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Anonymous wrote:Re: Aiden’s blabberfest - Would your husband react that way? Would you?

Seems weird.

If my kid had a mental health crisis and was in an accident in which he could have died, in large part because I wasn’t there when he needed me, you bet I’d be hysterical with worry and guilt.

Mental health crisis, or impulsive actions by a petulant teenage boy?

I understand getting upset and feeling guilty.

I don’t understand calling Carrie in tears.

After further reflection, I think the most glaring issue is the fact that he can’t act. Getting this role was a gift. The guy cannot act.

Who else would he call? There has been no daylight between the two of them. It's natural he would seek comfort from the woman he loves.

But yeah, the acting was not good.

It’s one thing to call Carrie.

It’s quite another to blabber the way he did.

He’s just such a bad actor.

Maybe he was mostly upset about his truck?

Plus: what 14 year old boy needs his daddy that much? Anyone with teens knows the normal ones prefer hanging with friends.

Bad writing imho.

I agree they needed a plot shift, but this one was dumb…almost as dumb as the Stanford/monk bit.

Now that Carrie has a fabulous new place, she and Miranda will be roomies in search of a new beginning. Note to storyrunners: do not add any of the new characters to the mix! Let the two gal pals try to reinvent themselves OR let them go all Grey Gardens in that fabulous place.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Re: Aiden’s blabberfest - Would your husband react that way? Would you?

Seems weird.

If my kid had a mental health crisis and was in an accident in which he could have died, in large part because I wasn’t there when he needed me, you bet I’d be hysterical with worry and guilt.

Mental health crisis, or impulsive actions by a petulant teenage boy?

I understand getting upset and feeling guilty.

I don’t understand calling Carrie in tears.

After further reflection, I think the most glaring issue is the fact that he can’t act. Getting this role was a gift. The guy cannot act.

Who else would he call? There has been no daylight between the two of them. It's natural he would seek comfort from the woman he loves.

But yeah, the acting was not good.

It’s one thing to call Carrie.

It’s quite another to blabber the way he did.

He’s just such a bad actor.

Maybe he was mostly upset about his truck?

Plus: what 14 year old boy needs his daddy that much? Anyone with teens knows the normal ones prefer hanging with friends.

Bad writing imho.

I agree they needed a plot shift, but this one was dumb…almost as dumb as the Stanford/monk bit.

Now that Carrie has a fabulous new place, she and Miranda will be roomies in search of a new beginning. Note to storyrunners: do not add any of the new characters to the mix! Let the two gal pals try to reinvent themselves OR let them go all Grey Gardens in that fabulous place.

Let me guess, you don’t have kids? A sensitive, spectrum-y kid clashing with his mom and struggling with his parents’ divorce absolutely needs his dad that much.

That’s not to say I think John Corbett is a strong actor. He has good chemistry with SJP but his bland folksy line delivery has always annoyed me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Re: Aiden’s blabberfest - Would your husband react that way? Would you?

Seems weird.

If my kid had a mental health crisis and was in an accident in which he could have died, in large part because I wasn’t there when he needed me, you bet I’d be hysterical with worry and guilt.

Mental health crisis, or impulsive actions by a petulant teenage boy?

I understand getting upset and feeling guilty.

I don’t understand calling Carrie in tears.

After further reflection, I think the most glaring issue is the fact that he can’t act. Getting this role was a gift. The guy cannot act.

Who else would he call? There has been no daylight between the two of them. It's natural he would seek comfort from the woman he loves.

But yeah, the acting was not good.

It’s one thing to call Carrie.

It’s quite another to blabber the way he did.

He’s just such a bad actor.

Maybe he was mostly upset about his truck?

Plus: what 14 year old boy needs his daddy that much? Anyone with teens knows the normal ones prefer hanging with friends.

Bad writing imho.

I agree they needed a plot shift, but this one was dumb…almost as dumb as the Stanford/monk bit.

Now that Carrie has a fabulous new place, she and Miranda will be roomies in search of a new beginning. Note to storyrunners: do not add any of the new characters to the mix! Let the two gal pals try to reinvent themselves OR let them go all Grey Gardens in that fabulous place.

Let me guess, you don’t have kids? A sensitive, spectrum-y kid clashing with his mom and struggling with his parents’ divorce absolutely needs his dad that much.

That’s not to say I think John Corbett is a strong actor. He has good chemistry with SJP but his bland folksy line delivery has always annoyed me.

I have a handful of kids (including several boys). Albeit none are spectrumy.

Is his kid on the spectrum?

[Anonymous]

Everyone has changed the dialogue to make it sound like LTW might have had a medical abortion. The line is:

“I just need a minute to wrap my head around this new reality. I will. I always do.”

She doesn’t say she’ll “handle it” or “take care of it.” Quite the opposite: earlier she admitted she had thought about it but decided not to.

I don’t get the need for this particular conspiracy theory. It’s clear there was no need for LTW to deceive her husband my faking a miscarriage. She even willingly goes to the hospital with him.

[Anonymous]

Jesus. I have a 13-year-old who still needs his “mommy” and “daddy” in addition to his friends. 14 is still really young.

I think it’s normal and wonder more about what bizarre family dynamic is happening in PP’s family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jesus. I have a 13-year-old who still needs his “mommy” and “daddy” in addition to his friends. 14 is still really young.

I think it’s normal and wonder more about what bizarre family dynamic is happening in PP’s family.

DCUM divorced parents are notorious for minimizing how traumatic and difficult divorce is on their children. They selfishly rationalize that because *they* are fine (and have lots of kid-free time to boot!), all is well. So of course divorced parents on this thread are like “what’s Aiden so upset about”? They can’t related, as they personally feel no guilt or concern, as long as they, themselves are happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jesus. I have a 13-year-old who still needs his “mommy” and “daddy” in addition to his friends. 14 is still really young.

I think it’s normal and wonder more about what bizarre family dynamic is happening in PP’s family.

?

From what I’ve gleaned from the show/this episode, the accident happened during the mom’s “week.”

So the 14 year old freaked out because his dad wasn’t around for not even a week?

That’s not normal.

Ftr, I’m not divorced, but DH and I do travel for work on occasion…and our kids don’t steal the keys and wrap cars around trees because they miss their mommy or daddy.

Aiden’s ex seems lovely. Why is their kid so unstable?

It just seems like a weird plot shift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone has changed the dialogue to make it sound like LTW might have had a medical abortion. The line is:

“I just need a minute to wrap my head around this new reality. I will. I always do.”

She doesn’t say she’ll “handle it” or “take care of it.” Quite the opposite: earlier she admitted she had thought about it but decided not to.

I don’t get the need for this particular conspiracy theory. It’s clear there was no need for LTW to deceive her husband my faking a miscarriage. She even willingly goes to the hospital with him.

I think the entirely of the discussion left it more ambiguous. He tells her she can handle it, You always do. He says he will "help." He never offers more than that, except permission to terminate if that's what she wants. The conversation ends with it all being on her. She lies back down with clearly a lot of thoughts. Her comment, "I always do," is said immediately in follow up to the need to wrap her around around her situation, but the repetitive phrasing of "I always do" sounds like she's connecting to his previous comment as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jesus. I have a 13-year-old who still needs his “mommy” and “daddy” in addition to his friends. 14 is still really young.

I think it’s normal and wonder more about what bizarre family dynamic is happening in PP’s family.

Seriously.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jesus. I have a 13-year-old who still needs his “mommy” and “daddy” in addition to his friends. 14 is still really young.

I think it’s normal and wonder more about what bizarre family dynamic is happening in PP’s family.

?

From what I’ve gleaned from the show/this episode, the accident happened during the mom’s “week.”

So the 14 year old freaked out because his dad wasn’t around for not even a week?

That’s not normal.

Ftr, I’m not divorced, but DH and I do travel for work on occasion…and our kids don’t steal the keys and wrap cars around trees because they miss their mommy or daddy.

Aiden’s ex seems lovely. Why is their kid so unstable?

It just seems like a weird plot shift.

Traveling for work is totally different thing than not living together all the time.

Well, for one thing, Aidan's relationship with Carrie means mom and dad aren't getting back together. That's a pretty big deal. He may be finally coming to terms with the divorce.

On his off weeks, the kid knows Dad is going to NYC to be with his new (old) love. He probably fears that his father will move to NYC to be with her, so he's worried about abandonment.

He's also a boy on the cusp of growing up, so this is a critical time to feel the need for dad's attention and guidance, so the timing makes the fear of abandonment more intense.

He's also at an age where he probably lived the worst of the conflict between his parents while being old enough to really see what was going on. That might make him more prone to anxiety. His older brothers may have happier family memories from earlier in childhood, and they're out of the house now, too, so it impact them less. Wyatt also experienced his parents divorce at around the same time the brothers moved out, so that also probably contributes to his loneliness and sense of abandonment.

I am mystified PP can appreciate any of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesus. I have a 13-year-old who still needs his “mommy” and “daddy” in addition to his friends. 14 is still really young.

I think it’s normal and wonder more about what bizarre family dynamic is happening in PP’s family.

DCUM divorced parents are notorious for minimizing how traumatic and difficult divorce is on their children. They selfishly rationalize that because *they* are fine (and have lots of kid-free time to boot!), all is well. So of course divorced parents on this thread are like “what’s Aiden so upset about”? They can’t related, as they personally feel no guilt or concern, as long as they, themselves are happy.

I’m the poster who thought Aiden’s blubbering was bizarre and poor acting.

FTR, I’m not divorced. And I do think parents on dcum grossly underestimate the impact of divorce on their kids.

But haven’t they been separated/divorced for a while?

And he was only away for less than a week (he got the call during his wife’s week while he was in nyc).

Sorry, but it is not normal for a 14 year old to wrap a car around a tree because they missed their dad who hadn’t even been away for a week.

Nobody is saying kids should be totz cool with an absentee parent, but this wasn’t really the case.

Plus: I’m more concerned with the blubbering and bad acting. The scene would have been better had a serious, not crying, Aiden called with an update. A slow, serious cadence would have underscored his concern along with his realization that his kid can’t handle this and thus he won’t be able to make this work.

Relatedly, I’m curious if any of you posters would have been upset with your kid for crashing a car at age 14? It almost sounds like you wouldn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesus. I have a 13-year-old who still needs his “mommy” and “daddy” in addition to his friends. 14 is still really young.

I think it’s normal and wonder more about what bizarre family dynamic is happening in PP’s family.

DCUM divorced parents are notorious for minimizing how traumatic and difficult divorce is on their children. They selfishly rationalize that because *they* are fine (and have lots of kid-free time to boot!), all is well. So of course divorced parents on this thread are like “what’s Aiden so upset about”? They can’t related, as they personally feel no guilt or concern, as long as they, themselves are happy.

I’m the poster who thought Aiden’s blubbering was bizarre and poor acting.

FTR, I’m not divorced. And I do think parents on dcum grossly underestimate the impact of divorce on their kids.

But haven’t they been separated/divorced for a while?

And he was only away for less than a week (he got the call during his wife’s week while he was in nyc).

Sorry, but it is not normal for a 14 year old to wrap a car around a tree because they missed their dad who hadn’t even been away for a week.

Nobody is saying kids should be totz cool with an absentee parent, but this wasn’t really the case.

Plus: I’m more concerned with the blubbering and bad acting. The scene would have been better had a serious, not crying, Aiden called with an update. A slow, serious cadence would have underscored his concern along with his realization that his kid can’t handle this and thus he won’t be able to make this work.

Relatedly, I’m curious if any of you posters would have been upset with your kid for crashing a car at age 14? It almost sounds like you wouldn’t.

What parent would not totally be freaked out by it??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesus. I have a 13-year-old who still needs his “mommy” and “daddy” in addition to his friends. 14 is still really young.

I think it’s normal and wonder more about what bizarre family dynamic is happening in PP’s family.

DCUM divorced parents are notorious for minimizing how traumatic and difficult divorce is on their children. They selfishly rationalize that because *they* are fine (and have lots of kid-free time to boot!), all is well. So of course divorced parents on this thread are like “what’s Aiden so upset about”? They can’t related, as they personally feel no guilt or concern, as long as they, themselves are happy.

I’m the poster who thought Aiden’s blubbering was bizarre and poor acting.

FTR, I’m not divorced. And I do think parents on dcum grossly underestimate the impact of divorce on their kids.

But haven’t they been separated/divorced for a while?

And he was only away for less than a week (he got the call during his wife’s week while he was in nyc).

Sorry, but it is not normal for a 14 year old to wrap a car around a tree because they missed their dad who hadn’t even been away for a week.

Nobody is saying kids should be totz cool with an absentee parent, but this wasn’t really the case.

Plus: I’m more concerned with the blubbering and bad acting. The scene would have been better had a serious, not crying, Aiden called with an update. A slow, serious cadence would have underscored his concern along with his realization that his kid can’t handle this and thus he won’t be able to make this work.

Relatedly, I’m curious if any of you posters would have been upset with your kid for crashing a car at age 14? It almost sounds like you wouldn’t.

Um, yes, I’d be upset, but “upset” is very layered. You can be mad at the kid one minute, relieved they are alive the next, resolved to be there for them the next second, then feel trapped by the responsibility the next moment. You can feel a thousand different things in a matter of moments. Another thing is, when you finally have the chance to call the person you love, all those floods of feelings that you’ve been managing and handling can come out.

I just think it’s funny that some of you are apparently well-trained actors, telling someone who has had a successful, long-running career in Hollywood how to act.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesus. I have a 13-year-old who still needs his “mommy” and “daddy” in addition to his friends. 14 is still really young.

I think it’s normal and wonder more about what bizarre family dynamic is happening in PP’s family.

DCUM divorced parents are notorious for minimizing how traumatic and difficult divorce is on their children. They selfishly rationalize that because *they* are fine (and have lots of kid-free time to boot!), all is well. So of course divorced parents on this thread are like “what’s Aiden so upset about”? They can’t related, as they personally feel no guilt or concern, as long as they, themselves are happy.

I’m the poster who thought Aiden’s blubbering was bizarre and poor acting.

FTR, I’m not divorced. And I do think parents on dcum grossly underestimate the impact of divorce on their kids.

But haven’t they been separated/divorced for a while?

And he was only away for less than a week (he got the call during his wife’s week while he was in nyc).

Sorry, but it is not normal for a 14 year old to wrap a car around a tree because they missed their dad who hadn’t even been away for a week.

Nobody is saying kids should be totz cool with an absentee parent, but this wasn’t really the case.

Plus: I’m more concerned with the blubbering and bad acting. The scene would have been better had a serious, not crying, Aiden called with an update. A slow, serious cadence would have underscored his concern along with his realization that his kid can’t handle this and thus he won’t be able to make this work.

Relatedly, I’m curious if any of you posters would have been upset with your kid for crashing a car at age 14? It almost sounds like you wouldn’t.

Um, yes, I’d be upset, but “upset” is very layered. You can be mad at the kid one minute, relieved they are alive the next, resolved to be there for them the next second, then feel trapped by the responsibility the next moment. You can feel a thousand different things in a matter of moments. Another thing is, when you finally have the chance to call the person you love, all those floods of feelings that you’ve been managing and handling can come out.

I just think it’s funny that some of you are apparently well-trained actors, telling someone who has had a successful, long-running career in Hollywood how to act.

I doubt most people believe he is a talented actor.

This role was a gift to him the first time around and he’s been lucky to milk it for so long.

Name another show or film he’s been in that demonstrates his acting talent…or any range.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesus. I have a 13-year-old who still needs his “mommy” and “daddy” in addition to his friends. 14 is still really young.

I think it’s normal and wonder more about what bizarre family dynamic is happening in PP’s family.

DCUM divorced parents are notorious for minimizing how traumatic and difficult divorce is on their children. They selfishly rationalize that because *they* are fine (and have lots of kid-free time to boot!), all is well. So of course divorced parents on this thread are like “what’s Aiden so upset about”? They can’t related, as they personally feel no guilt or concern, as long as they, themselves are happy.

I’m the poster who thought Aiden’s blubbering was bizarre and poor acting.

FTR, I’m not divorced. And I do think parents on dcum grossly underestimate the impact of divorce on their kids.

But haven’t they been separated/divorced for a while?

And he was only away for less than a week (he got the call during his wife’s week while he was in nyc).

Sorry, but it is not normal for a 14 year old to wrap a car around a tree because they missed their dad who hadn’t even been away for a week.

Nobody is saying kids should be totz cool with an absentee parent, but this wasn’t really the case.

Plus: I’m more concerned with the blubbering and bad acting. The scene would have been better had a serious, not crying, Aiden called with an update. A slow, serious cadence would have underscored his concern along with his realization that his kid can’t handle this and thus he won’t be able to make this work.

Relatedly, I’m curious if any of you posters would have been upset with your kid for crashing a car at age 14? It almost sounds like you wouldn’t.

Um, yes, I’d be upset, but “upset” is very layered. You can be mad at the kid one minute, relieved they are alive the next, resolved to be there for them the next second, then feel trapped by the responsibility the next moment. You can feel a thousand different things in a matter of moments. Another thing is, when you finally have the chance to call the person you love, all those floods of feelings that you’ve been managing and handling can come out.

I just think it’s funny that some of you are apparently well-trained actors, telling someone who has had a successful, long-running career in Hollywood how to act.

I doubt most people believe he is a talented actor.

This role was a gift to him the first time around and he’s been lucky to milk it for so long.

Name another show or film he’s been in that demonstrates his acting talent…or any range.

The fact that he has a long IMDB list in and of itself proves that he has talent. Do you know how statistically unlikely it is to be a steady working actor in Hollywood?