At the time I was matched with my mentor I had no idea of the lifeline it was to be.  Only now as I look back and reflect on the experience do I see it!  It’s like I was stuck high on a mountain and amidst the ‘noise’ of my difficult situation I didn’t see the helicopter dropping the survival pack to me.

Our kids wouldn't listen to us. We tried to get them to pay attention to us. My husband and I would tell our five year old son to go to bed but he wouldn't. Our three year old daughter was waking up many, many times during the night so we weren't sleeping well either. My counsellor told me about Open Home Foundation and so I phoned them for help. We had a social worker for a while and then she told us about the mentoring programme.