[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Sounds like a toxic family environment possibly and he was being shamed for living out his dream as a professional hockey player overseas & away from family. A man from a family-centric/collectivist culture experiencing shame from his kin for living out a "different" kind of vocation than is tradition and being on his own in a western country rather than with the family. Reading between the lines, of course.

It's a tale as old as time. And I hate that it's so prevalent for many from different cultures who come here. It's saddening to witness that tension and struggle from one's own family which is supposed to be a support base and a place of refuge.

That’s quite a reach.