I have a 13 yr old, going through puberty. He is only interested in rugby (which he does with his dad) and his PlayStation which is how he socialises with his school friends.
sometimes he is clearly in a bad mood, or tired and there’s no other way of putting it he’s just really rude to me. When I confront him he says he doesn’t know what I’m talking about and then says he’s sorry he made me feel like that (while giving me a death stare). When I try to sit down and address the behaviour he says he can’t remember, I’m making a big thing of it, and wants to end the conversation. Really hard to call the behaviour out because I’m isolation these are little or tiny things, such as a tone, a look, disagreeing with me in conversations but then automatically agreeing with his dad, etc
recently he told me that he ‘doesn’t like me.’ But could not say how. He said that he loves me ‘because I’m his mum’ but doesn’t like me at all and finds me annoying.
Is this a normal part of puberty?! He doesn’t have any female friends. He has sisters that he can get on with well but also quite mean and holds his position (as the eldest) over them.
any help or advice appreciated, I was thinking of spending some individual time with him but it’s going to be hard because right now time spent with me appears to be the last thing he wants to do!!