How involved should this parent get in the troubles of their eldest child’s best friend?
believe it’s important to. They, in their different ways, are in no position to ask anything of you, and all three are capable of keeping each other informed.Assuming I’ve missed college drop-off day … I hope you took B to school as one of your own. Because he is, at this point.
You can offer to stay on as his sounding board, too, even if he and his parents resume contact. Don’t pretend you’re a disinterested observer but instead apply the awkwardness of your position toward credibility: “As only an emergency parent here, who wants to fix your family situation for you but can’t, I might be uniquely qualified to give this advice — that there will always be times when our best option is the least bad one.
Finally: If B has an emergency home with you always — or home, no qualifier — then make sure he hears that from you.My partner is an ardent environmentalist who has entered a state of near-constant rage and frustration at humanity’s refusal to make the changes necessary to save the planet from catastrophic climate change. He expresses this rage to everyone he meets and, although I have heard his views hundreds of times and totally agree, he can’t stop himself from venting to me every day.
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