That's the thing though: my teens aren't like this at all! I have 3 teenagers that, believe it or not, are calm, well-adjusted, happy kids! My oldest (DD) and I have always gotten along famously. Even if we don't agree on something we respect each other and deal with it effectively. Same goes for my boys: they are 90% respectful 90% of the time and the 10% is rare. My teens AREN'T up and down like this - they are very level. My H on the other hand.... geez!!! lol
Don't get me wrong - I don't have perfect kids, but we have great relationships because I've done my darnest to raise them well and deal with issues well. Why I can't do is as effectively with H I don't know. Well, except that he was raised to detach when things got hard - not to work through them.
