[Dan in Pasadena]

stomachmonkey,

Too bad about your "friend". I'll spare the comments about his immaturity or his (perhaps) having been raised with money and opportunity....while those things CAN make it more difficult to raise a child it by no means dooms someone.

You tried to be helpful to this man. He blew it. You gave him - by my count - at least three additional chances and he STILL couldn't handle the slightest responsibility. You did the right thing in terminating this. Not sure I would have given him that much money since you'll have to clean up his mess.

If he sours to you (meaning he can't see his own culpability in this) then he's never going to. I wouldn't worry in the slightest that you might lose his "friendship" over this. It doesn't really sound like anyone has his friendship...including himself!