So, let's say Chris does move out...

[Thetan]

Do you think Chris would ever "run away" and try to stay with Rocky for a few days weeks months?

Can you imagine Rocky's reaction when she finds one of Chris's little surprises waiting for her in the laundry hamper?

I wouldn't give it more than a day or two, assuming Rocky's crazy enough to extend the offer.

If someone isn't making the important decisions for Chris, then nothing important is happening.

Chris running away would be like a 5 year old kid running away, because he doesn't want to sit in time out. He'll pack a bag of Cheereos in his purse, along with his electronics, and get about 3 blocks away before his tantrum wears off or reality kills him. Even during June in Virginia, it's quite possible to die from exposure at night - especially when you have the mental faculties and life experiences of a toddler. At least we know the fat fuck won't die of starvation. It's the millions of other things that'll probably get Chris.

If someone with some damn sense were to intervene, he could get set up with a small rent-controlled studio apartment, with utilities included. Many such properties get a government subsidy to house - and manage other expenses for - mentally challenged or socially disadvantaged people like Chris. Maybe they can set up an escrow account that is automatically funded by his SSDI, which handles his rent. I can see Rocky asking someone from their congregation to help out. It would be trivial to a various legal, administrative, or real estate professionals. I guess a big question is, would/can Chris pursue such help?

Another big question is, how far would Barb go to stop him? As I stated earlier, Barb is all kinds of fucked up. Who knows what extremes she's capable or reaching? I genuinely would have no difficulty believing Barb capable of earnestly threatening to harm herself or Chris. I think a half-ass suicide attempt might be enough to wrangle Chris in.

Wish I'd read your quote before posting my own. You made the same points, but with greater eloquence.

 

[milkshark]

Chris will most likely stand vigil over his mother until she croaks. His number one complaint is loneliness, which would only become worse if he didn't have mommy around. Yeah he complains about her, but that's how Chris deals with everything, complain until someone else does something about it.

When Barb dies, Chris will probably live in 14BC for a while, but a few things will happen:

- He'll be lonelier than ever before
- The hoard will be too hard to clean up on his own, and will remind him of mom
- The infestation problem will continue to worsen, just like it does as you read this
- The available vehicles will get run into the ground by Chris (if any still run)
- The bills won't get paid and he'll use McWifi to complain to friends on FB about having no power
- Chris' depression will worsen
- He'll still be girlfriend-free

All of this will likely lead to Chris sulking back to Rocky Shoemaker's office, where she'll make the appropriate calls to get Chris into some sort of adult care home. Chris will have some ridiculous housing demands like a rent free house with an in-ground pool that comes with a sweetheart, and he'll be OUTRAGED when they're not met. Ultimately Chris will submit to Rocky's plans as if she's his new mother, and Chris will go about his life like he has so far. He'll use his tugboat to buy vidya and toys for little girls, he'll rail against any authority that won't accept his free spirited ways, and he'll complain that he STILL doesn't have his sweetheart.

 

[___]

All I can see is the loop he'll be in.

He wont move or act on the plan without some "emotional support"
Emotional support primarily comes from his mother
They are co-dependent so she'll never support it.
Continue to bitch about how he wants out. Rinse and repeat.

 

[CatParty]

i can barely imagine chris moving at all, let alone moving out.

 

[Anon]

i can barely imagine chris moving at all, let alone moving out.

Chris slowly turns into the the Flesh that Hates

EDIT: Link is nasty

 

[Da Pickle Monsta]

Chris isn't going to move out until he is literally forced to, due to adult protective services getting involved or perhaps having to abandon the hoard due to infestations/lack of food/lack of power.

I believe that Chris can be taught how to be self-sufficient, especially if he can get on Section 8 housing, but he's not going to like it and he'll complain about it every step of the way, even though it's all for his own good.

 

[ChurchOfGodBear]

i can barely imagine chris moving at all, let alone moving out.

Yeah, I have enough trouble just getting into the premise of this thread. Chris won't venture out into the world. He doesn't want to leave unless he has a girlfriend (ie, replacement mommy) to leave with-- that says worlds to me. Hell, I started thinking about moving out when I was 14. It didn't actually happen until a decade later, but in the interim, I never once thought I needed someone else's help to accomplish it. Not at 14, not at 24. Even as a teenager, I knew this had to be something I did for me, and I'm pretty sure everyone else is the same way.

If you're past 30, and still can't move out because you don't have HELP... something's really wrong. That's not how a "high functioning" person lives.

 

[Anchuent Christory]

Living with Barb allows Chris to feel good about himself by claiming he's looking after his ailing mother. It also gives him something to complain about when he's bored with moaning about trolls and not having a girlfriend.

The fact that he quite openly states that he needs his sweetheart to move on shows that he has no intention of putting the effort in himself, he's already made up his mind.

 

[Anon]

Living with Barb allows Chris to feel good about himself by claiming he's looking after his ailing mother. It also gives him something to complain about when he's bored with moaning about trolls and not having a girlfriend.

What will Chris whine about then? The Unholy Trinity would be incomplete.

 

[Springblossom]

i can barely imagine chris moving at all, let alone moving out.

Chris slowly turns into the the Flesh that Hates

That's a pretty apt description of him, to be honest. Also, goddamn, give us some warning about what's under that link.

 

[Marvin]

Living with Barb allows Chris to feel good about himself by claiming he's looking after his ailing mother. It also gives him something to complain about when he's bored with moaning about trolls and not having a girlfriend.

What will Chris whine about then? The Unholy Trinity would be incomplete.

Oh don't worry about that, Chris has no problem finding things to bitch about.

 

[Zim]

As many have stated before, he'll never leave unless forced to. Nearly every example of anything he's ever done prove why he'll never do this on his own. Just the act of packing all his toys would be a monumental task and he'd just complain about how his friends aren't real friends because they don't do all the work for him.

Also I think just moving out would be far too scary for him.

 

[Aristocrat]

I can see Chris living in an assisted living facility. It's pretty much a dorm room for disabled people. Rocky would probably pull some strings to get Chris in to a program like that. He would be paying like 200 a month for rent and keep the rest of his tugboat to do as he pleases.

Section 8 housing might be an option as well. Chris gets to live in suburbia sponsored by uncle sam. He's already on medicaid, SNAP, and SSDI. Section 8 would be the paint on his little tugboat.

If he does get Section 8 or public housing, he'd damn well better keep that place spic & span. If the landperson sees several pairs of laying around the place when they do an annual housing inspection/welfare check, Chris is outta there.

 

[KatsuKitty]

Ever wonder what would happen if you kicked a 13 year old out?

Chris has no life skills, no money, and pretty much no support network like friends or family. He'd never make it.

 

[CatParty]

i can see barb not even thinking to will the house to him.

 

[CalmMyTits]

i can see barb not even thinking to will the house to him.

Not sure how inheritance laws work in VA but I think if Barb croaked without a will, the house would go to Cole and Chris, 50/50 if Bob willed the house solely to Barb and not his children from Patricia.

 

[Marvin]

i can see barb not even thinking to will the house to him.

She could forget, but if she was thinking about it, she'd will the house to Chris.

 

[CatParty]

i can see barb not even thinking to will the house to him.

She could forget, but if she was thinking about it, she'd will the house to Chris.

that's the thing. i don't think it enters her mind since it seems she is so selfish

 

[Aristocrat]

i can see barb not even thinking to will the house to him.

Not sure how inheritance laws work in VA but I think if Barb croaked without a will, the house would go to Cole and Chris, 50/50 if Bob willed the house solely to Barb and not his children from Patricia.

If Cole gets half the house, does he have the legal right to order it sold (so long as he gives Chris half the profit after taxes)?

 

[Anon]

i can see barb not even thinking to will the house to him.

Not sure how inheritance laws work in VA but I think if Barb croaked without a will, the house would go to Cole and Chris, 50/50 if Bob willed the house solely to Barb and not his children from Patricia.

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