“I’m a single mom. I’ve never been married. I was with his dad for six years. Then I was with another man for nine years, but we split up recently.
“Now I’ve decided it might just be easier to raise him on my own. Because when your child gets attached to someone, and then that person is no longer there, it’s very difficult.
“I’ve always thought that kids should have both a mom and a dad. But his real dad is not a good person. His stepdad, the one who was there for nine years, he’s a good person. He just changed his mind, I guess, which is really hard to explain to a 12-year-old.
“I told him that life is about change. You can either be miserable about it or you can learn from it. Since you don’t want to be miserable your whole life, you try to grow from your experiences.
“He doesn’t have a dad right now, so that’s hard. But sometimes it’s for the best. He’s a good kid. He’s a strong kid for everything he’s had to go through.”
— Kim Myers