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MartinMurrayisaschoolboyandheisfifteenyearsold.Heusedtobeaproblemchild.Heusedtogivehismothermanyp1.Howeverafterhisfather'sdeathMartin'slifebecamemuchmoredifficult.Hismothercouldn’t affordtopayforherc2education.Shehadtoworkandsoshewasnotoftenathome.
Hismothertriedherbesttolookafterhim.UnfortunatelyMartinstillcausedtrouble.Hewasnotinstudyingandheoftengotintotroublewiththepolice.L4hismotherwasverypatientanddidn’tgiveuptryingtohelphim.Intheendshemadeadifficultd5tosendhimtoaboy’sboardingschool.Martinhateditandcausedalotoftrouble.Onedayhetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.EventheteacheragreedthatMartinwaswastinghistime.
TheheadteachersaiditwasnecessaryforMartintotalkwithhismother.Martincalledhismotherbuttohissurprisethisconversationchangedhislife.“ItwasexactlywhatIneeded”，hesaid.“Ik6howmuchmymotherhadgivenme.Shealsotoldmethateventhoughmyfatherwasnotwithushewaswatchingmeandwouldalwaystakep7 ineverythinggoodIdo.That'swhenIdecidedtochange.”
NowMartinhasreallychanged.Hew8hardandgets“A.s”inallsubjects.Heisnowoneoftheb9 studentsinhisclass.Hismotherhelpshimtofeelgoodabouth10.Andashesays“It'sveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren.