This boy came to us a long time ago with a commonplace reason in our work – mother’s alcoholism. The boy does not have a father, he died. The mother is not always able to cope with difficulties and often resorts to a bottle. Previously, she was drinking in a friendly atmosphere with friends, but later it grew into constant binges, which were accompanied by aggression and blackout. In the morning, my mother did not remember what happened in the evening. And the son saw all this, fell under violent emotions and quietly suffered.

The social service became interested in the family and began to monitor the development of events. And because of these events and facts the boy was seized from his mother.

The boy came to us at the Centre.

His  mother’s attempts to justify her actions did not stop. She often came to social services and demanded that her child should be returned. It’s good that there is a photo and video recording. When the mother was shown how she behaves while intoxicated, she was frightened herself. She decided to seek medical help. After all, we all know that the path to treatment lies primarily through the acceptance that the problem exists.

So for a long time the boy is with us. He is undergoing rehabilitation, is safe, finds new hobbies and just feels like a child. He has a grudge against his mother for everything that she did while intoxicated, and it takes time for her to recover and he forgiven her and accepted the possibility of her healing.

Recently, his mother sent him a message asking him to forgive her and in the classroom with a psychologist the boy said that he was not ready yet. Not ready to return and believe that now everything will be different. He suffered for too long.

He likes the Centre and he wants everything be the same in his life: when adults love you, try to create an atmosphere for a good mood, listen to you and accept you for who you are.

We really hope that in this story everything will end well and the boy will return to his already healthy mother. But until he made a decision and is not ready to return to her, he will be with us. After all, we must protect his rights and do everything to the maximum so that his life is happy, without violence and aggression.