hope tests & things go okay for your son- he sounds like a truly special person . you guys are lucky to haeve one another. your "date" with old h - eeek. wonder if he ever will "get it". the whole possessions & money thing- it's atough one. myh was raised like that totally- his parents split & each cheated on the other for someone with alot more $$ - being rich was a big big part of who they are/were-wanted.
oh well- why does it surprise me when he's a jerk sometimes bout money? i guess it's like me being uh hem "economical" and that driving some folks nuts -maybe we lls ee ourselves as what our parents toldus we were all ourlives? idk- idc either.