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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm assuming that you have taken all the electronics away from for that remark. If you haven't, then it's no wonder he is walking all over you. If you've done this already then my heart goes out to you. Does his father get involved at all?[/quote]

We've grounded him, taken away his instruments, his sports practices, his electronics. He does not care. He reads, I take his books away then he naps. It's more than being spoiled, it's like he's just testing us and I am not sure where to go from here.[/quote]

I second the possible depression idea.  Also, is he smoking a lot of weed? My DH was very unmotivated in early high school and he says it's because he smoked a lot of pot.  Once he decided to stop, his grades improved dramatically. Then again, he talks about high school friends who would go to class high but still make straight A's. . .[/quote]

I'm not naive so I can't say for certain he isn't smoking pot, but as far as I know he isn't. I haven't found any in the house or caught any pot smell on it, but it's possible he has when he spends the night out with his friends. He's in AP and Honors courses, typically gets A's and B's with the occasional C. He refuses to do homework but still manages to keep his grades at A's & B's just by doing well on tests which drives me insane. His father and I keep insisting that the competition is tougher than he thinks and even with grades that he feels are "phenomenal" he may have a tough time getting into even UVA or UMD. I almost think he is oppositional, anything I say to him he feels the need to challenge, debate, oppose, it's so tiring I cry some nights after asking him the simplest request. [/quote]

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