Did Chris have a childhood? -

[Fuzzy Wuzzy]

Did he have a childhood or was her under delusion by his parents? He was spoiled with toys and everything he wanted. Not to mention he won a contest back then and was overjoyed over that. However, there are other people whose childhoods have been destroyed; literally! What about the children who survived the Sarajevo War in Bosnia from 1993 to 1995 or the children of Libya today? They have no childhood because theirs are destroyed. They have to live in pain while Chris gets to live comfortably as possible without having to face much hardship in his life. Of course those children overseas would grow up to be much better than Chris. But anyways did Chris have a "good" childhood or was it all a delusion throughout his youth by his coddling parents?

 

[CatParty]

praise and material possessions equal good to him. this is why he is entering adulthood kicking and screaming.

 

[Anchuent Christory]

Did he have a childhood or was her under delusion by his parents? He was spoiled with toys and everything he wanted. Not to mention he won a contest back then and was overjoyed over that. However, there are other people whose childhoods have been destroyed; literally! What about the children who survived the Sarajevo War in Bosnia from 1993 to 1995 or the children of Libya today? They have no childhood because theirs are destroyed. They have to live in pain while Chris gets to live comfortably as possible without having to face much hardship in his life. Of course those children overseas would grow up to be much better than Chris. But anyways did Chris have a "good" childhood or was it all a delusion throughout his youth by his coddling parents?

Hmmm, I kind of see what you mean, but there are people getting shat on all over the world, regardless of how Chris lives his life. At the end of the day, Chris really makes no difference to anybody, anywhere.

And as for him having a childhood? Arguably Chris' biggest problem is the fact that his childhood lasted far, far too long.

 

[butt in trouble]

Chris is still in his childhood.

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy]

Did he have a childhood or was her under delusion by his parents? He was spoiled with toys and everything he wanted. Not to mention he won a contest back then and was overjoyed over that. However, there are other people whose childhoods have been destroyed; literally! What about the children who survived the Sarajevo War in Bosnia from 1993 to 1995 or the children of Libya today? They have no childhood because theirs are destroyed. They have to live in pain while Chris gets to live comfortably as possible without having to face much hardship in his life. Of course those children overseas would grow up to be much better than Chris. But anyways did Chris have a "good" childhood or was it all a delusion throughout his youth by his coddling parents?

Hmmm, I kind of see what you mean, but there are people getting shat on all over the world, regardless of how Chris lives his life. At the end of the day, Chris really makes no difference to anybody, anywhere.

And as for him having a childhood? Arguably Chris' biggest problem is the fact that his childhood lasted far, far too long.

So you're saying that in the end, everybody in the world faces challenges in different ways and are not much different from each other. I could be a rich kid from Luxembourg and still face the challenges of adulthood and college and that I would be no different from a refugee from post-Gaddafi Libya. That makes sense then.

 

[QI 541]

...I'm not really sure what unfortunate war-torn kids have to do with Chris.

I'd say Chris was spoiled rotten during his childhood. Hence why he thinks throwing a tantrum in his mid-twenties is a valid way to get people to take down his ED page.

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy]

...I'm not really sure what unfortunate war-torn kids have to do with Chris.

I'd say Chris was spoiled rotten during his childhood. Hence why he thinks throwing a tantrum in his mid-twenties is a valid way to get people to take down his ED page.

Reason why I mentioned war-torn kids is because they don't have the life like Chris does. Its like they have no past and nothing to look back then. All they can do is look forward into the future and hope for the best because unlike Chris, nothing was ever given to them for free. Nothing! And yes Chris was indeed spoiled rotten to the point that it's okay to throw tantrums in his mid-twenties. By that age, those war-torn kids would be already doing something with their lives.

 

[BALLZ-BROKEN]

If Borb were killed by a drone strike, he'd suffer from unbelievable grief. Not because he lost his parents, he'd bawl because he wouldn't have anyone to buy him vidja or to solve his problems.

 

[Yawning Squirtle]

...I'm not really sure what unfortunate war-torn kids have to do with Chris.

I'd say Chris was spoiled rotten during his childhood. Hence why he thinks throwing a tantrum in his mid-twenties is a valid way to get people to take down his ED page.

Reason why I mentioned war-torn kids is because they don't have the life like Chris does. Its like they have no past and nothing to look back then. All they can do is look forward into the future and hope for the best because unlike Chris, nothing was ever given to them for free. Nothing! And yes Chris was indeed spoiled rotten to the point that it's okay to throw tantrums in his mid-twenties. By that age, those war-torn kids would be already doing something with their lives.

They got nothing to look back on, Chris only looks back on his childhood/high school days, and has nothing to look forward to.

 

[Marvin]

If Borb were killed by a drone strike, he'd suffer from unbelievable grief. Not because he lost his parents, he'd bawl because he wouldn't have anyone to buy him vidja or to solve his problems.

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy]

...I'm not really sure what unfortunate war-torn kids have to do with Chris.

I'd say Chris was spoiled rotten during his childhood. Hence why he thinks throwing a tantrum in his mid-twenties is a valid way to get people to take down his ED page.

Reason why I mentioned war-torn kids is because they don't have the life like Chris does. Its like they have no past and nothing to look back then. All they can do is look forward into the future and hope for the best because unlike Chris, nothing was ever given to them for free. Nothing! And yes Chris was indeed spoiled rotten to the point that it's okay to throw tantrums in his mid-twenties. By that age, those war-torn kids would be already doing something with their lives.

They got nothing to look back on, Chris only looks back on his childhood/high school days, and has nothing to look forward to.

But in the end, everybody would kill for both; something to look back to while moving forward.

 

[Tubular Monkey]

The only thing that Chris missed out on as far as a childhood is boundaries. Without boundaries, children (Chris) will never have structure.

 

[BigAltheGreat921]

Chris is still in his childhood.

I second this. He may have grown up physically, but never mentally and emotionally.

 

[2_CUTE_2_BOLT]

praise and material possessions equal good to him. this is why he is entering adulthood kicking and screaming.

My guess is that what can be considered a "good childhood" is mostly based on perception. Chris had such a good childhood full of coddling, toys, and praise that he is fighting to hold on to it. Did bad things happen? Sure, but they weren't so crippling that he is glad to no longer be a child. I believe Chris thinks he had a "good" childhood.

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy]

praise and material possessions equal good to him. this is why he is entering adulthood kicking and screaming.

My guess is that what can be considered a "good childhood" is mostly based on perception. Chris had such a good childhood full of coddling, toys, and praise that he is fighting to hold on to it. Did bad things happen? Sure, but they weren't so crippling that he is glad to no longer be a child. I believe Chris thinks he had a "good" childhood.

I kinda thought it was perception too. Most of the people from recently war torn countries like Bosnia and Libya would say they have either bad or no childhoods. They'd probably envy Chris at first until they read the CWCki and pass through this forum and realize that they shouldn't be jealous of Chris. They'll eventually see that toys, video games, and being coddled would mean nothing to them since they can't change the past so they have to move on to the future. But you are right that a "good childhood" can be based on perception. One could say that people from Bosnia and Libya have good childhoods because they learned a lot from their youth and parents about how important it is to be productive in society after the wars tore their nations up. But then again, a "good childhood" can be open to interpretation in this thread.

 

[2_CUTE_2_BOLT]

I kinda thought it was perception too. Most of the people from recently war torn countries like Bosnia and Libya would say they have either bad or no childhoods. They'd probably envy Chris at first until they read the CWCki and pass through this forum and realize that they shouldn't be jealous of Chris. They'll eventually see that toys, video games, and being coddled would mean nothing to them since they can't change the past so they have to move on to the future. But you are right that a "good childhood" can be based on perception. One could say that people from Bosnia and Libya have good childhoods because they learned a lot from their youth and parents about how important it is to be productive in society after the wars tore their nations up. But then again, a "good childhood" can be open to interpretation in this thread.

I think that trauma helps us grow and mature as good people. Too much trauma of course can be a bad thing. Chris' "good" childhood would be considered a nightmare to us.

 

[CatParty]

I kinda thought it was perception too. Most of the people from recently war torn countries like Bosnia and Libya would say they have either bad or no childhoods. They'd probably envy Chris at first until they read the CWCki and pass through this forum and realize that they shouldn't be jealous of Chris. They'll eventually see that toys, video games, and being coddled would mean nothing to them since they can't change the past so they have to move on to the future. But you are right that a "good childhood" can be based on perception. One could say that people from Bosnia and Libya have good childhoods because they learned a lot from their youth and parents about how important it is to be productive in society after the wars tore their nations up. But then again, a "good childhood" can be open to interpretation in this thread.

I think that trauma helps us grow and mature as good people. Too much trauma of course can be a bad thing. Chris' "good" childhood would be considered a nightmare to us.

I would say a "good childhood" is one that raises you to be a good adult.

 

[3Yikes]

So you're saying that in the end, everybody in the world faces challenges in different ways and are not much different from each other. I could be a rich kid from Luxembourg and still face the challenges of adulthood and college and that I would be no different from a refugee from post-Gaddafi Libya. That makes sense then.

Sarcasm?

Everything is relative. Yes, I think that a rich kid from Luxembourg is way better off than some Lybian refugee. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't have to deal with a lot of shit of his own. Plenty of people living in rich countries are very unhappy and miserable, despite how well off they are than the rest of the world. And no, that's not just people like Chris.

Like how people say that Chris is an ass and can't talk about stress, becasue he's never had a real job. Well, I can say something similar to all you American peeps, for example: who the hell are you to talk about hardship, when you live in the richest country in history? You guys work less than me for 8 times the money. But things don't really work like that. I am also basically a king, compared to the avarage Somalian.

By that age, those war-torn kids would be already doing something with their lives.

Which sounds really nice, but the sad truth is, they will still have less to eat than him and , ironicly, will probably still die younger than him.

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy]

So you're saying that in the end, everybody in the world faces challenges in different ways and are not much different from each other. I could be a rich kid from Luxembourg and still face the challenges of adulthood and college and that I would be no different from a refugee from post-Gaddafi Libya. That makes sense then.

Sarcasm?

Everything is relative. Yes, I think that a rich kid from Luxembourg is way better off than some Lybian refugee. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't have to deal with a lot of shit of his own. Plenty of people living in rich countries are very unhappy and miserable, despite how well off they are than the rest of the world. And no, that's not just people like Chris.

Like how people say that Chris is an ass and can't talk about stress, becasue he's never had a real job. Well, I can say something similar to all you American peeps, for example: who the hell are you to talk about hardship, when you live in the richest country in history? You guys work less than me for 8 times the money. But things don't really work like that. I am also basically a king, compared to the avarage Somalian.

By that age, those war-torn kids would be already doing something with their lives.

Which sounds really nice, but the sad truth is, they will still have less to eat than him and , ironicly, will probably still die younger than him.

So its a tragedy for people from countries like Libya then. No wonder I tend to picture them as worse off than Chris and some might envy him. Friend of mine tells me even those Libyans are happier than Chris. Are they? Because I could say Chris is much happier than them but one can argue that he's just smug since happy people enjoy improving themselves and smug people don't care and just want what they want without working for them.

 

[Anchuent Christory]

Did he have a childhood or was her under delusion by his parents? He was spoiled with toys and everything he wanted. Not to mention he won a contest back then and was overjoyed over that. However, there are other people whose childhoods have been destroyed; literally! What about the children who survived the Sarajevo War in Bosnia from 1993 to 1995 or the children of Libya today? They have no childhood because theirs are destroyed. They have to live in pain while Chris gets to live comfortably as possible without having to face much hardship in his life. Of course those children overseas would grow up to be much better than Chris. But anyways did Chris have a "good" childhood or was it all a delusion throughout his youth by his coddling parents?

Hmmm, I kind of see what you mean, but there are people getting shat on all over the world, regardless of how Chris lives his life. At the end of the day, Chris really makes no difference to anybody, anywhere.

And as for him having a childhood? Arguably Chris' biggest problem is the fact that his childhood lasted far, far too long.

So you're saying that in the end, everybody in the world faces challenges in different ways and are not much different from each other. I could be a rich kid from Luxembourg and still face the challenges of adulthood and college and that I would be no different from a refugee from post-Gaddafi Libya. That makes sense then.

No, what I'm saying is that most people live their lives in isolation when it comes to the bigger picture. Chris could spend the rest of his life living in his sheltered childhood fantasy, or he could wake up tomorrow and have an epiphany and suddenly turn his life around for the better. Either way would this have stopped a kid in Africa stepping on a landmine? or would it bring back the children an Iraqi mother lost during an airstrike? No it wouldn't.

Yes it sucks that some guy in America gets to live like a kid whilst a child in Uganda is kidnapped from his parents and turned into a Child soldier. but the former has absolutely no baring on the latter.