Today I found out why my YF's contact with me is being cut down by his Father. Today for example we always go to church together, but today he wasn't allowed.

Earlier this afternoon my young friend called round my flat in floods of tears. His Father had just told him that contact with me is going to be restricted as the boy (his son) thinks more of me than he does his own Dad. The Dad is jealous & feels threatened.
What the Dad cannot see is that if he gave his son time, & did fun activities with him then he wouldn't have gone elsewhere looking for that which is lacking at home. I get on with his Mum well too, which might be another factor.

I do not want to cause conflict in my YF's family, & would be over the moon if the Dad analysed the situation & realised that he should start being a Dad. For 9 months now I've been friend, mentor, big brother, & equal to this boy & love him in a simular way to how Jesus loves us.
My YF told me that he feels like running away from home, & believe me if he did I'd be searching for him 24/7 without sleep till he was safe & back home with his parents. If anyone hurt him in any way I'd want to kill them (but couldn't as that'd be breaking God's Law). I'd protect my YF with my own life.

He isn't being abused at home, well not in the standard sense. My YF requires a lot of patience & understanding. He's prone to temper tantrums & smashes things in a rage. Unfortunately his parents both work long shifts & have short fuses. I should imagine that when I'm not around there there is quite a bit of shouting matches going on.
I'll spend hours bored out of my mind just watching & encouraging him playing Sims on the PC. I do it whilst showing 100% enthusiasm (mostly an act), but in my opinion the Sims is a good game to teach life-skills. We also play chess, make up songs (which my YF sings as he has a dream of being a pop singer one day), write stories together, play "schools" (where we take turns in being 'teacher' & cover mostly chemistry, physics, astronomy, maths), play football, go on bike rides where we go exploring, go to church together (something I started my YF doing, again to teach good morals/values), & loads more. The thing is that if we didn't do those things, what sort of life would he lead:
Watching all the soap-operas on TV with no inter-personal communication, play on his playstation alone in his bedroom, being encouraged to gamble by his grandfather who watches horse-racing all day long every day.
I'm not trying to become this boys "saviour", but had hoped that maybe if his Dad saw how I go on with his son he might pick up some hints on how to improve the relationship between his son & himself.

It's so difficult for me now, as I don't want to risk setting off his parents in an argument/dispute over whether their son should be allowed to see me or not. Also, I don't want to have to reject my YF when he calls round, as I know that if he comes in it'll make his Dad feel even more upset.
I'm writing this now imagining that my YF is feeling rejected by me, & his Mum & Dad. Feeling all alone & probably crying. It tears me too pieces.

Has anyone else been in a simular situation?
What advice would you give?

Should I write to my YF's Father explaining that if he behaved like a Dad should do, then his son wouldn't have seeked out someone else to fill his Father's role?

Maybe I should take a few steps back, allow us to cut contact, & if my YF calls round on me tell him to go away.

I don't know what to do.

HELP!!!!!!!!!!

Kristian