Worried about my son turning into a delinquent, I tried to talk to my husband, but he brushed me off as if he didn't even care. Day after day, feeling isolated and overwhelmed by the struggles of parenting, I found myself sinking into frequent masturbation to numb the pain. One day, my son came home from school and caught me in the act. Until then, I hadn't realized it, but my son seemed to harbor an abnormally intense affection toward me. Shocked by what I saw, I was consumed by regret and doubt, questioning whether I had failed him as a mother.