The exact reason why Chris had become transgender is probably one of the biggest mysteries, all things considered. Though, come to think of it, it probably wasn't out of Chris's realm of possibilities, even when he hated gay people, that was just brought upon by his father.
Chris's already has experience with time out rooms thanks to his time with the "abusive" babysitter when he was a kid. If that happens maybe he'll go mute again for another seven years.
If you believe that people can be legitimately transgender, there’s tons of foreshadowing to Chris’s transition. All of the overt reaffirmations of straightness and masculinity really do seem like signs of identity issues. Plus, Chris has kept the trans identity going for a very long time now, way longer than any other fleeting fantasy. I tend to believe that it’s as legitimate as it gets and not some trick by a troll
For me what makes a lolcow a lolcow (At least the good ones) is narcissistic personality combined with a huge unwarranted ego and a complete inability to take criticism.
I would say yes. Chris is an addict and has poor impulse control, so while it could help in the short term, Chris could easily go back and be instantly be on the net. Isolating for good is in Chris' best interest. I mean the only other use for Chris to use the net would be paying the bills, but given his his current and future condition, Why bother? Like TV, the internet malformed Chris' brain because he was conditioned to act how he wanted to in social situations. Chris is more comfortable engaging in online society as opposed to real life, which Chris pines for, but is inept at reading social ques from others (see self dancing gala video). Unfortunately, Chris has relied on the internet for the majority of his adulthood, that it's the only thing giving him solace.
It's definitely a start. Continued ( and I mean CONTINUED) inpatient psychiatric care is the most important piece.
In the same way discipling a dog not to attack people, yes. One of the many opinions I've had about Chris, him getting corporal punishment would've benefitted Chris. It certainly would've curbed most of his behavior and maybe, probably, he would not have raped his own mother. The thing is, I assume, is that if Bob ever struck Chris, he might go back to being a mute, and that's not something Borb would want to risk. Like mainstreaming, it didn't turn out very well for the Chandlers.
I have never believed that bullshit story about him saying "monkey" as his first word and then not speaking for years.
If he was not speaking until seven he would have never made it into mainstream education.
Regardless, they Monkey story is clearly some bullshit made up by Bob to justify to Chris that he was not born autistic
I thought that was all Barb?
People have been hitting their children for the vast majority of human history, it was in the last 100 years or so it stopped being a thing. I wouldn't be surprised if you could live a day in the lives of some uncontacted hunter gathered tribe in the middle of the Amazon forest or the North Sentinelese island and witnessed someone hitting discipline into their child. Not that I condone it, but it is what it is. Only recently it was considered a bad thing to do.
It is cowardly for an adult to hit a kid with malice. However, if it's due to the actions of unruly/disrespectful children, that's when it's warranted. There's a saying: "spare the rod; spoil the child" and where I come from, if you act up, you get the sandal. It was a way for parents to tell their kids: "Do this action, expect this consequence." Is it bad? I will partially agree with you on that. But what is the end alternative if you talk to your kid, but nothing gets through?
