Hell, if he'd gotten rid of that sentence, I wouldn't have posted. I don't care that he's walking out on his dying father. Maybe his dad is an abusive dick. That's not for me to judge. I just don't like it when people game the system. Start over at any age you like, just be responsible for yourself, don't go into it expecting everyone to take care of you. Don't go hiking in dangerous conditions expecting rescuers to put their lives on the line to come save you when you get in over your head, and don't abuse the social safety net that others need. It's like the old rule about firepits at campsites. Leave them (in this case the world) in the same or better condition than you found it and I don't really care what you do. But don't leave it a mess with the expectation that the person coming after you is going to leave it in a better condition than they found it so you can trash it however you like.