My mom has done everything for me. She's made sure we have anything we'd need and more. But my dad left when I was just entering 6th grade, and she turned into a mess. Before in elementary school there were times I remember her hitting me and stuff, but after my dad left it got ten times worse. We would get into fights and she'd hit me and stuff, then call my teachers at school and make sure they knew I was "naughty" and that's why I was always unhappy. I'm pretty damaged from it all on the inside, but I try my best to remain strong. I think that parents don't know sometimes that they're being hurtful or abusive (I'm in no means telling you that you're abusive, at all. None.). That's just my opinion on the matter.