Nice Lori!
I like that your books are attached to the page as well. Gives me something to think about
BACK TO THE QUESTION ON THE THREAD...
Oh my! We're talking "Wicked..!" However, it isn't a son, but 2 family members that couldn't have picked worse partners if they'd played "Pin-The-Tail" on the (ehemmm we'll just censor this right now) lol.
Children are different and it IS such a fine line, esp. these days with what kids are into. It's agonizing watching adults pick partners who use them for their own gain, let alone children.
My husband actually found a woman's signature on his checkbook! He tried to be polite and used virtually all your suggestions, but when he saw that - among other things, like telling him to get out of his own house, lol...he finally said something.
I think with kids a lot depends how old they are and how much interaction you have with your children to make a positive impact on whom they chose to bond with. A lot is learning more about themselves and often the relationships don't last anyway.
As children get older, we have less say and can often drive the children into the arms of the person who may NOT BE a good choice, even a dangerous one, through defensiveness or anger and they then can become even more manipulated thinking you (the parent)doesn't understand them.
ADULTS??? I've learned sometime you simply have to know that particular "seat" has a nail sticking smack-dab in the middle of it, mention gently you've noticed some "unusual workmanship" and however painful, let them find for themselves, how much damage that "nail in the bum" will hurt once they've sat on it at the altar or anywhere else, after the he or she gets what they want, be it finances, property or simply "
on the side" physical pleasure.
Watching any loved one head into the Lion's Den is a difficult thing to feel and or see happen, but it is after all their lives and not our own to lead and learn from.