I actually have a very close friend who happens to be American, his brother and father got killed in America so him and his Mum moved to London. After about 6 years-ish his Mum actually killed herself, he got a fortune through insurance because stress from her previous job got the blame, and he's the most fucked up person, deep down, I've ever known. He gave all the money away because he hates the thought of that amount of money being seen as the amount his Mum was worth, he works and he copes and he's normal really, but I know what he'd rather have.... Maybe the fact he had no family left makes it a bad comparison to the original scenario though.
It's reaction to put family first and do whatever it takes to provide for your kids and wife, for good fathers anyway, but what YOU think is best as the primary provider, isn't always the best option.
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