In my woeful optimism, I would have liked to have thought Chris and Barb shared a small, but cozy Christmas together. The gifts would be few, and the meal would not be as extravagant as one might see in a Norman Rockwell painting, but it was satisfying. And there, in the bask of their perma-Christmas tree, they held silent reflection, Chris and Barb reminiscing on days past and the good times they had. They would raise a glass to Bob and Patti and make a promise to themselves to continue to better themselves, let bygones be bygones and begin to make 2014 a great year to start up in.
.....Innnnstead, I'm gonna guess the two of them were an ungrateful and indignant as always, not appreciating they have at least a roof over their heads and at least the bare minimum for income. Chris probably tried his best to ignore his mother, focusing his attention into Pokemon and occasionally come up for air and look at all the toys he bought, lying to his mother that his "friends" bought them as gifts. Barb herself would stare glassy eyed into a dying TV screen. The two would squabble at each other over the halfway frozen TV dinners, and Barb would cry herself to sleep while Chris, sighing, ignored her as he convinced himself this is all some imaginary conspiracy against him.
Do you think they even bother clearing a space out below it anymore to put stuff? My bet is on "no".
I should've been more clear. I was referencing the theory about why Chris is attempting to offload his porn for cash and not on eBay using PayPal or direct transfer because Barb took over. This was rampant speculation anyhow.
