title: Lost Boys and the Moms Who Love Them: Help and Hope for Dealing with Your Wayward Son
author:  Melody Carlson 
description: For mothers who refuse to give up on their sons?and those afraid they already have. <br /><br />It seems like just yesterday your son was a precious little boy who loved to give you kisses. Today, he often ignores your advice, brushes away hugs, and sees you as the enemy. Though you hate to admit it, he seems to have lost his spiritual and moral compass. And the more ?lost? he becomes, the more lost you feel. <br /><br />Though ?lost boys? can come from the best of homes, we as their mothers frequently feel embarrassed, judged, or rejected by our friends, family, or church communities. You may not know where to turn for support in the face of your son?s drug use or depression, underage drinking or premarital sex, truancy or violence, criminal behavior or rejection of your values. But no matter what you?re going through, you <i>can</i> find reason to keep hoping. From spiritual solace to practical wisdom, <i>Lost Boys and the Moms Who Love Them</i> offers a broad range of welcome insights from women who understand your heartache as only mothers of troubled sons can.
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  **Kelly Corrigan** **Lift**
  
  **DEDICATION**
  
  My mother recently found a snapshot of Aaron and asked Kathy if she should
  send the photo down to Charlottesville. “I have enough photos of him,” Kathy
  said. “You keep it. Put it on your bulletin board and when someone asks who he
  is, tell them about Aaron, everything you know. Tell them he loved taking
  things apart to see how they worked and that, if the weather allowed, he
  pretty much had to be outside. Tell them that he was a joker and an optimist
  and a ponderer of great and small things. Tell them that he loved horseshoes,
  paint guns and slingshots, Donut Sticks, Steak-umms, four-wheeling and camping
  and Led Zeppelin. Tell them if he loved you, you’d never forget how good it
  felt.”
  
  This book is for Kathy, in memory of her son, Aaron Corrigan Zentgraf, a boy
  you would’ve been lucky to know. Love you, Kath.
  
  AARON
  
  Kathy Corrigan Zentgraf
  
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