"Why do you have to try and be so independent??!?!"
"Dad, you realize that most parents have to try and get their kids to be MORE independent, right?"
"Independent is one thing. An island is another."
What... the.. heck...?
How on earth does my refusing financial help from him mean translate into isolation? Just because I'm not taking your money does not mean that I'm going to stop talking to you and the world or something.
Am I the only one that thinks this text doesn't really make sense?
