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WTF? difficult child's sponsor begins to seem really shady
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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 611027" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>MWM: While difficult child (and definitely still a difficult child, even if doing better right now) chronological age is 20, even just his biological age is two or three years less, not to mention social or emotional age. He really isn't where his peers maturity wise in many ways. And to be honest, him telling us about it kind of worries me. I can't help but think that he was testing waters with telling. Wouldn't be the first time. Still, you are right, when difficult child moved from his former team, we decided we wouldn't have much direct contact to his employer any more. His last team was different, he was a child when he moved there and deeply troubled, now he should almost be an adult. Having contact with his agent is then again totally different thing and he would be our contact person in these kind of issues.</p><p></p><p>LMS: Yes, all kind of fishy scenarios of this person trying to take advantage of difficult child have come to mind. And I really can't forget that fact, that sizeable per cent of compulsive gamblers are with ASPD or are psychopaths. And that scamming money in many illegal ways is part of the 'normal' with this addiction. difficult child does know that in support groups and with 'laymen counsellors' there is no law guaranteed confidentiality and I do hope he understands that there are things he should never share in those situations. And I sure hope he has kept mum of his financial situation. Or just told the current truth, he lives from hand to mouth, even if his ride is nicer than his pay check could give him and even if he has some toys. Anything else, he at least doesn't have access in this point of his life.</p><p></p><p>However, while we were debating over what to do and being busy preping for the oncoming storm, this was taken out of our hands.I got a call today from difficult child's former coach/mentor and apparently difficult child had told about the same story to him and he was freaked out too. He has a long career behind him as a very high-level player and a reputable coach and I don't know if his path has actually crossed with difficult child's new head coach or if he just used the clout of his name, but he has actually called to him and basically asked the same question as I: WTF is going on? Coach had promised to look into it and talk with team doctor and difficult child. difficult child getting himself exploited is certainly not in the best interest of his current team either. So we will likely be wiser with this in coming days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 611027, member: 14557"] MWM: While difficult child (and definitely still a difficult child, even if doing better right now) chronological age is 20, even just his biological age is two or three years less, not to mention social or emotional age. He really isn't where his peers maturity wise in many ways. And to be honest, him telling us about it kind of worries me. I can't help but think that he was testing waters with telling. Wouldn't be the first time. Still, you are right, when difficult child moved from his former team, we decided we wouldn't have much direct contact to his employer any more. His last team was different, he was a child when he moved there and deeply troubled, now he should almost be an adult. Having contact with his agent is then again totally different thing and he would be our contact person in these kind of issues. LMS: Yes, all kind of fishy scenarios of this person trying to take advantage of difficult child have come to mind. And I really can't forget that fact, that sizeable per cent of compulsive gamblers are with ASPD or are psychopaths. And that scamming money in many illegal ways is part of the 'normal' with this addiction. difficult child does know that in support groups and with 'laymen counsellors' there is no law guaranteed confidentiality and I do hope he understands that there are things he should never share in those situations. And I sure hope he has kept mum of his financial situation. Or just told the current truth, he lives from hand to mouth, even if his ride is nicer than his pay check could give him and even if he has some toys. Anything else, he at least doesn't have access in this point of his life. However, while we were debating over what to do and being busy preping for the oncoming storm, this was taken out of our hands.I got a call today from difficult child's former coach/mentor and apparently difficult child had told about the same story to him and he was freaked out too. He has a long career behind him as a very high-level player and a reputable coach and I don't know if his path has actually crossed with difficult child's new head coach or if he just used the clout of his name, but he has actually called to him and basically asked the same question as I: WTF is going on? Coach had promised to look into it and talk with team doctor and difficult child. difficult child getting himself exploited is certainly not in the best interest of his current team either. So we will likely be wiser with this in coming days. [/QUOTE]
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