Mallette said she is still trying to come to terms with the fact that the 'Beauty And A Beat' singer, who celebrated his 19th birthday in March, can make his own decisions, reported Contactmusic.
"His life was my life and now I've had to let him go a little bit and let him be independent. It is hard to not be able to control everything that your adult child does," she said.
The 37-year-old author said she does not like being asked questions about her son's recent bad behaviour.
"A lot of people might think that I have my head in the sand or that I am oblivious to the things my son is doing. I know who my son is and I don't always agree with every single thing that he does but I don't necessarily have to address that with everyone else," she said.
