My family has known this other family for 40 years. This family's son left home in his mid teens. Initially, when I heard, I thought it was teenage rebellion, and he'd come home. He never came home. As far as I know, he's happy, living the life anyone of us might dream of. He's married, and has kids and the last I heard, is happy.
I don't know is exact whereabouts. His parents might, but it's possible they don't. We're still friends with his parents. They don't talk at all about him publicly, and even after a lot of alcohol they don't even talk about him. And that makes me sad.
His dad is a retired Marine and didn't tolerate marijuana use in the house, so his son, tired of that mindset and his dad's strict rule of law, left. His mom doesn't say much. I think she sides with her husband, but I can't gauge how much she misses or doesn't miss her son.
Honestly, the whole thing breaks my heart. Their son left home when I was 21 and he was 15. At the time, I understood and sympathized with him packing up his s**t and leaving. As a 43 year old man now, I disagree with myself. I couldn't imagine kicking my son out of the house and never seeing him again. Life is too short. My heart breaks for them all.
I don't know is exact whereabouts. His parents might, but it's possible they don't. We're still friends with his parents. They don't talk at all about him publicly, and even after a lot of alcohol they don't even talk about him. And that makes me sad.
His dad is a retired Marine and didn't tolerate marijuana use in the house, so his son, tired of that mindset and his dad's strict rule of law, left. His mom doesn't say much. I think she sides with her husband, but I can't gauge how much she misses or doesn't miss her son.
Honestly, the whole thing breaks my heart. Their son left home when I was 21 and he was 15. At the time, I understood and sympathized with him packing up his s**t and leaving. As a 43 year old man now, I disagree with myself. I couldn't imagine kicking my son out of the house and never seeing him again. Life is too short. My heart breaks for them all.