term alone his being skipping first period twice a week, to just roam the streets, the school didn’t inform me of this, they had no idea he wasn’t there. A family member on the way to a dr appointment saw him, and I had to investigate with the school as to why they didn’t know he was missing. He’s being more rude and disrespectful to his teachers, (he normally is rude and disrespectful but worse this term, getting worse every term) one teacher, he will just get up and leave the room because she tells him to stop talking and do his work. His reason, “I don’t like her, she can’t tell me what to do.” I’m forever getting emails, voice messages and txts from the school, but nothing ever gets resolved because he just doesn’t care, and continues his behaviour.

I sent him to a boot camp last year, cost me a fortune and it did nothing for his behaviour.

It’s not just at school, he’s rude and disrespectful at home too, he does nothing but lie, even has stories to back up his lies, he manipulates, uses blackmail, bullies and threatens me all the time. Yes he’s seen councillors and psychologists, but it’s just been a huge waste of money, with regular appointments over 6 years and his behaviour only getting worse. . . How have I failed so miserably. . .