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The tears of a mother. There is a burden to bear, being the friend of as many as I can I am often contacted when trouble arises. One of my friends just ran away from home and I am very worried for him, as he is one of my best friends for the past eight years. He is a good guy, but he is not very emotionally smart, as he has been led astray by someone who he met on the internet. He just got a girlfriend, for the first time, but my bro doesn't have a job, he doesn't have any income, he doesn't even have an ID or Driver's License. He wants to be independent, but he doesn't have any ambition. His girlfriend is five years older than him and has been given everything in life. Neither of them have worked for anything substantial, as they are taken good care of by their families their whole lives. I've told him time and again how good he's had it and how he should take advantage of these opportunities. I've told him to go to school, I've told him about different jobs, I've offered to help him build a resume, but he has avoided everything that has to do with furthering his future. He dipped out today with a friend to live in independence as he believes that it will give him to drive necessary to look for work and change his life around for the better. What he doesn't realize is that the world is harsh and that people who are out for your best interests are few to none.

As I type, I have been on the phone with his mother for almost two hours doing my best to keep her calm and collected in this time. She is constantly yearning for her son to come home, as a mother has a special bond with their children. She has done nothing but love and care for her baby boy, yet even though he has been given everything he needed in the world, he leaves just like that? If you take the time to read this, don't you dare hurt your family this way. I've scolded him online already as he won't pick up the phone, but when I see him in person I'm going to give him a piece of my mind. His mother has been on the phone crying to me for over an hour and he refuses to talk with them because he doesn't know what to say? If you do this to your mother or father, you should feel ashamed of yourselves, as they raised your and took care of you. If they wrong you, that is a different story, but if they are disciplining you to raise you into a mature and responsible adult, do not turn your back on them. You can't rip off the relationship you have with your mother as if it were a bandaid, she is a part of your life whether you like it or not. I've convinced my bro to give his mom a call, but he's still taking his time. As I type this, I've missed a client at work as I'm doing what I can to salvage their relationship. A bond between mother and son is more important than work.