I got banned on a parallel world sub because a kid was outed by his parents as communist and he was going to be kicked out of the house and I told him to lie and say whatever he needed to until he could support himself.
Now that you know my horrible crime, am I still welcome?
It sounds like good advice to me. It’s not like you said the parents were right.
Maybe the kid values his dignity more than being homeless but that’s his choice.