May your new year be

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Evening gg

Hope you're ok this evening (morning? Roundyworldyconfusion!!)

Having had some issues as a teen with my dad I can say sometimes teens, well boys (was never a girl - not even at weekends - so can't comment!) Push to get a response as it creates a known state a comfort zone even if its a state of being shouted at as I got to sometimes. Given what you've said about h maybe s sees you as a touch point. As you say he's 17 its an age trying to figure out what to do as an adult given h he may be trying to figure out from you some direction or stability even if he doesn't know that himself.

As Jim says he's lucky to have a mum who has his wellbeing at heart.

Again just from my experiences, my dad is a passive aggressive but nothing else, we sorted our relationship in the end but not till my mum passed and I was in my 20s.