Does it ever seem to you.....

Is it normal for a 14-going-on-15 year old boy to be so nasty? He acts like he has no boundaries, like he is an adult in the relationship. And then, he steals my things, and when I ask him about it, he shrugs and he says, "I wanted to see how it worked/smelled/looked like/sounded like" and then he acts pissed off at me that I am pissed off at him going through my things.

I don't know what to do with this child. And that is what he is - a child.

I can't talk to him. I can't reason with him. I can't trust him.

But, he has to be talked to, he has to be accountable for the things that he does.

He REFUSES to take responsibility for ANYTHING that he does. Like, I watched him take a glug of wine from a bottle that Kev had bought for me (chocolate wine), and then when I asked him about it, he said, "I didn't do that, I was just smelling it." It was even on his breath.

Okay, maybe I didn't see what I thought that I saw. I'm pretty sure that I DID see it, but Cameron is really good at making me disbelieve myself.

How am I supposed to discipline someone for something that they refuse to admit to!?

Yes, I'm frustrated. I feel as if I'm in a hopeless situation with my youngest son.

I know that this too shall pass - it's evidenced with my oldest son. But, how do I deal with it while it's going on?

Sweet. He just slammed out of the door and took off. I've got to go rein the beast in.