The rude teenager

I wonder if there are any more angelic teenagers in this loud world. Or is it that holding a conversation with a teenage boy is no longer like the days of "The Waltons", deemed uncool by today's teenager's standards. And so, it is the mothers who need to change ? Seriously, I do not have an answer. Unwilling to lower my standards of raising well-mannered teenagers, I find myself unable to stay silent when my 14year old gave me a can't-care-less and belittling response when I asked him a question. The more I try to make him see how rude that was, the more he snapped back. It ended up with both of us battling out and me, angry to bits ! Conclusion, them boys just can't talk the way mothers want them to especially on topics that don't matter to them. Still, I think that gives no reason to sound rude and the constant need to snap back. The male ego of the growing teenage boys is especially strong at this adolescence stage. And they can be terribly judgmental too. I still maintain my beliefs that as a parent we must point out the unacceptable behavior and hopefully with persistence, it will dawn on them one day as their hormonal rage subdues. Whether that's wishful thinking or not, meanwhile let's try to stay sane.