Heusedtocausealotoftrouble.

　　MartinMurrayisafifteen-year-oldboy.Heusedtobea"problemchild",butarecentconversationwithhismotherchangedhislife.Hedidn'tusetogivehismothermanyproblems.However,afterhisfather'sdeathafewyearsago,Martin'slifebecamemuchmoredifficult.Hismothercouldn'taffordtopayforherchild'seducation.Todothis,shehadtowork,andsowasnotoftenathome.

　　Hismotherlookedafterhimaswellasshecould.Unfortunately,Martinstillcausedproblemsforhim-selfandhisfamily.Hewasnotinterestedinstudying,andheoftengotintotroublewiththepolice.Luckily,hismotherwasverypatient,anddidn'tgiveuptryingtohelphim.Intheend,shemadeadifficultdecision:tosendhimtoaboy'sboardingschool.Martinhateditandusedtocausealotoftrouble.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.EventheteacheragreedthatMartinwaswastinghistime.

　　Theheadteachersaiditwasnecessarytotalkwithhismother.Martincalledhismother,buttohissurprise,thisphonecallchangedhislife."ItwasexactlywhatIneeded,"hesaid."Mymotherhelpedmetounderstandhowmuchshehadgivenme.Shealsotoldmethateventhoughmyfatherwasnolongerwithus,hewaswatchingme,andwouldalwaystakeprideineverythinggoodIdo.That'swhenIdecidedtochange.Irealizethatsincemyfatherdied,Ihavebeenafraidofbeingalone,andhavetriedtomakemymotherpaymoreattentiontome."

　　NowMartinhasreallychanged.Hehasbeenworkinghard,andisnowatopstudentinhisclass.Howwasheabletochange?Hismother'slovehelpedhimtofeelgoodabouthimself,andasMartinhimselfsays,"It'sveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren."