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[quote=Anonymous]My teen son has fairly severe ADHD, anxiety, and depression.  He does have some friends, but is also being treated poorly by a few other kids at school.  I get that this is really hard, but I'm really struggling with how rude and awful he is being to his father and I most of the time.  For example, he yelled at me about the fact that, on a plate I served him, the chicken was touching the rice.  If we ask him anything about school, sports, his response is "I dunno," and a shrug.  He does have a girlfriend, and is constantly texting with her.  Any time we ask him to put the phone down, he rolls his eyes at us.

I get that he is having a hard time, but am finding it really hard to deal with the fact that he is almost never nice to interact with.

Anyone dealt with this successfully?  If so, how?  I could certainly take away the phone, but don't want to do that since his girlfriend is overall a positive social connection for him, and he seems to rely on her for emotional support.[/quote]

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