“Maybe the Fickle Finger of Fate will rise up and smack some sense into the lad before he totally goes off the deep end?”
I no longer have contact with him, so I won’t know how he fares (which is preferable). Long story, he ... like a typical leftie, handled his father’s funeral wishes as he wanted, not as his father wanted. And that... I don’t think I can forgive.
There are some things in life that cannot be forgotten nor forgiven!
I hope the lad comes to his senses and sorts himself out. Sad to contemplate a wasted life!