Financial dependence can force parents to override their children’s wishes
Evidence
Not long after I started to work for him, Viva was about to turn sixteen and had the misfortune of learning that not every girl gets a male stripper at her sweet sixteen party. When she emphatically told me she did not want a male stripper at her party, I explained, “Honey, I can’t afford to offend Mr. Butt Man, he’s my best client. I’m sorry, but this is the gift he wants to give you. How can I not invite him?” — Dolores DeLuce, Blow Jobs, 241
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: A child’s autonomy depends on parental love given without reciprocation — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 658; Eldest sons gained marriage options because they stood to inherit family wealth — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 171; Parents must choose between making children safe or strong. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 230 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Family pressure can abandon a child’s principled fight when it threatens career prospects
#exemplifies(0.85) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 401 - A child’s autonomy depends on parental love given without reciprocation
#expands(0.82) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 658 - Eldest sons gained marriage options because they stood to inherit family wealth
#exemplifies(0.75) — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 171 - Parents must choose between making children safe or strong.
#complicates(0.72) — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 230