I think what struck me the most was that Brace's parents still haven't really come to terms with what they did to them. It's insidious how they infect the entire familial dynamic.

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Brace's parents still haven't really come to terms with what they did to them

Sadly typical of these cases.

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[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 27 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Classic. This whole thing smelled to me like the same kind of relationship that Tom Hanks has with Chet.

To elaborate, there's an interview I saw of both Nick and Rob Reiner for the film they made together, and it was very clear that not only did the kid live in the giant shadow of his Hollywood star father, but as a kid felt small for his dad not being around much or doing a good job, and as an adult still felt small because every single adult he'd meet would instantly associate him with his famous film director and actor father. Engulfed in the shadows is what happens to a lot of these kids of famous artists.

[–] Self_Sealing_Stem_Bolt@hexbear.net 22 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Yeah, there was a picture from a month ago or so of the family and Nick looked haunted. Just clearly traumatized. Idk what went on behind closed doors but I know enough to look at the parents when a kid turns out so traumatized.

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[–] OttoboyEmpire@hexbear.net 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

fellas, is doing patois as a turnt up white boy the same as committing a double matricide/patricide?

[–] mrfugu@hexbear.net 24 points 4 months ago

no, but it’s certainly the happier ending

[–] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

Yes.

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Joe vs Elan School...

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 21 points 4 months ago

My thoughts exactly, it's no wonder he kid killed him.

[–] XxFemboy_Stalin_420_69xX@hexbear.net 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

if you send your kid to a child abuse camp you deserve to get stabbed tbh. at the very least you can't be surprised when the chickens come home to roost

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[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 15 points 4 months ago

There it is

[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The troubled teen industry gets parents to send their kids there through a web of scare tactics and lies to obscure what they really are from parents. Also, at this point in his life, Nick had been to rehab at least once (he ended up going a total of 17 times in his life), and his parents probably felt like they were out of options, which is where the predatory company preyed on stressed parents and struggling kids to feed their million dollar child abuse machines. They don't turn anyone who goes through them into better people, but at the end of the day, Nick is still here and his parents aren't. Nick Reiner is not the principal victim of the Nick Reiner story.

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

CW for brief discussion of suicide.

I think it's undeniable that the troubled teen industry will sometimes produce violent outcomes. What they do to children is unbelievable, it just ends in suicide more often than homicide.

Nick Reiner is not the principal victim of the Nick Reiner story.

I personally don't think we need to rank victims here. We don't know anything about what happened and why. All we know is that he was a troubled person growing up and that he was sent to a child abuse camp by his parents - though they almost certainly didn't know that's what it was. That's not enough information to really even be sure what happened, let alone why.

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