[giantrobot]

And going to his mom's house on weekends and washing his clothes and eating out of the pantry.

[tonyedgecombe]

I was aware of that, not sure what it has to do with the conversation here though. Nor what a failing visiting your mum on weekends is.

[giantrobot]

It's not a personal failing but it's a huge dissonance with the themes in Walden. It's annoying when people hold up Walden as an example of personal independence but ignoring or not knowing the context in which it was written.