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[quote=Anonymous]If he doesn't shower or brush his teeth that may be a real sign of depression.  Most boys I know this age are actually pretty focused on hygiene (because of girls), and kids who play sports tend to shower pretty regularly.  It may be that taking away the things he likes to do have created a downward spiral and exacerbated depression?  I would get him checked out pretty quickly so that it doesn't affect his school year - presumably he's a junior which is the most important year for college admissions so if, as you say, your aim is to get him out of the house as fast as possible you probably want to make sure he does reasonably well this year.

I would also suggest counseling or parenting classes for you as some professional advice on how to respond to him would probably be helpful.  Maybe a little positive reinforcement now and again would be helpful.  You haven't said a single postiive thing about him on this thread.  He must do something that you are proud of?  He actually sounds to me like a pretty good/normal teenage boy.  Your language and attitude are so negative and combative so it's not surprising that things have gotten so bad.[/quote]

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