Hi...my 16yr old son got a scholarship for a boarding school and moved out last September. It was all very quick and he left within a week of getting the offer. He comes home school holidays, but these are split between me and his father. I'm really struggling. I feel like I've lost him. Even when he's home he's either in his room or out with friends, we're no where near as close as we were. I suggest things we can do together (comedy clubs, walk the dog etc) but he either isn't interested of he'd rather be at his dad's/doing his own thing. I can't really talk to him about it because he's already under so much pressure at school, I dont want to add to it, and his dad already puts on him quite a bit. I just feel like I'm an annoyance to him only good for lifts. Has anyone else been through similar? Will we ever be close again...or have some sort of relationship? Am i expecting too much from him? Is this just how things are now?
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