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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Op here. Yes, younger son has mental health challenge, he is on medicine and has one to 
one therapy weekly. [b]Older son has never been violent to me before, he only got violent to 
his brother when being provoked[/b], he is much stronger, they are 2 years apart. 
I didn’t want to take his phone and activities away. He has some social challenges, recently 
has been trying to reaching out to find a friend circle, but is having a hard time. He already 
feel socially isolated, [b]I don’t want to make it worse[/b]. I feel the phone and outings(including 
sports) is good for his metal health.

He went out for a sport activity the whole morning. He came back, apologized to me again, 
I asked what for, he said he was angry, now he is not angry anymore. I didn’t say anything, 
then he walked away. 
I’m not ready to have a talk with him, because [b]I don’t know what to do.[/b][/quote]

OP, your family power dynamics and the norms of acceptable behavior are completely messed up. You need FAMILY THERAPY as soon as possible to prevent this from getting worse. Your boys both feel violence is acceptable and excusable, and you have not parented them in a way to dissuade them from that belief. You need HELP to get the violence under control before it gets worse. You are setting your boys--and you-- up for real trouble if you let them believe that violence goes unpunished.

I say this kindly from the perspective of someone whose teenage brother was quite violent with me and my mother. You can step in and change things NOW.[/quote]

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