MY 16-YEAR-OLD SON WENT TO STAY WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER FOR THE SUMMER – ONE DAY, I GOT A CALL FROM HER, AND HER FIRST WORDS WERE, “PLEASE, SAVE ME FROM HIM!”
For the first time, my son asked to spend the summer with my disabled mom, even offering to give her caregiver a break. I was surprised but thought he might be becoming responsible. The first week went well, but he always claimed my mom was busy or asleep when I called. Then I got a…