I guess I am just in a zone of the more I back off, let go, detach, the more negative everything seems to get.
Seems you are getting to him.
Negative feedback for some, is better than none. Think about teens in that sense. And on that subject, his mom saying he's back to his old self? You mean he's a teenager again?
Perhaps denial runs in the family...
"my boys, my family, and my friends is all I got right now." That's a heck of a lot, my dear. Seems the only thing you're mising is the clarity and previous security you felt about your relationship.
Peace, AJ
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" MLK Put the glass down... "Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."