I have a 16-year-old son. I’m in my early 30s (had him very young) and a professional footballer. My son also dreams of becoming a successful footballer (he’s been playing since he was 6), but he’s just… not great. He’s good, but not great - and in this extremely competitive industry you need to be at least great in order to even stand a chance. So I told him, as someone who’s been doing this for a very, very long time & is active in this sphere, that he should find another, more attainable dream. He took it as me not believing in him, but I’m just objective and realistic.
What a shitty comment. You’re bitching about spending money on your son and spending time with your (ex) wife. Someone as bitter as you probably shouldn’t be giving advice
Did the OP edit his post because your reply doesn’t match what he wrote at all?
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Hahaha, you’re so off the mark. Maybe you should stick to the posters problem and stay out of my business? I’m not bitter at all, on the contrary, I’m 10 years into a loving relationship and marriage, and not married to a narcissistic, cheating non-human that damaged me and our children. We’re doing our best to pick up from her lying and gas-lighting. It was meant to illustrate that those people closest to their children aren’t necessarily the best to give advice.
As far as the money goes, it was illustrating that I continued to support him monitarily despite his repeated setbacks. Despite other challenges in coordination and cognitive abilities, we worked together and he earned his Eagle in the Boy Scouts. My father didn’t show up for anything.
You’re not recognizing that I continued to support him with time and money illustrates your inability to objectively examine an issue.
Good luck.