Dear Little Bettle,
Thanks for sharing the real story, a fine young man with single parent, I think he knows what he has and realize there is the only way to let him be successful that he has study hard and wisely using every minute, he knows he has no petty cash to be spent, but he has time to be volunteer, better than just like a regular teenage, he is very mature becuase of his growing pain procedure, only be successful is his only goal and target, there is no other option, too many teenage only know how to ask parents===give me, give me type, don't know how to appreciate what they have, parents allow their children to be spoiled, don't know the meaning they have to make their own brad, I also was from not rich family, I had to help my parents do the business when I was in elementry school, because my dad friend took the money and ran away, forced my dad had to pay for a chunk of money, I did have same living experience like him, so, I do understand where he comes from, I wish I could be young like him and I would choose him and would not abandon him.
Nothing wrong with a single parent family, as soon as studying hard to be successful, I will respect those young fine people than from rich family.
Blessing.