Would you still continue tutoring a student if his mom and he constantly disrespect you?
I'm 26 F, and I tutor this P4 male student Math. I know at my age I am supposed to be a bit more discerning/independent in the way I approach these sort of difficult situations, but I truly am at a loss and don't know what to do. I've been tutoring this kid for more than a year now. Initially, his behavior was ok, and he was focusing fairly well and in fact did well in his exams. I do not know why, this year, perhaps due to the more challenging nature of the math problem sums + maybe being a developmental phase, he has been acting up... constantly snapping at me, whining through problems, not wanting to follow instructions... It got quite bad when he repeatedly called me names like "crazy", "idiot" , "dummy" , "ugly", and whenever I tried to correct him he will deny ever saying these things. I told the mom about what I observed, saying that I sense its learner frustration causing him to be this way (low-key, I suspect ADHD, but I just did not want to be invasive).
She would reply to me kindly and appreciatively, but the child would tell me "actually, my mom told me she thinks you are kinda weird and awkward etc etc...". I feel betrayed and upset because I always thought she was pleasant to deal with (always payment on time, warm to me on text, generous gifts from abroad)...
I feel like I've dealt with this when I tutored in my younger days (like 6, 7 years ago) but at this age, its kinda frustrating (maybe its just me, I do not know if others have experienced this too?). Although, as of now, this is the only family that is this way to me... the other students are so nice and I don't get bad vibes from their family members.
I do not know if I am just overly sensitive, or if I should just roll along with it, but its been really getting to me, and maybe I just need to be more patient?