Im a single mother who raised my children through hardship , i made mistakes but i went to counseling and became a more better mother than what i was ...i took also went to classes for relationship stablebilty..know how to keep a healthy relationship with a man... Then i went to my children and apolize to them from all they seen me go through with men hurting me and fighting me, and even being rape... i had family meetings with my kids, and now that my son is 19.. he dont forget ..so i ask him lets go to family counseling for healing ...he said no , now that he is nineteen he started disrespecting me , and i had to finally let him go be with his Father.. I did my part as a individual and a mother , there are some things a mother cannot raise in a boy to become a man..His father has him now , AND I MISS HIM SO MUCH ITS HURTS SO BAD ...I PUT HIM IN THE FATHER HANDS TO LOOK OVER HIM..bUT IT HURTS AND I MISS HIM .. i FEEL iM A GOOD MOTHER AND DID A GOOD JOB TO BEA SINGLE PARENT .. nOW IM RAISING MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I never wasa bad mother but it's the departure so he can be a man. that hurts so much.