Clearly he wants his cake and to eat all of it too.
Perfect opportunity/choice to face his fears about lack/abundance and to the challenges/choices around loyalty.
Either way… the Fools Journey leads us towards Love/expansion or away from Love/separativeness.
And the karma/lessons will come either way.
The longer the delay/resistance to the necessary changes, the more suffering to mother, father and child.
My heart goes out to all…