Letting go of the Baby

Merv finally had a serious conversation with his youngest. It only took six years to get there (noticing a pattern...).

The boy has been rebelling for six years and Merv has done his best to keep him on track; sacrificed too much, gave too much, believed too many excuses, and didn't give him enough freedom to fail without Daddy being there to pick him up, fix it, rescue him.

How do you let go when you know they aren't ready? When you know they're going to get hurt? When you're almost positive they will fail? I guess you do it when you realize you're doing more harm by not doing so.

Will Merv stand by his resolve and let go? For both their sakes, I sure hope so.