Maybe he doesn’t know “Daddy” made the comment, maybe Daddy is trying to find out if there is any help he can offer his son who might be very distraught with what’s just happened to him and currently can’t think straight.
I would suggest as others have said, get it converted to a frozen ATPL. Instructor course then get a job teaching which would keep him current in flying and it is enjoyable, however the pay isn’t great and in the current climate jobs maybe few and far between. It’s nothing more than bad luck with the timing. Aviation is generally up and down and we have had unprecedented growth the past 10 years. Good luck and keep the head up.