OK I have a 14 going on 15 year old son. He has always been generally fiery and stubborn child with a terrible temper. So recently (6 months) he has found the confidence to speak to myself and my husband however he feels fit, raising his voice, changing his tone, swearing under his breath but loud enough for us to hear, mimicking, making fun..he has been told several times not to speak this way....but of late I find myself in complete arguments with him..today he felt fit to tell me to shut up and continue to call me a f@$#ing b$@*h. All because I told him I will not take him for a haircut as he was rude to me this morning. If he wants a haircut he can take himself which is walking distance and pay for it himself. After a fit of rage and argument he didn't find it necessary to be remorseful. He slammed the door and disappeared for 2 hours, mind you his rage was worse because i took his phone.
I want to say I am a fair mum..i have rules such as no electronics on school nights, homework, chores etc but I am a big softie and I do give in and help as much as I can.im not perfect but I don't think I deserve to be called those names. I guess my question is how do I deal with this.
How to handle my terrible teenager
How to handle my terrible teenager
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You don’t deserve it and good for you for being strong and not putting up with his crap! Keep the phone until he can show some respect. Next step, get rid of it and he doesn’t get one again if he can’t change his attitude.you are doing the right thing
Personally I think you’ve done the right thing- one of my relatives is a 15yo boy and the way he speaks to his parents is disgusting! It’s all very hush hush because they don’t want the rest of the family knowing- but my god they also let him get away with the disrespect!
Keep strong, he will come back to normal when he gets over being such a shit head