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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think she is exhausted and needs her husband to help! He is neither enforcing or making any house rules. Instead he is just taking the easy way out and leaving it all up her. Everything can’t fall on mom, and come on, none of us truly know the parent our husband will turn out to be.

OP, I hope you have a great Mother’s Day! Your kid is not a jerk. He’s a teen and finding his way.

[b]My advice would be to write down a list of basic rules and consequences that the entire family is aware of. Then when needed your husband can easily point to them and enforce and your son will know what to expect. This has helped on my house.[/b] [/quote]

This is hilarious! Please, how did that help in your house? [/quote]

Yes. It did. How does your perfect (minus the sucky mom) household run?[/quote]

To begin with people are treated as adults, even my 12 yo. When you have issues or conflicts in the real world you don’t write rules and consequences lists and post them where everyone can see. You treat people with respect, explain your point of view, repeatedly if you have to, manage expectations etc. never had to do more than that.

[b]How is the 15yo functioning at school? Is he calling his teachers “big dope”? Is he running circles around them, ignoring their requests? I bet teachers don’t make stupid rules and consequences lists. He steps out of line he is warned, talked to, disciplinary action, and expelled if he doesn’t get it.[/b]

OP failed as a spouse and as a parent, and raised an ungrateful jerk.
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Curious if the kid has behavioral issues at school. It may be some underlying undiagnosed condition.[/quote]

Where is Terminally Online Trashy Mom (TOTM) in the DSM? [/quote]

That’s the OP, they haven’t updated the DSM yet.[/quote]

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