I have a 15-year-old son and he is at that typical dreadful teenager stage filled with attitude, disrespectful behaviour and is just horrid. Despite being his mother, I hate him. I can’t stand to be around him and because of this I’m suffering from depression. Being his mother is the absolute worst experience. How can I cope with the disgusting feelings I’m having about being a mother? Eleanor says: Step one is not calling it disgusting. Nobody says loving your kids is any guarantee of always liking them, especially not during adolescence when their brains are hormone soup. Many parents