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I am John's mother, when John was a young boy my husband John's stepfather kept continually picking on him and finding fault with everything John did, to the point that John was physically sick every Wednesday & Sunday which were both my husbands days off of work, also my husband wouldn't let me show John any love or affection.
At that time I thought that the best thing to do for John was to separate the two of them, this is why I let John go to the children's home, I now realise this is the worst decision I could have made.
When John started fighting with the police and kept getting sent to prison, I just wouldn't think about it and went numb towards the situation. Later when he became successful I thought he had turned the corner and that was the end of it but it wasn’t.
He has been a good son to me and a good father to his children. I haven’t read the book as last year I had a caterax operation and my eyes tire quickly when reading. However John phones me most nights and when he was writing the book he would read some to me over the phone.
Also my daughter Carol has read the book and we have discussed it together about what happened to John in the children’s home. I am really pleased that he has turned his life around, I am proud of him and I love him.
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