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My parents pushed me hard, but sent me to a liberal arts school, and I’m hardwired for engineering. Hilarity ensued. The grinding of gears was a memory I would

My parents pushed me hard, but sent me to a liberal arts school, and I’m hardwired for engineering. Hilarity ensued. The grinding of gears was a memory I would pay to erase. Deeply resent spending hours every day learning languages for countries I had no interest in visiting and how glaciers formed. What a waste of my finite precious time. If only I could go back I’d run out the gate and get on a train never to be seen again. I feel his resentment, but not sure if airing that on TV is rational, although it’s his right.

osrec 4y ago
I imagine that airing it out on TV is somewhat cathartic for him; perhaps also a way in which to get closure on the topic. I also feel like he wants to inflict some of the pain he felt back on his parents, and embarrassing them on TV is the only way to make them take notice. I doubt it's going to do much to heal their relationship, but reading the post, I doubt either party is interested in a reconciliation.
- sdoering 4y ago
  I recommend reading about his Star Trek experience. Because in 'Still just a geek' he describes how unseen by the writers he felt. While his fellow cast was great to him the writers didn't seem to understand the innards of a teenager between adults much and so he actually did not get closure from "airing it out". The book is quite interesting and I enjoyed him reading it very much. Even if it was quite heavy in parts. He also revisits his own not do nice things about his past, his insensitivity and other aspects. Quite open and interesting.
  - rbanffy 4y ago
    In that context, I’d love a spin off with his character as it was depicted now (being careful not to give too many spoilers). The topic could be brought up the same way Patrick Steward’s own childhood experiences informed the plot. Wesley’s relationship with his mom is very different of course, but, if he wants to share some of it, I’d be happy to be the audience.
Lendal 4y ago
Airing it in public isn't going to work for him. I had similar kinds of problems. Nothing I said or did worked so I just stopped talking about it. My mom would call me and I would politely talk to her about the weather and things like that, but nothing else. Now she's gone. We never could work out our issues. Most normal people accept that there are limits to what we can accomplish in our lives. Rich powerful people don't accept that truth, and keep trying to get what they want. But you can't always get what you want. So that's gonna be a hard lesson for Wil I think.
- nisegami 4y ago
  >Airing it in public isn't going to work for him. I think it depends on what his goal is. To me, it seems like he just wants his truth to be known.
- lapcat 4y ago
  > Rich powerful people don't accept that truth, and keep trying to get what they want. But you can't always get what you want. So that's gonna be a hard lesson for Wil I think. In the very first paragraph of the article, Wil explained how he predicted, correctly, what the reaction would be from his parents. He's not in denial, not even close.
  - jazzythom 4y ago
    > Rich powerful people don't accept that truth, and keep trying to get what they want. But you can't always get what you want. Some people can’t stop trying, it’s involuntary. That 80’s tough love slogan “never, never give up” actually does work, and wealth follows but, made or born, people with that level of obsession are deeply flawed.
    - lapcat 4y ago
      Did you intend to reply to me or to Lendal? Because you quoted Lendal and didn't address my point. Also, Wil said "I made the choice to live the rest of my life without her and my dad and my brother in it."
VikingCoder 4y ago
I can imagine he's telling the entertainment world to do a better job checking in on kids. And telling those kids that they're not alone.
kzrdude 4y ago
Do you play jazz? I'm an engineer and I play the piano for fun. Just wondering if you have some "liberal arts" in you still :)
- jazzythom 4y ago
  No but enjoy a bit of Miles from time to time :) I love the piano

osrec 4y ago

I imagine that airing it out on TV is somewhat cathartic for him; perhaps also a way in which to get closure on the topic. I also feel like he wants to inflict some of the pain he felt back on his parents, and embarrassing them on TV is the only way to make them take notice. I doubt it's going to do much to heal their relationship, but reading the post, I doubt either party is interested in a reconciliation.

sdoering 4y ago
I recommend reading about his Star Trek experience. Because in 'Still just a geek' he describes how unseen by the writers he felt. While his fellow cast was great to him the writers didn't seem to understand the innards of a teenager between adults much and so he actually did not get closure from "airing it out". The book is quite interesting and I enjoyed him reading it very much. Even if it was quite heavy in parts. He also revisits his own not do nice things about his past, his insensitivity and other aspects. Quite open and interesting.
- rbanffy 4y ago
  In that context, I’d love a spin off with his character as it was depicted now (being careful not to give too many spoilers). The topic could be brought up the same way Patrick Steward’s own childhood experiences informed the plot. Wesley’s relationship with his mom is very different of course, but, if he wants to share some of it, I’d be happy to be the audience.

Lendal 4y ago

Airing it in public isn't going to work for him. I had similar kinds of problems. Nothing I said or did worked so I just stopped talking about it. My mom would call me and I would politely talk to her about the weather and things like that, but nothing else. Now she's gone. We never could work out our issues. Most normal people accept that there are limits to what we can accomplish in our lives. Rich powerful people don't accept that truth, and keep trying to get what they want. But you can't always get what you want. So that's gonna be a hard lesson for Wil I think.

nisegami 4y ago
>Airing it in public isn't going to work for him. I think it depends on what his goal is. To me, it seems like he just wants his truth to be known.
lapcat 4y ago
> Rich powerful people don't accept that truth, and keep trying to get what they want. But you can't always get what you want. So that's gonna be a hard lesson for Wil I think. In the very first paragraph of the article, Wil explained how he predicted, correctly, what the reaction would be from his parents. He's not in denial, not even close.
- jazzythom 4y ago
  > Rich powerful people don't accept that truth, and keep trying to get what they want. But you can't always get what you want. Some people can’t stop trying, it’s involuntary. That 80’s tough love slogan “never, never give up” actually does work, and wealth follows but, made or born, people with that level of obsession are deeply flawed.
  - lapcat 4y ago
    Did you intend to reply to me or to Lendal? Because you quoted Lendal and didn't address my point. Also, Wil said "I made the choice to live the rest of my life without her and my dad and my brother in it."

VikingCoder 4y ago

I can imagine he's telling the entertainment world to do a better job checking in on kids. And telling those kids that they're not alone.

kzrdude 4y ago

Do you play jazz? I'm an engineer and I play the piano for fun. Just wondering if you have some "liberal arts" in you still :)

jazzythom 4y ago
No but enjoy a bit of Miles from time to time :) I love the piano