[Tommy]

What follows is not advice. It is just how I see things.
1. I never lend a friend more than I would give him. That way, if he doesn't pay it back, I haven't lost both the money and the friend.
2. There comes a time in many people's lives when the child becomes the parent. The nature of the relationship is determined by who needs what from whom.
3. I've never felt obliged to like or support an adult because we were related. I base my decisions on whether I like them rather than how we happen to be related.