My 19 year old son answers back these days. I see red.

i agreed that a 19 year old son is a grown man but he shouldnt be arguing with his own dad or mom that would be rude of him and he will be less matured as he should be respecting the elders more..

If he is still living at home then it is just a phaze. I have tuaght my sons the same things and they are pretty polite and well mannered. I would say that your son feel that he has a lack of privacy in his current surroundings, which causes him to have less respect for you and those around him. He is 19, an adult and needs to feel like it. Let him take on a little more responsibilty and give him a little more space from time to time and i'm sure witgh in the yeara you will see a drastic improvement in his behaivor.

My daughter will be 16 next month and she used to backtalk and mouth me alot. She really hasn't done it for a while now that she has responsibilities in her life and we are working on planning for her future. She has a small part time job now and is saving up to buy her first car. I think alot of children these days do not have any respect for their parents though, no matter how they are raised. I think your son may be just going through a phase though. We can only hope.

A 19 year old son is a full grown man. He is old enough to be out on his own. I think that you need to sit him down -not in a confrontive manner - and let him know that he has every ability to move out of your house and begin to make his own way. I would speak in a way that would put this as in his best interest. He would no longer be "bothered" by whatever it is that he wants to argue about. At 19 this is no longer the "rebellious teens". Don't say that you are throwing him out - let it be his choice to stay and respect you or start out on his own life. Don't make it an ultimatum and keep it civil in tone. Assure him that you will always be his mother and will always be there for him when he needs you.