Would Chris Betray Barb? -

[An Ounce of Vagina]

Since Chris thinks that anyone who causes him any soft of displeasure or inconvenience is a troll, would he ever turn on Barb? Judging by his Facebook posts he is already becoming tired of her and her diminishing ability to care for him. What would push him over the edge to rejecting her outright?

 

[Henry Bemis]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

Not covering for any more (inevitable) court costs, would be very likely at this point. Not only does that mean Chris can afford less vidya, but that she's now unsupportive of his plight.

 

[CatParty]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

i read that waaaaay wrong. haha
but i don't think he'd turn against her. he called her a "bitch" when she cut his hair and immediately felt awful for it. he reasoned that if she was a bitch, he was a son of a bitch. his mental gymnastics ruined a perfect moment that could have been liberating for him

 

[RoguesGallery]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

If he wore some nice lingerie and feather boa, he'd get that china.

 

[Watcher]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

That'll be the day

 

[JULAY]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

Please change the topic title to "Would Chris ever betray Barb?"

People everywhere will thank you.

 

[Saney]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

Oh God, I misread the title of this thread as "Would Chris Tun Barb On". Shudder.

 

[wheat pasta]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

I'm just imagining Barb reaching out to pet her dear manchild's head and having him turn and snap at her like a spoiled Pomeranian.
I've been watching too much Dog Whisperer..

 

[Ronichu]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

+1 for changing the subject title.

And the answer is... yes, in a heartbeat, if he thought it would give him some minor benefit and would be free of any consequences he could foresee... which might be limited, considering his remarkable lack of insight into these matters.

For example, if Chris breaks his probation, alone, and goes to prison for 30 days, he could very well spend the entire time in a cell stewing away about how his mother betrayed him by not bailing him out of trouble like she does every other single time, even if this was completely beyond her abilities.

Chris's ability to blame others for his own actions is powerful stuff. It could very easily cause the end of Charb.

 

[Henry Bemis]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

+1 for changing the subject title.

And the answer is... yes, in a heartbeat, if he thought it would give him some minor benefit and would be free of any consequences he could foresee... which might be limited, considering his remarkable lack of insight into these matters.

For example, if Chris breaks his probation, alone, and goes to prison for 30 days, he could very well spend the entire time in a cell stewing away about how his mother betrayed him by not bailing him out of trouble like she does every other single time, even if this was completely beyond her abilities.

Chris's ability to blame others for his own actions is powerful stuff. It could very easily cause the end of Charb.

Or, inversely, what would happen if Barb violated her (probably extremely cushy) probation and (for whatever reason), she went to the can for a spell? Kicking and screaming the whole way, yelling for Chris to do something, anything, which of course he won't do because he folds like a card table when the chips are clearly out of his hands.

One debt to society later, she drags him over the coals, harsh words are exchanged, and she clearly spells out Chris's uselessness to his face.

 

[Ronichu]

Eh, I dunno. Barb seems to go to extraordinary lengths to make sure Chris isn't blamed for anything, no matter how much it's clearly his fault, and displays similar cognitive dissonance regarding blame. I doubt she would ever blame Chris for her going to prison unless he actively worked towards it, like calling the cops on her or something. She's much more likely to blame DA JEW or "society" or autism discrimination or whatever the fuck.

Edit: I guess that's one thing I thought of just now. Chris really is just one part of the blame-shield he's erected around him. Behind him is Barb, followed by Bob (now ghost of Bob), then the army of arsepatters including to a limited extent his old church, then the tugboat (which comes in like clockwork, no matter what stupid shit he does, unlike a job where you get fired for being a twat), then years of 90's cartoons force-fed into an autistic, literally-minded brain. Chris thinks he never does anything wrong because, from his perspective, he has his whole world telling him he never does.

 

[Smutley]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

For example, if Chris breaks his probation, alone, and goes to prison for 30 days, he could very well spend the entire time in a cell stewing away about how his mother betrayed him by not bailing him out of trouble like she does every other single time, even if this was completely beyond her abilities.

From what I've gathered from Marvin, Chris's building resentment doesn't hold a candle to the fear he feels towards Barb. She's an undefeatable end-boss to him, an invincible monster, and no matter how much he may WANT to rebel, he's too terrified to ever act towards it because of the implied lock-changing and Harsh Words.

 

[Ronichu]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

For example, if Chris breaks his probation, alone, and goes to prison for 30 days, he could very well spend the entire time in a cell stewing away about how his mother betrayed him by not bailing him out of trouble like she does every other single time, even if this was completely beyond her abilities.

From what I've gathered from Marvin, Chris's building resentment doesn't hold a candle to the fear he feels towards Barb. She's an undefeatable end-boss to him, an invincible monster, and no matter how much he may WANT to rebel, he's too terrified to ever act towards it because of the implied lock-changing and Harsh Words.

Which is why her death will dovetail nicely into the prison saga, as Chris discovers a world where there's literally nothing holding him in check at all, assuming that one hasn't already happened.

 

[Henry Bemis]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

For example, if Chris breaks his probation, alone, and goes to prison for 30 days, he could very well spend the entire time in a cell stewing away about how his mother betrayed him by not bailing him out of trouble like she does every other single time, even if this was completely beyond her abilities.

From what I've gathered from Marvin, Chris's building resentment doesn't hold a candle to the fear he feels towards Barb. She's an undefeatable end-boss to him, an invincible monster, and no matter how much he may WANT to rebel, he's too terrified to ever act towards it because of the implied lock-changing and Harsh Words.

Which is why her death will dovetail nicely into the prison saga, as Chris discovers a world where there's literally nothing holding him in check at all, assuming that one hasn't already happened.

I think Chris will care more about the flipside of no one keeping him in check: that no one truly cares for him.

 

[Donald Duck]

Eh, I dunno. Barb seems to go to extraordinary lengths to make sure Chris isn't blamed for anything, no matter how much it's clearly his fault, and displays similar cognitive dissonance regarding blame. I doubt she would ever blame Chris for her going to prison unless he actively worked towards it, like calling the cops on her or something. She's much more likely to blame DA JEW or "society" or autism discrimination or whatever the fuck.

Plus Chris is all she has left in the world now and even if she despises him on some level, I don't think she would do anything to push him too far. Plus, she knows how useless her son is, so if she were to be incarcerated and Chris is the only one she can turn to for help, she knows she's well and truly fucked. So yeah, I agree, I don't think she'd ever blame Chris if she were arrested unless he called the cops on her himself.

On topic though, I think Chris would betray his mother in a heartbeat, but only if he thinks he'll never have to live under the same roof as her, and thus never have to face the consequences of betraying Barb. That is the whole point of his love quest these days isn't it? To find someone better to replace Barb, not after she dies, but right now so he can escape from the prison she's turned their home into. I also recall some facebook posts where he has expressed a desire to move out and his tweets to Cole asking for his brother to come "home" were a desperate and futile attempt to escape from his mother's clutches.

 

[Kamen Rider Black RX]

Re: Would Chris Turn On Barb?

For example, if Chris breaks his probation, alone, and goes to prison for 30 days, he could very well spend the entire time in a cell stewing away about how his mother betrayed him by not bailing him out of trouble like she does every other single time, even if this was completely beyond her abilities.

From what I've gathered from Marvin, Chris's building resentment doesn't hold a candle to the fear he feels towards Barb. She's an undefeatable end-boss to him, an invincible monster, and no matter how much he may WANT to rebel, he's too terrified to ever act towards it because of the implied lock-changing and Harsh Words.

Which is why her death will dovetail nicely into the prison saga, as Chris discovers a world where there's literally nothing holding him in check at all, assuming that one hasn't already happened.

Pretty much confirming the Joffery/Chris comparison.

 

[pickleniggo]

I don't think Chris could betray Barb. He's so terrified of her that the most he'll do is come up with little white lies to get out of doing anything for her until she starts threatening her own death or changing the locks. (Lol Chris - how's she gonna change locks when she won't even leave the house?) Barb has kept Chris emotionally stunted to the point where he genuinely is an Adult Autistic Child.
It's like when you were young and your mother would tell you that she was going to throw all your toys away if you didn't clean them up and you'd go, "Yeah I'll clean them up in a minute." You know you had no intention of doing it until your mom showed up with a garbage bag to stuff your toys into. Chris doesn't even try to call Barb's bluff. He doesn't realize that Barb is just an insane old biddy, he still sees her as "mommy".

 

[He Sets Me On Fire]

On topic though, I think Chris would betray his mother in a heartbeat, but only if he thinks he'll never have to live under the same roof as her, and thus never have to face the consequences of betraying Barb. That is the whole point of his love quest these days isn't it? To find someone better to replace Barb, not after she dies, but right now so he can escape from the prison she's turned their home into. I also recall some facebook posts where he has expressed a desire to move out and his tweets to Coleslaw asking for his brother to come "home" were a desperate and futile attempt to escape from his mother's clutches.

I agree with this a lot, and the whole thing really indicates how little power Chris feels he has in this situation. He can't escape on his own; a heartsweet needs to come help (that's been his plan for quite a while, in fact), or Cole needs to pitch in. I'll be honest, I hadn't realized how ludicrous Chris's fears of Barb changing the locks were on my own, someone had to point out that there'd be no one to actually change them - other than Chris. I got a chuckle earlier imagining Chris, in tears, changing the locks under his mother's command, not realizing that if he'd just stopped what he was doing ...

But that silliness aside, look at where Chris goes in his head when considering the scenario: straight from "She'll change the locks if I disobey her" to "I'll be homeless." See what I mean? It's like, he doesn't consider the possibility of using his SSDI to get a hotel room, or maybe talking to somebody about assisted living. Nope, as soon as he sees himself separated from Barb, he immediately thinks he'll be rendered helpless. It's amazing how little faith such an egotistical person has in himself.

 

[CatParty]

he wouldn't even question her when presented with cole's request for info concerning his true father. in his mind, what she says, goes. she is the one true authority figure he is afraid of.

 

[José Mourinho]

Unlikely since Chris loves his mum. Even Chris posted on Facebook that "the ONLY person in this world who knows me most and Truly cares about me is my mother."