Yeah, I've been thinking about how much we rely (and are encouraged to rely) on parents (and other authorities, for that matter) to always have the best judgement and always do the right thing and always be prepared to help us. Unfortunately, that's almost never true. As a result, 15 year olds are being left to cope with violence and humiliation completely on their own. (
I can imagine how you feel, SR. (When I was 15, I developped quite a serious depression, those were real hard times, lots of anxiety, lots of fear and despair, and all my parents did - although I am sure they never meant to hurt me - was calling me weird and misanthropic for not going out.)
Hope you'll manage to take this experience and use it to became a good father yourself. (This world could used some good dads, really it could.)