Why would the child be responsible for "meeting expectations" they didn't choose...

throwawayigd · 2024-08-10T23:16:04.000000Z

> A parent's support should be unconditional.

I agree.

It's not "meeting expectations", I look at it as a concern that one can become self-sufficient and do well in life, regardless of the path.

HenryBemis · 2024-08-11T20:55:57.000000Z

> A parent's support should be unconditional.

Yeah but no but yeah but... (to echo "Little Britain").

Love can be tough sometimes. A child (even when they are 20-30-40) and addicted to heroin, a parent doesn't love them by giving them money to score again. Or if your kid (again is 20-30-40 and alcoholic) you do them no good if you give them beer-money daily.

Love is the intention. The means/medium/manner in which the Love is materialized/expressed is a whole other ballgame.