Jake, an 18-year-old who had just lost his high school graduation, replied, “You watched me learn to walk. Let me watch you learn to fight.”
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No story about a son and his mother’s best friend is without complexity. Jake’s own mother, while grateful, wrestled with jealousy. She was losing her best friend to cancer and her son to the responsibility of caring for that friend.
If you are a parent reading this, look at your child’s friendships. Respect them. Nurture them. Because in the economy of the heart, a best friend is the greatest currency of hope you will ever find.