View Single Post
Old 08-10-2023, 03:08 PM   #69
Ford Prefect
Has Towel, Will Travel
 
Ford Prefect's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent View Post
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.

Wishing Oliver well and hope he's able to work and live without that distraction weighing him down.
You absolutely do not know what you’re talking about. I’m aware of a little of his family back story, which I won’t share out of respect for Kylington. It is absolutely a story that would scar many and you can be thankful you have not had to walk in his shoes. What I’m aware of has nothing to do with direct negative effects from his family. If anything he has a very special family, especially his mother. The negative factors were external, and had a direct traumatic effect on Oliver and his family. When you don’t know what you’re talking about, don’t jump in with speculative crap like that. That’s why you were on my ignore list and will be going back to it.

Last edited by Ford Prefect; 08-10-2023 at 03:17 PM.
Ford Prefect is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 42 Users Say Thank You to Ford Prefect For This Useful Post: