Why is everyone sugar coating this?

 “The one I loved most was my last son. My other children were even jealous of our attachment. When he was very young, he would hang out the window and call to me as I left for the office. And when I arrived, I would find his toys in my briefcase. We remained close as he grew older. He was the one who always called me. He was always checking on me. He was always taking me to lunch. But then one day I went to the bank, and a lot of my money was missing. He had been stealing from me. He was falsifying my signature. When I confronted him, he begged on his knees for forgiveness. Then I started getting phone calls. He owed money to people who were threatening to kill him. I went into the slums to find the loan sharks and pay off his debts. I paid them all, with interest. I used to wear nice clothes. I used to have a nice apartment. Now I’m left with nothing but my pension. And my credit is ruined. I sold all my belongings and I’m hiding from him. When I go to sleep at night, I wonder how he is doing. I wonder if he is safe. But I can’t see him. Because if I see him, I will help him again.”

  I call bullsh*t on alll these comments!! All are about his heartbreak, the son's betrayal, a parent's love, people we love holding the knife. What the hell!! Dad betrayed his other children by way of his behavior toward his "favorite son." He admits that his other children were jealous. What a terrible thing to do to the other children. How damaging to not be loved as much by a parent and to have it be shoved in your face. My sympathies are with the "least loved" children, not the enabling, cherry picking father 

 Why is everyone sugar coating this? Just to be kind? He didn't save his son, in fact, my guess is that the son is in the exact same position now as he was before and if he hasn't been killed by slum sharks as of yet, he probably will be soon. This man sacrificed all of his savings, his money, his home for a son who is beyond ungrateful. That is sad. I'm sorry that you couldn't stop yourself from enabling him. This is every parents nightmare... to be caught at the crux of allowing our children to fail and learn or saving them only to have them do it again. Killing them with love.