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[quote=Anonymous]No. Just no.  I have a 17 year old son.  He has an active social life.  We don’t see him as much as I would like.  He prioritizes school, sports, friends over us.  All that is fine and normal behavior and while it may sting once in a while, I am glad he is acting in an age appropriate manner.

However, my son knows better than to answer me the way yours answered you.  He might be surly.  He might snap at me.  But no way would he ever think to respond the way yours did.

Does he ever do anything to connect with you?  For my kid, he looks for a kiss on his head every morning while he is sitting at the breakfast table.  Mostly he grunts or jokes with me when I do this but it means something to him.  If he doesn’t get it (and I am around), he will usually come to find me and check in before he leaves the house.  I am not sure he even knows he does this but I am happy he is looking for some connection. What does your kid do?  Focus on that and start from there. [/quote]

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