Im with you; it's pretty clear tess is a narcissist,  and that he son suffers significantly due to her poor decision making and selfishness.  He's been moved from Mississippi to Seattle to LA, while his mom had no plans except she wanted to be a fat model. She doesn't speak to his dad, and every time she has a new boyfriend she calls him her "hubby" and then this kid suddenly has a new dad. Suddenly his mom getsaid the attention she's always dreamed if, and when she's not lapping up praise and fighting haters, she's travelling and leaving him along with his latest dad, who he's known for less than a year. Niw hes sharing a room with his grandma and his mom is focused entirely on her minions, her latesr man, and her fresh start baby.  My heart goes out to him.