This story would be hard to believe if I didn't have a buddy with a liberal mom who behaved much the same way. She would have been thrilled if either of her sons were gay. Instead she decided that her youngest had "Attention Deficit Disorder" and built her career in social work by putting him on drugs and dragging him to conferences.
The things parents do to their kids to get attention for themselves...it's never ceased to amaze me.
For God's shake! Children are not a behavioral experiment, neither a way to express all your suppresed desires and goals. How is the boy doing now?
Good now, thank God. But it was a rough road. Heroin addiction, black-out alcoholism, but now sober for about ten years. Still on mood and "attention" medications, though. I don't think he can contemplate a life without drugs.
It's a shame, because he's an absolute genius with math. Went back to school as an adult. Showed up drunk for an exam and scored one of the highest marks in the state and got a letter of congratulation from the dean, even though he didn't remember taking the test.
Man, his life could become a documentary, if not a movie. Such a shame, indeed. Another true-life story of how parents can destroy their children's lives. I really don't know what to say. I just feel sorry for what he's been through and hope he has a good life from now on.