tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post5799768201511415528..comments2024-02-19T09:57:54.701-08:00Comments on The Angry Dad: Fatherlessness alters the brainGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16032672334544228703noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-7087883637365537792013-12-09T22:46:42.134-08:002013-12-09T22:46:42.134-08:00On the way home from a book reading by Jonathan Fr...On the way home from a book reading by Jonathan Franzen and as fact is stranger than fiction, this kid & I ran into each other figuratively at a gas station this evening. He made a slight comment and much to his surprise I addressed him as Mr. X. I showed him the damage to my car and it all came back to him. He does have a dad as well as a mom. He is in a bit of trouble and has been feeling guilty. We had a little chat and I wound up shaking his hand and wishing him good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-36623039654675532102013-12-07T14:12:31.895-08:002013-12-07T14:12:31.895-08:00A letter came today from an insurance company info...A letter came today from an insurance company informing me of the name of the policyholder who owned the other car in an accident in July. Naturally it was a woman, quite possibly a single mom, of the young man who fled the scene after a low-speed fender-bender.<br /><br />A couple days ago I found a business card from a private investigator who wanted to scope me out as a victim because the kid's been charged with driving on a suspended license and leaving the scene of an accident. Apparently a victim has a legal right to make a statement at sentencing and the defense attorney needs to know my feelings before negotiating a plea bargain. The P.I. told me the insurance policy number so I made a claim.<br /><br />Now that I know the driver's name as well as his mother's, I looked him up on instagram and found this:<br /><br />http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/cc770b7e50b111e3b5110e05aab7965f_7.jpg<br /><br />Looks like more than fatherlessness has altered the brain of this kid. I'll bet he's wishing he'd showed me his insurance information in July like a man, like my father taught me always to do.<br /><br />I'm not claiming I never smoked dope in college or that I've never done anything worse than small claims hit & run, but these kids these days...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com