Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins began to argue more. Mr. Hopkins demanded that they throw Kevin out of the house, but Mrs. Hopkins feared Kevin couldn’t survive on his own. Then the family endured a series of misfortunes. Mrs. Hopkins was diagnosed with breast cancer. Mr. Hopkins’s business went through a financial setback. Both parents were more stressed and grew distant from each other. Mr. Hopkins continued to fume, but both silently agreed that it was easier to just give in to Kevin’s lifestyle for the time being. Still, they worried: What will happen to our son when we’re gone?
