Reply #1: Many of the same issues with my SO's son

[1gobluedem]

He's fifteen, just finishing his freshman year in high school. He, too, has grown about six inches in the last 18 months, has a deep voice, has girls coming out of his ears, and, of course, knows far more than his parents which is creating huge issues with his mother. I know that his reaching adolesence is frightening for her; the looming independence is making her freak out about about the loss of her control which, of course, is just making her try to be even more controlling (and she's pretty darn controlling to begin with). I explained all of this to SO because he's being called in to deal with all of this tension (they have shared custody) but instead of trying to work with her on the trust and control issues he feels that because the kid is gifted and, in some ways, very mature for his age, he should realize what he's doing to his mother and stop.

Sigh. It's going to be a rocky few years especially since there are also ten year old twin girls in the mix.