I can kind of get a glimpse of it (father had an expectation, communicated or no; son did not abide by that expectation; father broke off contact with son and son's family - which son may or may not have fought in any way; mother tried to "fix" it but has given up; mother and other offspring keep their relationship with son and his family separate from their relationship with father), but there is one huge, glaring omission:
Has father been like this, albeit on a smaller scale, before? Perhaps even forever? Because that, to me, at least, is the key to the whole puzzle box. That signature, though..."The Good Kid." That gives me a bad feeling that this is some kind of ongoing dynamic. A power struggle between a controlling father and his oldest/only son? A controlling parent that one kid placates more/better than the other? There's really nothing in here that suggests the son has any pattern of problem behavior.
(There is, of course, in the back of my mind the fact that the LW chose that moniker for themselves. That makes me kind of uneasy.)
Which is a long way of answering your question, "Yes."
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Has father been like this, albeit on a smaller scale, before? Perhaps even forever? Because that, to me, at least, is the key to the whole puzzle box. That signature, though..."The Good Kid." That gives me a bad feeling that this is some kind of ongoing dynamic. A power struggle between a controlling father and his oldest/only son? A controlling parent that one kid placates more/better than the other? There's really nothing in here that suggests the son has any pattern of problem behavior.
(There is, of course, in the back of my mind the fact that the LW chose that moniker for themselves. That makes me kind of uneasy.)
Which is a long way of answering your question, "Yes."