She brushed past me and indicated that I should join her in her car. When I asked where we were going, expressing that I didn’t think I was ready fo... a public appearance, she dismissed my objections with a wave of her hand toward the passenger’s side of the car. I obediently and nervously climbed in beside her. Once we got going, she said that she thought it was time I took my hobby to the next level and then she remained silent for the rest of the half hour trip. Our first stop was a small. .." I began."Twenty six," he finished."Dad, I'm twenty four," I spat. "What the hell is wrong with you? Is this some kind of mid-life crisis? What does Mom think?" Hang on," he said. "I have lunch waiting in the room. We'll talk while we eat."MarkAs we walked into the suite, I could tell that my son was a little bit shocked. We walked over to the table and I gestured for him to sit down. He looked around the room. Besides the beautiful décor, the thing that was probably the most notable about. A little naïve I suppose but it didn’t occur to me that they couldn’t just unlace it and pull it off. “I cannot risk displacing the fracture, not to mention the pain it would cause you. No, I’m sorry, I will have to cut it.” He produced a large pair of surgical scissors and began cutting the soft leather. He was very gentle but even with the aid of gas and air, the pain was excruciating. When he removed my sock I was shocked at how bruised and swollen my ankle was. Finally, he was finished.. This letter was handwritten on our lawyer’s letterhead paper:Mom and Dad, You must have had your reasons, but the fact of the matter is that you committed financial fraud when on my sixteenth birthday you withheld from me the knowledge of that $1,000 per month I was supposed to get from my grandparent’s estate. My lawyer wants to sue you for fraud to minor children under both Pennsylvania and California law.I will forget the whole thing for a graduation gift of $10,000. That gift will save you.