Hi, Trev—
Interesting thought to make the N the father. I’m not sure my advice to my son was right, though. I wanted to spare him more hurt, but perhaps I should have held back on giving advice in this case. They didn’t get back together, but if they had, it would have put me in an awkward position.
I suspect that the girl realized that neither she nor my son was really ready for a mature, committed relationship, and that she feared they had become too dependent on each other to provide all emotional fulfillment (as so often happens in youthful relationships). That is what I wanted to suggest with the conjoined twin/parasitic imagery.
It ended happily for my son. He is happily married with two wonderful daughters, the older currently in college.
Thanks for your suggestions and for being my Constant Reader!
Glenn
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