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Originally Posted by chefrick  Please do not get down on yourself, Teens can be VERY trying, and you are obviously doing your best 
I have 4 kids and am on my 2nd teen. You are describing my 20 Y/O TO A TEE!! May I ask a couple of questions before I give you my unprofessional opinion??
1) Has your son ever started anything and actually saw it through to completion? (music lessons, a sport, after school activity)
2) Does he have any siblings?
3) Are you and your husband his natural parents or are one of you his step-parent?
4) What is the quality of the school district you are in? Is it inner-city? Suburban? What is the student/teacher ratio?
OK, that is a start....If you feel comfortable answering those questions, then maybe I can give you a quality blab.
The only advice I can give with confidence is to hang in there, Mom! I promise I know how you feel right now |
My son has played baseball (3 seasons), soccer (2) & flag football (2). He tried them, liked them the first few years and then lost interest, but he never quit before the season ended. And he always gave each sport, IMO, a fair chance. He just isnt a "sports kids". He doesnt enjoy watching it and the only thing he enjoys along those lines in an occasional game of football with his friends. He tried karate when he was 5 but didnt want to devote the time to practice, I kind of chalk that up to hs age. He is getting a guitar for Xmas, so we will see how that goes.
He has one half brother who lives in MI (we r in FL). He goes there every summer and every other Xmas.
My husband is his stepfather. His father and I stopped dating shortly after he was born. I have been with his stepfather for 8 yrs.
The school district is harder to answer...we have many schools. Some good, some bad. I would say they school he is in now is more inner city than suburban, but I wouldnt actually call it inner city. Its about 20 miles from our home, but it was the school withthe magnet program we wanted when he got into 6th grade. The school is big, about 1200 hundred student in his middle school, with about 20-30 kids per class on average.
Hope that helps!