Intervention Monday

I am currently watching an episode of Intervention on A&E (monday evening addiction..ha) And this kid on here is pissing me off to no end. He was a child genius turned degenerate gambler, and currently owes over $500k in bills from his addiction. His parents have been bailing him out for years, resulting in their financial ruin. He just harassed his mother because she wouldn't give him $5k to pay bills. She tried very hard to resist, but he threatened suicide if she wouldnt (he has already attempted it 4 times). He has never held a job and manipulates everyone he knows for money. He sternly believes that parents are contractually obligated to help their children their whole life, no matter the situation. 

That got me thinking, are they? Im not a parent, so I dont know what it feels to have a child in need. Does unconditional love = rescuing at all costs? Now, im not talking about a minor. This guy is a grown man who manipulates his parents daily, and thinks that just bc they brought him into this world, they are responsible for him. Are they? What if they are partially responsible for his mindset? According to this show, his parents never pushed him to get a real job, always bailed him out, so he became dependent. Does this mean since their parenting style failed him, they are responsible for his adult actions? Alright, enough devil's' advocate, this kid is mental. He spent three weeks in therapy, and then left and racked up another $10k in debt. They offered him a second chance for help, he declined. That was 2005. His parents still support him, and he still gambles. mind blowing. This is def a con check on the fictional list for having kids. Here is another con check:

A client sent me this pic in a forward last week. classic.