I sense way too much judging with all the above comments. I also sense fear. God created family for a purpose. I pray for both parents and son the grace and patience needed to move beyond the pain they are feeling right now. With open and honest communication, this is possible.

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4. Travis is not Bryce’s first boyfriend. He just happened to be the one Bryce’s mother “caught” Bryce with. And I say “caught” because NO PARENT has any right to go through an adult child’s email, chat logs, smail mail and voicemails!

As a parent I can almost agree. But I am aware of other parents who have kidnapped their adult children from religious communities (cults?) because they assessed the adult child’s devotion as brainwashing…it wouldn’t surprise me if they violated much milder boundaries similar to what you describe.

In the long run, the parents and the adult child were alienated for some time, and the child ended up choosing a less radical faith as their own person…later the parents and the child reconciled.

Financial and emotional coercion by parents is common in childhood…and late into adolescence (up to age 25) parents may make more coercive bids to prolong the parent child relationship.

Ultimately, each child has the option to choose to live as an adult with all its costs and rewards.

If a bright pre-med student cannot make this calculation in the current, open culture; we are all endless victims and weaklings.

Yeah , it’s not like we ever forget our past or are totally going to deny it. It is something that is there that can present itself again.