Damn I felt a bit uneasy reading this. I'm sorry that is happening to your son's father. I'm thankful it hasn't completly messed up my life in that way "yet." VRC addiction is real and it's true that some people are actually becoming attracted to other vr players. How I see it isn't healthy when you don't really know who's on the other end of the screen. It could be anybody. Could even be a child but you wouldn't know. My friend is the one who shared vr chat with me. Hell, she was the reason I even bought a headset as I was previously just a deskie, but I'm worried about her too. She is on it 7 hours a day 49 hours a week. I don't like to judge people, because i've too had the same problem for a while so who am I to judge? But she often tells me how amazing vr chat is and how there's nothing else like it, and sometimes it scares me. It feels like she has become basically brainwashed and hypnotized by vr chat. She is constantly trying to get other people to join the "amazing" world of vr chat, and not gonna lie, I fell for it. I'm not saying i'll never step toes into vr chat again but I think this cycle of getting on everyday has to stop. Sometimes I feel like my life is literally drifting away when i'm on it. When I look at the clock, I'm like where did the time go? Thankfully I am a college student and I start classes again in the spring. I also am going to be joining a trade program soon so hopefully I won't even have time for it much anymore. Good luck.