Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - V

[Son of Cain]

They are obviously showing how child abuse can have long term effects lasting to much later in life but Tim is quite proud to have had his first sexual experience at 14 with an "older" woman and so far has never shown any indication that he was traumatised but then we would not have seen this being portrayed, I guess. Maybe that is yet to come. Also, abuse victims are not always aware that they were abused. Maybe they are trying to show that abusers can face charges much later in life to encourage victims that do suffer from mental health issues from abuse that happened many years ago..

If they are trying to show a long term affect with Tim I think they are failing. Unless Tim is lying about not feeling abused, then I think he was better off in his blissfully Ignorance. If Sally does convince him he has been abused, I do not think he will be better off for it.
When I was at school many years ago and about the same age as Tim was. Andy a boy who lived next door and was a few months younger than me, was having sex with girl who lived down our road. I think she was twenty, so a bit younger than Trisha. Andy was big for his age and more mature than most boys of that age, certainly more mature than me. I do not know the details of what happened, I only know of this because I was with him when he was discussing it with another lad who was also was also having sex with her. As far as I know he never felt abused, and like Tim was proud of it. In the time I knew him I never saw any evidence that he suffered ill effects in later life. If the truth be known, I think this type of situation was more common than one would think.

[Perdita]

If they are trying to show a long term affect with Tim I think they are failing. Unless Tim is lying about not feeling abused, then I think he was better off in his blissfully Ignorance. If Sally does convince him he has been abused, I do not think he will be better off for it.
When I was at school many years ago and about the same age as Tim was. Andy a boy who lived next door and was a few months younger than me, was having sex with girl who lived down our road. I think she was twenty, so a bit younger than Trisha. Andy was big for his age and more mature than most boys of that age, certainly more mature than me. I do not know the details of what happened, I only know of this because I was with him when he was discussing it with another lad who was also was also having sex with her. As far as I know he never felt abused, and like Tim was proud of it. In the time I knew him I never saw any evidence that he suffered ill effects in later life. If the truth be known, I think this type of situation was more common than one would think.

I agree, it would have happened in the early to mid 80s- but we are just at the start of a storyline so all kind of things will happen that will make it clearer to us

[parkerman]

And another thing I find irritating about not just Corrie but all soaps, is that events, such as the Mr & Mrs event at the Rovers tonight, are hardly ever advertised in advance. The flyers are given out and posters put up on the day and people are expected to be able to attend without proper notice. I think if we did that at my theatre we'd go out of business pretty quickly!

[Son of Cain]

Just when I thought Todd had seen sense....... Hope he will be having the safe sex conversation now.

[Son of Cain]

Not being a user of social media I do not understand if Betsy says only her friends can see her posts, how could the bad people or Costello see them?

[Perdita]

[QUOTE=Son of Cain;1042394]Not being a user of social media I do not understand if Betsy says only her friends can see her posts, how could the bad people or Costello see them?[/QUOT
The other friends of Betsy's friends can see the post

[Son of Cain]

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Not being a user of social media I do not understand if Betsy says only her friends can see her posts, how could the bad people or Costello see them?[/QUOT
The other friends of Betsy's friends can see the post

You mean Betsy"s friends can repost it to their friends, then what is the point of Betsy restricting it to her friends, if they can post it on. I doubt any of them would send it to Costello or the bad people. Incidentally I did not think much of Betsy's designs.

[Perdita]

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You mean Betsy"s friends can repost it to their friends, then what is the point of Betsy restricting it to her friends, if they can post it on. I doubt any of them would send it to Costello or the bad people. Incidentally I did not think much of Betsy's designs.

Yes, they could. I also did not like Betsy's designs

[parkerman]

[QUOTE=Son of Cain;1042402]

You mean Betsy"s friends can repost it to their friends, then what is the point of Betsy restricting it to her friends, if they can post it on. I doubt any of them would send it to Costello or the bad people. Incidentally I did not think much of Betsy's designs.

Once it's out there, it's out there! Betsy might not have any friends who Costello knows, but there are friends of friends and then friends of those friends. It just goes on and on.

[mysangry]

I come here to avoid social media. Social media and the likes are not safe, far too many things to think about, I can cope with WhatsApp but even that has it drawbacks as Abbie Found out!!