You seem to know a hell of a lot about this kid's life.
It's not like this stuff never happens.
It's like the first snow fall of the year when everyone who has live there for yonks
can't understand why they're all of a sudden bashing into the car in front of them at
stops, trees, poles and pedestrians. Some think it's a kind of voodoo charm or gravitational
shift. No one really believes it's just slippery out.
Teaching isn't an easy job and some kids are little bastards, but that's the nature of the
work. Some days it's difficult and nothing comes together, other days it's over before you
get your feet under you. Once in while a great day comes along and expectations are set.
Parenting is much the same. Food, clothes, shelter don't always come together as they should
and working to keep it going sometimes take too much time. So things slip, not always someone
there to help things turn out the way they should. Some people just don't give a sh!t.
Genetics only provide potential, nurturing has a lot more influence than most of us
expect.