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43 year old homeless son
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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 637684" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>I've never heard it put like that before but that is the harsh truth of what is behind a lot of the manipulation we see around here. Ouch.</p><p></p><p>Marie, he is 43. His choices and their consequences are his to bear at this point.</p><p></p><p>How generous and supportive you were to encourage his musical abilities by not only paying his tuition but also paying his living expenses while he went to school. There are SO MANY young people who can only dream of having parents as supportive. His decision to play it and not exercise the self-discipline to learn about it is his failure, not yours. It is a consequence he must bear, not you. You COULDN'T "make" him turn out right or wrong or any way in between. That is a power we don't have, no matter how much we try to force or sacrifice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 637684, member: 17720"] I've never heard it put like that before but that is the harsh truth of what is behind a lot of the manipulation we see around here. Ouch. Marie, he is 43. His choices and their consequences are his to bear at this point. How generous and supportive you were to encourage his musical abilities by not only paying his tuition but also paying his living expenses while he went to school. There are SO MANY young people who can only dream of having parents as supportive. His decision to play it and not exercise the self-discipline to learn about it is his failure, not yours. It is a consequence he must bear, not you. You COULDN'T "make" him turn out right or wrong or any way in between. That is a power we don't have, no matter how much we try to force or sacrifice. [/QUOTE]
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