Even when they are adults.
Son #1 has had a rough year.
In August, he got in a car accident.
He totaled his car and broke his femur.
His car was not a new car.
It was actually about ten years old.
But it was a working car.
In October or November, he got his insurance settlement.
His half was $2200.
And he immediately started looking for a car.
He found what he thought was the perfect car.
A 25 year old Saab.
I was not so sure it was all that perfect
and advised him to take it to our mechanic to get it checked out.
He refused.
It was perfect.
And so he bought it.
It lasted three months.
He finally sold it for $300.
To a junk dealer.
A couple of weeks ago he got his taxes.
$900.
A trusted friend sold him an old truck.
A 25-year-old-truck.
"It's always worked great," he said.
Last week it wouldn't start.
A bad battery cable.
He's still not working,
because he still can't be on his feet for 8 hours
or do heavy lifting
so I loaned him the money to have it towed.
And get it repaired.
This week, the serpentine belt,
whatever that is,
broke.
The friend was going to help him fix it.
If I just went and bought the belt.
And then they had a disagreement.
And he didn't come.
And my son drove his limping old truck
To the mechanic.
The diagnosis was bad.
And so he sold the truck
for $300
To a cousin who likes to tinker with old cars.
And once again
my son is carless.
It's hard to watch your kids screw up.
Very hard.
ReplyDeleteI think it's time for him (and you) to get a break. Maybe the third time he buys a car will be the charm and he'll take it to the mechanic and listen to you. Parenting is hard and you've had more than your share of hard.
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