Hello all x I'm at my wits end. I'm a single mum of two teens son 16, daughter 15. The issue I'm having is with my son. For the last two to three years he has become more and more insular. Spends most of his time on the Xbox (damn thing, I wish I'd never bought it). He has become progressively violent towards to me and our (rented) house. He also has some issues with his weight. He is very tall, at least 1 foot above me (6ft 2 inches) and weighs about 20 stone. I worry so much for him as he just doesn't care. He eats so much, despite me cooking, he will just continue to eat. He drinks gallons of energy drink, which I LOATHE and will sneak down to eat when I'm in bed or at work. The violence starts when I ask him to do anything at all. It starts with the shouting, then he'll slam doors or punch them or both. I try not to take all the horrible things he says (He hates me, wishes I was dead, wishes he could leave etc) to heart and I really try to bite my tongue. It's reached a point where I have started to miss work because he's hit me and in my job as a carer, it's important for me to be on top of my game. I'm separated from kids Dad and he has them every other weekend. He's only like this with me. He's doing ok at school and has a good circle of friends. I've been to the docs and at first I got the "typical teenager". I need some help as I've had to take the last couple of days off work due to sore ribs and now I'm frightened that I'm going to lose my job. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly