My Own Flesh and Blood: A Mother, a Son, and the Limits of Love

My Own Flesh and Blood: A Mother, a Son, and the Limits of Love

I am Helen, a mother whose love for her only son, Matthew, is tested when he falls for a woman from a family with values I cannot accept. Our once-close bond is stretched to breaking point by painful conversations, family arguments, and my own soul-searching. Through it all, I am forced to ask myself: where does care end and control begin?