parenting adult children requires tough love. Sometimes you have to make unpopular decisions and set boundaries. No one knows your family like you do. If your son wanted to quit his job to be home for Christmas eve gathering then so be it. You telling him to quit his job was your decision. He probably did not like working there anyway. Like someone said, low paying jobs are a dime a dozen. In the end there is nothing like life to teach lasting lessons. Sometimes our adult children have to do like we did and experience life and the consequences of our actions. Merry Christmas