Do Chris and Barb ever talk?

[Tubular Monkey]

They don't seem to have any common interests to discuss. I can talk about books or World of Warcraft or cats or family members or whatever with a friend of mine who has those interests in common - not so much with relatives who don't.
Most importantly, neither of them seems to have much in the way of experiences to talk about. And the few that they do, they share.

Exactly. When I have a good conversation with a friend, it's because I experienced something new and now I have a lot of thoughts about it to share. Neither Chris nor Barb experience new things anymore.

Codependents really should have more in common. The only thing they seem to share, apart from parasites, is a legendary victim complex. They're the perfect punishment for one another.

 

[exball]

I think they just grunt at each other.

 

[Dork Of Ages]

I think they just grunt at each other.

Chris: *Heartache* UUUUUUUUGH!! GOD!!
Barb: ...zzzz....

 

[Picklepower]

I imagine that Barb goes on and on about random things from the past, like in that Kacey call, while Chris just replies, "Hmm Yeah mommy dats uh dats somfin" While he plays Skylanders, on the floor.

 

[Springblossom]

I imagine that Barb goes on and on about random things from the past, like in that Kacey call, while Chris just replies, "Hmm Yeah mommy dats uh dats somfin" While he plays Skylanders, on the floor.

I'd imagine it's probably all something like that. They don't have conversations, they just take turns talking to empry space about stuff that's happened to them while the other one sits in the room and sort of half-listens.

 

[Henry Bemis]

It's probably just a lotta silent resentment between them. Barb is pissed that Chris ruined any semblance of suburban normalcy for her twilight years, and Chris is probably pissed off over any and all occasions Barb failed to valiantly protect him from any inconveniences (like failing to beat up the jerkops on 28 October 2011).

 

[The Fair Lady]

"Enjoy yer food."
"Yes ma'am."

That's all.

 

[hm yeah]

It probably would, actually, be very, very nice for Barb to play da pokeys with Chris. I know she'd probably have a hard time turning it on, and then she'd go "da fuk is dis bullsheeit", and she probably wouldn't feel up to learning to play a damn game made for kids ages 6-10 at the youngest or whatever, but if she's going to force Chris to always be with her, maybe she should reciprocate. Maybe she should try to stick her toe outside her comfort zone and try to learn to play pokeymanz to make Chris a little bit happy. And then they'd have a little something to talk about. even if it's "what pokeymanz and types yoo liek". I LOVED talking about that when I was physically Chris' mental age.

They'd both benefit. Old people benefit from learning to play even really primitive games. Such a simple thing. Hell, NES games could make her brain turn on and things go a little better for her, probably.

/soapbox, barb is never going to see this

 

[pickleniggo]

It probably would, actually, be very, very nice for Barb to play da pokeys with Chris. I know she'd probably have a hard time turning it on,

At first I thought you were talking about a whole different "pokeys".
...it's been a very long day.

 

[hm yeah]

It probably would, actually, be very, very nice for Barb to play da pokeys with Chris. I know she'd probably have a hard time turning it on,

At first I thought you were talking about a whole different "pokeys".
...it's been a very long day.

Nah, they already play that pokeys.