Kinda thought the story was somewhat twisted from what it really was. Think about it, a bag big enough to fit that much money inside would have been so heavy for a child that age to be able to lift.
The adults around Ian have basically failed him. They twisted the story however they liked and on top of that showed his face on TV when he wasn't even able to consent to it himself, his mother, by force, put his face up for everyone to see as well as his name.
I know she lost her husband and is super depressed about it. But, to use her child like that as a way to 'cope' is absolutely disgusting. The amount of psychological trauma Ian is going through is hard to see. Being branded as an 'angel' and everyone expecting him to always be kind to everyone, has honestly got to be tiring; mostly emotionally and mentally draining. A part of why his personality of being nice to everyone constantly is probably due to that kind of upbringing. I'm not saying he's not nice or anything but being that nice to that degree, makes him a people pleaser. I grew up pretty much the same way, but I am slowly starting to grow out of it now.
Being a people pleaser is generally not a bad thing (is what i think so anyways) but the guilt you feel when not doing what the other person wants eventhough you don't want to do it, is so strong that you do it anyways. That part is what eats at you mentally. The best example of Ian doing that just that, is in the recent chapter (ch61).
Kinda thought the story was somewhat twisted from what it really was. Think about it, a bag big enough to fit that much money inside would have been so heavy for a child that age to be able to lift.
The adults around Ian have basically failed him. They twisted the story however they liked and on top of that showed his face on TV when he wasn't even able to consent to it himself, his mother, by force, put his face up for everyone to see as well as his name.
I know she lost her husband and is super depressed about it. But, to use her child like that as a way to 'cope' is absolutely disgusting. The amount of psychological trauma Ian is going through is hard to see. Being branded as an 'angel' and everyone expecting him to always be kind to everyone, has honestly got to be tiring; mostly emotionally and mentally draining. A part of why his personality of being nice to everyone constantly is probably due to that kind of upbringing. I'm not saying he's not nice or anything but being that nice to that degree, makes him a people pleaser. I grew up pretty much the same way, but I am slowly starting to grow out of it now.
Being a people pleaser is generally not a bad thing (is what i think so anyways) but the guilt you feel when not doing what the other person wants eventhough you don't want to do it, is so strong that you do it anyways. That part is what eats at you mentally. The best example of Ian doing that just that, is in the recent chapter (ch61).