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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so sorry your son is having so many problems and making your life miseable.  But a see two very important positive things: he likes baseball and apparently functions well as part of a team and he has friends. To me these indicate that his social skills are good.  I am a grandma and raised three kids, 2 of whom were horrible teenagers and did the stuff you described. The are both now successful adults with lovely ( and sometimes mouthy ) children of their own.  This may seem like a stange suggestion but you might try one of the good parochial schools that is super focussed on sports and then board him at Prep where there is very good baseball coaching.In the meantime try to  let him do what makes him happy. The Catholic schools are firm but less insitutional than MCPS. In one sense the kids are freer and there is much less academic pressure. I would suggest spending more time with him, not less.  I know he will complain but take him to sports events.  Take a friend of his along and go out to eat and just sit back and listen without comment to their conversation.  If you like the outdoors take him camping or fishing with a friend or two even if he says he doesn't want to go. [b] He is scared and angry about something and you need to de-escalate the tension between you. He needs you.[/b] Alot of people will now post that I am suggesting rewarding bad behavior.  What Im suggesting is just quietly being with your son and trying to enjoy his positive traits.[/quote]

+1.  This brings me back to my unhappy childhood.  I simply wanted to be loved and accepted.  [/quote]

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