You know I was actually thinking about this thread before, about your situation and the advice I gave. Was I too hard? Did I sound judgemental? I was thinking, "Here I am telling this guy that his childhood is over, but wasn't he the guy that was dealing with a difficult home situation with his mother about a year ago? As I recall it was REALLY BAD." and then I thought, "Shit, here I am telling this kid that his childhood is now over, when it was actually over a long time ago if he is the same guy."
And you were JOKING?!
I feel really sorry for you, Paulos.