I've just had a quick trawl through that underbelly of the internet that calls itself Twitter and my word, there's a lot of hatred out there for Simon Barlow. As we have seen, last night on Coronation Street Leanne raised her hand to strike Simon as she was at her wits end and didn't know how to cope. Simon doesn't deserve to be hit, that's for sure and I'm aghast at the comments online that say he does.
Simon is a hurt little boy, trying his best (and failing) to cope with a life that has been foisted on him. Leanne's a rubbish mum, and she knows it. Peter's a rubbish dad, and we know that too. Then, Leanne sent Simon to live with Ken, but Simon turned his anger towards Amy.
As well as being passed from pillar to post between Leanne and Peter, Simon's still trying to cope with the loss of grandma Deirdre and of the men in his life who have tried to be father figures - Kal, Nick. And of course, he'll still be missing his real mum Lucy the florist who died. This was when a reluctant Peter had to take on the role of dad to Simon, a role that Peter fought against for months and only settled into with the help of Ken, Deirdre and Blanche. Simon was so timid when he first came to live with the Barlows that Blanche called him 'Shymon'.
Simon has been bullied in the past and ended up drunk after he took one of Peter's bottles. Simon has ISSUES for heaven's sake.
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4 comments:
As I've said many times before:
They BOTH need counselling.
I believe that kids that are enrolled in sport or other extra-curricular activities cope better with their emotions. How about the air cadets or some community service at the community centre. They could do with a permanent role as a psychotherapist...just sayin'.
I too have been shocked by the people who seem to think he just needs a good smack. Oh yes, that would really be effective with a hurt, confused, angry kid who has plenty to be angry about. He doesn't know what to do with his feelings so he lashes out at the one closest to him. He needs considerable help to sort through everything and learn to deal with his feelings - not a smack!
Have been saying for years Simon needs counselling.
Yes, kib, getting involved in sports or other activities really does help with kids, keeps them focussed and uses up extra energy.
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