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[quote=Anonymous]My 14-year-old boy is a good kid, really. He gets good grades, never been in trouble, and (generally) does everything around the house he's asked to. But I can see the teen attitude creeping in around the edges. For example, I ask him a question about school I might get a withering look or shortened, somewhat dismissive response. He'll come up and talk to me about school on his own, but when I initiate the conversation it doesn't go well. We were at a community event this summer and I went to go talk to him while he was with friends and he physically recoiled at the sight of me. I know this is the normal pulling away and I'm lucky this is all I'm dealing with, but it's breaking my heart. If I take it personally and end up snapping at him, it'll just get worse, right? Moms who have been there, how do you ride out this period until they "come back" to you?[/quote]
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