If descriptions of domestic violence, or mental health disorders upset you...please do not read this story. It is fiction and comes from too many domestic violence reports i have witnessed. Life is not for the faint of heart. This story tells of the ups and downs in this family's lives. A real family stays together. The matriarch was Mama. She was the backbone of the family. Everyone depended on her for support, and she took her position seriously. We cant all have happy endings.