I imagine that airing it out on TV is somewhat cathartic for him; perhaps also a way in which to get closure on the topic.

I also feel like he wants to inflict some of the pain he felt back on his parents, and embarrassing them on TV is the only way to make them take notice. I doubt it's going to do much to heal their relationship, but reading the post, I doubt either party is interested in a reconciliation.

I recommend reading about his Star Trek experience. Because in 'Still just a geek' he describes how unseen by the writers he felt. While his fellow cast was great to him the writers didn't seem to understand the innards of a teenager between adults much and so he actually did not get closure from "airing it out".

The book is quite interesting and I enjoyed him reading it very much. Even if it was quite heavy in parts.

He also revisits his own not do nice things about his past, his insensitivity and other aspects. Quite open and interesting.

In that context, I’d love a spin off with his character as it was depicted now (being careful not to give too many spoilers). The topic could be brought up the same way Patrick Steward’s own childhood experiences informed the plot. Wesley’s relationship with his mom is very different of course, but, if he wants to share some of it, I’d be happy to be the audience.

I can imagine he's telling the entertainment world to do a better job checking in on kids.

And telling those kids that they're not alone.

Airing it in public isn't going to work for him. I had similar kinds of problems. Nothing I said or did worked so I just stopped talking about it. My mom would call me and I would politely talk to her about the weather and things like that, but nothing else. Now she's gone. We never could work out our issues. Most normal people accept that there are limits to what we can accomplish in our lives. Rich powerful people don't accept that truth, and keep trying to get what they want. But you can't always get what you want. So that's gonna be a hard lesson for Wil I think.

>Airing it in public isn't going to work for him.

I think it depends on what his goal is. To me, it seems like he just wants his truth to be known.

> Rich powerful people don't accept that truth, and keep trying to get what they want. But you can't always get what you want. So that's gonna be a hard lesson for Wil I think.

In the very first paragraph of the article, Wil explained how he predicted, correctly, what the reaction would be from his parents. He's not in denial, not even close.

> Rich powerful people don't accept that truth, and keep trying to get what they want. But you can't always get what you want.

Some people can’t stop trying, it’s involuntary. That 80’s tough love slogan “never, never give up” actually does work, and wealth follows but, made or born, people with that level of obsession are deeply flawed.

Did you intend to reply to me or to Lendal? Because you quoted Lendal and didn't address my point.

Also, Wil said "I made the choice to live the rest of my life without her and my dad and my brother in it."

lendal my bad

Do you play jazz? I'm an engineer and I play the piano for fun. Just wondering if you have some "liberal arts" in you still :)

No but enjoy a bit of Miles from time to time :) I love the piano