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> It's a little sad that Mr. Wheaton felt the need to air his family grievances so publicly. If they were real and he was exploited, why is it unfair to discuss it? Conversation helps - this is how we make progress.
It can burn bridges but up to him.
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What’re you referencing? I have not heard of any such thing.
Granted, there is a sort of gender trend/craze going on right now, but I think it's important to be compassionate to people who do suffer from gender dysphoria.
I don't know but pressured is not technically equal to forced. Not saying what she did is okay, but it's not "forcing"
How do you call this?
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At the same time, I understand it. There are some things simply out of reach, music you literally cannot play because those wires weren't built when you were younger.
FIFY: music you literally cannot play because you don't have as much time to practice compared to you were younger. The wires you speak of come from time, practice, effort and habit - i.e the original meaning of the term kung fu.
I’ve made life choices that now result in having uninterrupted blocks of time for learning to play an instrument in my thirties. I’m surprised at how quickly some things become completely effortless when you have time to practice every day.
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i disagree that he would not be as well known now if it wasn't for his parents. are you trying to suggest that he should be thankful for that?
most child actors disappear into obscurity when they grow up. will managed to find his way, and that's entirely his own achivement.
of course without his parents he might not have chosen to be an actor at all, but he might have been happier and healthier. who cares how many people read his blog. that's not what defines his life.
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It's a tough one. If you discover a passion for something as an adult, you'll often wish your parents had pushed you into it as a kid. I feel this way about music, zero education as a kid, started late as an adult, but feel I'll never catch up. Though there's no way of knowing whether I'd have felt the same as a kid, or pushed back against it at the time.
You don't have to catch up. It doesn't matter how good you are, only if you are enjoying it.
Kids learn fast and are less afraid to fail, so they can start new things more easily.
I don't know but pressured is not technically equal to forced. Not saying what she did is okay, but it's not "forcing"
A very painful read, I hope Wil is better in his head and in his soul right now. I would personally ban all child acting going forward, as in, all of it: feature films, TV series, commercials etc. The potentials for abuse are just too big.
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And Stranger Things isn't good, it's just a mashup of 80s films that are at least twice as old as the actors, no original ideas at all. The problem is more celebrity rather than the filming process. Make it illegal to report any "news", ie gossip, about anyone under 18 for a start.
Just to push that thought a bit further, it's fine if you don't like stranger things but a mashup of 80s ideas is "original" for more than half the US population (median age is 38 y/o). I'm in my twenties, my parents watched movies in the 80s, and even then they were young. Discounting a TV show because it rips off ideas from things that are 40 years old seems like a harsh stance to take.
But parents almost always overstep their bounds to do what they think is best for their child. We've all heard of Tiger Moms, and parents basically forcing their kids into being a doctor for their own good.
When it fails, it fails spectacularly, but it often doesn't fail. Is it wrong that a child was forced into something that gave them a great life?
It just feels weird hearing a millionaire, rather successful, badmouth his parents and throw a pity party because they made him do something he was good at as a child. The vast majority of people would likely trade their position for his, childhood be damned.
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You forgive them not for them, but for yourself.
If that helps you, sure, go for it, but for many people forgiving their abusers gives no closure and only enables them further. Sometimes people hurt you and they don't get to receive forgiveness, ever.