>> I, too, am a mother of a son who chose a different
>> lifestyle from his upbringing. It was very painful
>> for us. We were always concerned about this child
>> and his health issues, and we turned over the world,
>> sparing no money or time from addressing his issues,
>> although my husband and I do not have much of either.
I am sorry it happened. My parents are professors as were most (all?) of my grandparents. I am unemployed, I do not like mathematics, and I am workophobic.
Probably it causes my family much grief, but what can I do?