Post 9

“Where is he? Is he warm? Is he hurt? Is he lonely? Is he OK?” the questions asked by the worried mother of McCandless. Her questions caught my attention; because they are the questions my mother asks everyday about her own son. My mother and her son have a relationship similar to that of McCandless and his father. They do not speak to each other, and when they do open their mouths to each other, they are yelling. When her son leaves the house, though, my mother will walk about the house asking those worrisome questions like Billie McCandless. My mother will tell her son to take a jacket on a blustery day as he struts out the door. To get her off of his back, he will grab a jacket, but he will never put that jacket on his back. Just like how McCandless will nod politely to his parents’ advice, but will go on and do whatever he wants to do. A loving parent just wants their child to be happy and safe always, not ever wishing their child to be hurt or suffering. I am supposing that is what Walt and Billie McCandless thought for their son, no matter how he rejected their affection and love. It is most difficult to continue to show love to someone who continues to reject that love. I suppose that is what you call unconditional love.