Tired and confused
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Hi! Im new here so I hope I am doing this right and can find some help. As a single mom of a 13yr old hitting puberty fast, I am overwhelmed. My son has had problems since he was very young. He has been diagnosed with add, adhd, odd, dylexia, and now bipolar. I have him in a Special Education class but as middle school has just started, things aren't going well. He is already out of the school and we are only 3wks in. This is pending investigation which I may discuss later but not now for privacy and legal reasons. He has been in Special Education since he was young. He never seemed to follow the rules like other kids, no matter what I did to discipline him. His dad (whom I am separated from) was and is very mean to me. He puts me down and sets a bad example for how women and myself should be treated. He now claims he is a changed man and wants me to sign over temporary custody of the child I seem to have no control over. My boy can be very sweet when he wants to. He is quite a manipulator also at times and I often cannot tell the difference. I love him being he is my only child but I need him to grow to be a good man. I do not know what to do anymore. We go to therapy, he takes medications, I tell him right from wrong and he just does wrong all the time. I feel like a failure and am about to give up... please tell me I am not alone