Just how is that going to help anyone, unless you want to hold that horror story up to scare a few children.
I am retired so I don't need your lesson, the poor guy couldhave used some useful suggestions, but......
Who among you would give their son a stone, when he asks for water.
Still, there is nothing wrong with advice. Even old dogs can learn new tricks. I have benefited from advice at an early age and not all of that advice was nicey-nicey. Sometimes I got a slap upside the head. I do not believe in sugar-coating the problem and I'm not particularly concerned with somebody else's "self-esteem." If somebody has a problem, you are not going to help them with sympathy. You might make them feel better for a little while but it's not going to help them.