My 16 year old son, more often than not, doesn't respond to messages that we send. I have learnt to cope with that and have found ways around it. What do I do when he has done that to another person, someone who needed a response from him? It's simply rude to ignore a message and then a phone call. It's avoidance at a level that's hurtful to another and I can't seem to understand why he would do this, or what to do to correct this behavior? This person left me a message saying that he no longer wants to have any contact with my son as his treatment of him is unacceptable. I have to say that I agree with him. How do I deal with this? Punishment seems inappropriate, but I can't do nothing. Can I? I know that teenagers don't see anyone but themselves, but this is basic manners in my opinion. I have tried to talk to him, calmly. I asked him why he did it. His response was typical "I don't know"..... ... View more