The article discusses the tragic reality faced by women in the UK who have been murdered by their adult sons, highlighting the emotional conflict of love and fear. It emphasizes the struggles of mothers supporting sons grappling with mental illnesses, drug misuse, and violence, often feeling trapped in a complex relationship. The author expresses her own fears, detailing the struggles of her son, revealing the lack of adequate support systems for both the caregivers and the afflicted, and the responsibility felt by mothers which can turn into despair.
It is a peculiar place to inhabit, to be simultaneously scared of your son while desperately wanting to hold and support him.
Often such a net never existed. It is a peculiar place to inhabit, to be simultaneously scared of your son while desperately wanting to hold and support him.
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