Tim is the son of Peter, who was interviewed for a show called “Tough Love.” In the interview, Peter explained how he reported his son to the local authorities and that he ended up being sent to prison. Peter felt that this was the best choice for his son, though it was “tough love.” Tim, though, was hesitant to agree with his father’s statement. Apparently, as we learn later on in the story, Tim’s father was unable to give Tim his job back at his father’s firm. This made getting a job extremely hard for Tim, due to his criminal background. You can hear the lack of hope in Tim. Even though his dad feels that he did the right thing, he isn’t listening to his son’s own opinions on the matter. Tim makes the statement that addicts already feel lousy about themselves in response to that throwing a child out of the home or into prison leaves them in a worse
Tim is the son of Peter, who was interviewed for a show called “Tough Love.” In the interview, Peter explained how he reported his son to the local authorities and that he ended up being sent to prison. Peter felt that this was the best choice for his son, though it was “tough love.” Tim, though, was hesitant to agree with his father’s statement. Apparently, as we learn later on in the story, Tim’s father was unable to give Tim his job back at his father’s firm. This made getting a job extremely hard for Tim, due to his criminal background. You can hear the lack of hope in Tim. Even though his dad feels that he did the right thing, he isn’t listening to his son’s own opinions on the matter. Tim makes the statement that addicts already feel lousy about themselves in response to that throwing a child out of the home or into prison leaves them in a worse