Not just disrespect but cruelty from teen

[Anonymous]

What did I do? I tried really hard to raise a kind and respectful person but the types of insults and treatment I'm getting is on the level of just really cruel and it makes me not just sad but angry that I have done so much to raise this kind of person.

[Anonymous]

You need to share examples OP in order for us to gauge if it is normal teen trouble or something more

[Anonymous]

There is no way any of us could possibly answer your "What did I do?" question.

[Anonymous]

Divorce

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry OP. I have a teen boy who is oppositional and he has said some horrible stuff. But he is getting better and maturing. There are some parenting approaches that can help. Without knowing more, I can't really give specifics. But all is not lost here. Keep the long game in mind.

[Anonymous]

How can we answer that?

A few things come to mind if this is new. Drugs, some form of mental illness starting, he's being bullied somewhere.

What did you do to try to raise him to be respectful? How do you respond when he isn't?

[Anonymous]

How old is this teen? We had some instances of this with mine when he was in the early side of puberty. He has ADHD with some emotional dysregulation but these comments were new and different for him. We also so covered that he was experiencing bullying and cruelty himself in school. Therapy helped and we are now on the other side.

[Anonymous]

What have you tried to stop it?

[Anonymous]

My teen also can be hurtful and seems to try to purposely be that way to me and certain classmates. I've always tried to be a good parent under challenging circumstances. Our divorce was not a good influence but it couldn't be avoided. I'm not sure how you get them to unlearn bad ways of relating they have picked up. I try to remember they're not giving you a hard time, they are having a hard time.