1365: Strange Estrangement from Down in the Basement | Feedback Friday

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Dear Jordan and Gabe, my brother in law Tommy and I were close when he was younger. Whenever my wife and I visited, he and I would go on long late night walks and just Talk about life. I made a real effort to be a big brother to him, and when we got married, I included him on my side of the wedding party. Tommy met Jane about 10 years ago, when he was 16 and she was 22.

They didn't start dating until he turned eighteen, but the dynamic was set early. Interesting. Okay. After a year long distance, Tommy relocated across the country to be with her. Tommy, who's now twenty seven. Has always struggled to hold a job. Part of that is a poor work ethic, but he never sees it that way.

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