Brooklyn Beckham

Strange isn't it the differing reactions to upbringings? My father was a drunken, violent, abusive man who left his children with many emotional scars. I'm not sure why but none of us became estranged from him. In fact we looked after him in later life. Brooklyn obviously has his reasons. We all react differently I suppose.

Allalongagatha

This is a theme that is often repeated in families. Children grow up believing that their life is normal. Then they meet someone who questions the normality and the child sees a different way of doing things.

When they reach out and start making new rules for themselves, the parent often reacts with hostility. Blaming the partner for taking away their child.

When I first dated my husband, whenever we were on the journey home I would wait for the criticism. It never came and for the first time in my life I felt safe. Safe to be myself and safe to say what I felt. I was my mother’s whipping boy for 70 years. I wish I had Brooklyn’s courage to speak out.

In this instance, though I do agree, neither Brooklyn nor his wife’s lives would be considered “normal”

BlueBelle

I thought BB meant Bluebelle for a minute there and was thinking I m never seen anything on instagram 🤣🤣🤣
I think there’s a lot of projection going on and none of us have any idea whether it’s wives or just him had enough
Victoria certainly seems to keep David on a short lead if we are talking of wives

I have to disagree, David has done plenty of things in the past nowhere near Victoria (& I don’t mean the alkedged affairs)

I feel Brooklyn was pretty daft to release this statement, having read it all, parts are pretty weird and others very damning.

I’d like to see the “dance” and I really do hope D&V say nothing

This is a theme that is often repeated in families. Children grow up believing that their life is normal. Then they meet someone who questions the normality and the child sees a different way of doing things.

When they reach out and start making new rules for themselves, the parent often reacts with hostility. Blaming the partner for taking away their child.

When I first dated my husband, whenever we were on the journey home I would wait for the criticism. It never came and for the first time in my life I felt safe. Safe to be myself and safe to say what I felt. I was my mother’s whipping boy for 70 years. I wish I had Brooklyn’s courage to speak out.

Whenever I go on Gransnet I have to "flip" the messages as they come up with the original post at the bottom! What is going on? It's easy to flip on my laptop, but on my iphone I have to scroll right the way down to the bottom. Weird!

Oooh sorry, this thread was posted BEFORE Brooklyns online statement, no longer lighthearted or in any way funny, pretty awful!!

maintain not retain.

Let's hope the Beckhams Snr take a leaf out of King Charles' book and retain a dignified silence. It would say far more than having a public slanging match. They could make it clear that their door is open if Brooklyn ever needs a refuge unless he has hurt them too much, of course.

BlueBelle,where do you get the idea VB keeps David on a short leash?
His infidelity was the talk of the town when their children were younger. My impression is they focussed on their family and brand so their relationship survived and maybe thrived

A poster upthread said they suspected VB has mh/eating disorder issues. She’s spoken about developing an eating disorder when in the spotlight as a yiung woman. She wasn’t skinny and her weight became a press obsession and consequently an obsession for her.

No doubt Brooklyn can make all manner of allegations in the book he’s writing, no doubt with help from the ghost writer who helped write his insta

'There are none so blind as those who will not see' Allira.

Smileless2012

It's worth repeating yourself about the common denominator Allira, I do it all the time .

It is so glaringly obvious!

TerriBull

"But I can't do much the plumber's here" Simultaneously lame and wonderful

I daren't even whisper the matter under my breath otherwise I'm met with this response from my o/h "Don't mention the Beckhams they aren't news and as you know I dont give a (expletive).

Terribull 😁

It's worth repeating yourself about the common denominator Allira, I do it all the time .

BlueBelle

Are we not all feeding him ???

I'll go and do some puzzles instead!

Actually, I feel sorry for the Beckhams Snr.

"But I can't do much the plumber's here" Simultaneously lame and wonderful

I daren't even whisper the matter under my breath otherwise I'm met with this response from my o/h "Don't mention the Beckhams they aren't news and as you know I dont give a (expletive).

I thought BB meant Bluebelle for a minute there and was thinking I m never seen anything on instagram 🤣🤣🤣
I think there’s a lot of projection going on and none of us have any idea whether it’s wives or just him had enough
Victoria certainly seems to keep David on a short lead if we are talking of wives

Smileless2012

It has nothing to do with schadenfreude for us and I'm sure any parents who have also been estranged because we know how heart breaking it is but unlike D & V and others, at least our estrangements aren't being played out on the world stage.

When these entitled AC go public, it encourages discussion about the growing phenomena of estrangement and helps to dispel the myth that only abusive parents become estranged, as well as showing how outside influences especially a husband/wife/partner can quite literally tear a family apart.

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When these entitled AC go public, it encourages discussion about the growing phenomena of estrangement and helps to dispel the myth that only abusive parents become estranged, as well as showing how outside influences especially a husband/wife/partner can quite literally tear a family apart.

Excellent points Smileless

It is good to talk about the elephants in the room sometimes and must help to know that others have similar problems.

At risk of repeating myself, I do think there often seems to be a common denominator when there seems to be no other obvious reasons for estrangement.

Allira

BlueBelle

Are we not all feeding him ???

Yes.

But I can't do much while the plumber's here.

I'm killing 10 minutes before pilates.
I don't like getting there first, it looks too keen! 🙈

Daddima

MartavTaurus

BlueBelle

Are we not all feeding him ???

Probably.
But then the media is feeding us. They're the ones who are obsessed!

The media only feed what there is an appetite for, and reading about the misfortunes of the rich and famous will always be popular. It’s called Schadenfreude.

Yes, I agree.
But in this case, seeing as BB's messages were on Instagram, would half of us on this thread have even known? I certainly don't search out all these social sites, so I haven't a clue otherwise.

It has nothing to do with schadenfreude for us and I'm sure any parents who have also been estranged because we know how heart breaking it is but unlike D & V and others, at least our estrangements aren't being played out on the world stage.

When these entitled AC go public, it encourages discussion about the growing phenomena of estrangement and helps to dispel the myth that only abusive parents become estranged, as well as showing how outside influences especially a husband/wife/partner can quite literally tear a family apart.

BlueBelle

Are we not all feeding him ???

Yes.

But I can't do much while the plumber's here.

MartavTaurus

BlueBelle

Are we not all feeding him ???

Probably.
But then the media is feeding us. They're the ones who are obsessed!

The media only feed what there is an appetite for, and reading about the misfortunes of the rich and famous will always be popular. It’s called Schadenfreude.

I might be wrong (who knows what go on behind closed doors in family issues) but it does seem to me that this young man, along with Prince Harry and Adam Peaty are all worked from behind by very controlling wives.
A very dear nephew of mine married a controlling women who pushed him away from his family so much so that he was even prevented from visiting his own mum when she was seriously ill and subsequently died without him seeing her. When I tried to encourage him to visit her, the wife turned him against me and we now haven’t spoken for many years even though we were once very close.
These family rifts are heartbreaking.

BlueBelle

Are we not all feeding him ???

Probably.
But then the media is feeding us. They're the ones who are obsessed!