Update on the Card Peddling

Time to check in on the teen!

As recorded earlier in the historical life of ASid, his respectful dad has withdrawn his monthly financial support due to the teen's disrespectful attitude to the said dad. That led to the teen taking on an entrepreneurial venture where he decided to sell his Yu-Gi-Oh cards and fund himself.

That was where we left off and time to find out what happened since then...

Craigley still believes ASid hasn't shown an improvement in his attitude. To top that off, all his card peddling is driving Craigley crazy. I can sympathize with both the parties; however, I have to be in solidarity with Craigley. It is the law and almost like an 11th commandment - Thou shall support thy parental partner against thine own offspring!

There is no such thing as "bystander apathy" with some situations, sometimes there is just a helpless bystander.

Right now, the situation is such that Craigley has taken away the Yu-Gi-Oh cards. I must be fair to Craigley here although he is the biggest villain in my life. Craigley decided to follow this line of torture after ASid rather foolishly shared with us that his friend's father confiscated his friend's Yu-Gi-Oh cards and threw them in their trash compacter! In contrast, Craigley almost comes across as benevolent! Also, Craigley did give ASid several warnings and ample time to change his behaviour. While all this was happening, ASid's grades also started slipping. So, I was almost compelled to take Craigley's side as the teen left me with little choice in the matter.

Yesterday, the teen told me that he felt like buying a Cinnabon cinnamon bun and realized that he was too poor to afford one! I felt sorry for the child, but then his choices have led him to that moment of realization. Hopefully, that was a moment of awakening for ASid.

Personally, I feel the literal and figurative hunger in him should drive him to never ever have such moments in his life. As a parent, I can only hope for such moments of epiphany. Rest is up to him.

Note: The teen has all the basic necessities of life and is in good physical (and hopefully mental and emotional) health. All he needs to do is make the right choices.