Hi any advice on how to deal with 17 year old son. Everything is my fault I can't talk to him shouldn't ask any questions and feel like the factnim breathing is causing him issues. He dropped out of college last October but found a job which he really enjoys so had a rough month or so but seemed to be getting back on track. I have given him space but let him know I'm here for him but this last two weeks he has become unbearable again. I hardly have seen him and only time he is nice and speaks to me is when his gf comes over. He is driving so that and having a job he has got jis own freedom.and independence which I'm over the moon with . I can't ask him about what he is doing or anything. I have tried not to pry but have commented on the amount of junk food he is buying purely for the fact that there is foodnin house so who was his money on it. He has had a couple of parties recently and I have offered to pick up or take Jim and his mates and it's a straight out no. Like he is embrassed of me. It's breaking my heart because we had a good relationship before and I just don't know what to do as given him space as previously advised seems to have made thingss worse but at the same time I don't see why I shouldn't call him out when he speaks to me in a horrible tone like im.s**t on his shoe. As much as I have felt like having a full on row I haven't and just said don't appreciate the tone. I'm a single mum and my parents have been ill so with that and him I feel like saying to hell.with it all.