>>457400615This is my last reply here cuz it's late and I have to go to bed.
OP, my life wasn't the easiest. I had loving parents, but I came from the middle of fucking nowhere to a big city, where things moved faster and girls wanted to hook up while I wanted to play with Hot Wheels.
When I was your son's age, all I wanted was to rage. They were never able to reach up to me. Never. But they did try, and they were awesome back then... And yet, I couldn't see it. I'd just get annoyed.
I'll repeat what I said: make sure you're able to be his best friend while concomitantly being his father. There are moments when he'll ask "Dad, can I?" and then you're his father, but there will be moments where he's just watching TV and you can ask "So, how was your day? How did this happen? Was X fun? I'm not judging, just making conversation".
There are holidays where you can offer him a beer or just call him to watch a comic-based movie. Just connect. As I said before, you have to be able to separate moments where you're his friend, with similar tastes, and moments where you have to be a father.
If he freaks and yells, tell him "Stop being a FUCKING child and talk to me like a man, it's not like I'm going to ground you for standing up for yourself. Be honest and I'll be honest right back."
Tell him the truth. He only thinks you're thinking he's crazy because you haven't said what you think. You're telling /b/. We don't need to know your son's hardships, he needs to know that's how you see him, and you need to know where his head is at right now. He may be 16, but 16 is a great age to be an actual adult.
Good luck, OP, and good night. I hope you play your cards right, you and your son deserve this. He could grow up to become an awesome person, as I'm sure you are.
As for the faggot anon that said he's "fuck ugly", don't say you don't have the best genes. The faggot anon is fucking wrong. I'm a homo, but he's the faggot. Your son is handsome and he can go much farther.
