Good morning. Those who've been here for a while will know I've never been a fan of young Trotter. He has annoyed me no end, I have found it so irritating to watch him lie to himself and others, making excuses for himself, and putting out his begging bowl with great entitlement. I did not enjoy seeing him waste his chance in life one little bit and it also annoyed me that people paid for him to be a bum. So, you've never heard me say anything nice about the "boy" (another irritating thing, and adult man making excuses like a child, no responsibility for own actions). But, today is the day. I did watch his new vlog. He took some responsibility in a way, for the first time ever. Well, at least he owned up to his failings, and accepted that something wrong with him (ADHD) was at fault, not everyone else (including us haters here). I think he might be right. There may be other mental issues to address also,but ADHD seems very plausible and ties in with his behavioural patterns. Like other people here, I think he needs therapy too. When he looks back, he might find that all too depressing. He needs to resolve issues and move forwards. I hope he manages! I wish him well. And I feel people finally got a kind of "mea culpa" from him, he did thank those who'd stood by him when he's been a dick. Trotter boy has a clean slate with me now, I like the honesty and that he is finally doing something in the right direction. This I will follow with curiosity, and good luck to him.
I am agreeing with
@Heathcliffe here and like you, Teabag (and his family) have been my least liked inhabitants of Chateauland.
I do feel that it's likely that he has ADHD and this has surely been evident throughout his life. As
@Madame No No suggested, it was very unlikely that concerns weren't raised about this from his school (We were very aware of ADHD and the use of Ritalin and other medications used to treat effects of ADHD back then.). I suspect that even when concerns were raised, Ma came up with excuses for her Golden Child's behaviour - she's still doing it. We've heard them all from parents in similar situations - he's bored, personality clashes, you don't understand him and so on.). It sounds as though his school recognised the problem and offered him the chance to stay on to Sixth form and he blew that too. I bet he was an absolute nightmare in school and his mother would be on the warpath blaming everyone else for her son's actions. Now she just has to delete and block anyone who comments! The world of work opened up new opportunities for him to slip further into the mire, leading him to be sacked from every job. He's lurched from one crisis to another, running home to hide behind his mother. (I think Mick dispaired of him years ago and Michael has undoubtedly been a cause of friction for the family.). I would hazard a guess that Billy and Sadie have grown up seeing Michael excused for his actions and there must be some lingering resentment, even though we have seen them try to follow the party line and defend him. Enough is enough though.
I thought he seemed calmer in his latest vlog. As someone said, he spoke slower, with more focus. There was less eye darting and fidgeting. This may well be the effect of the methylphenidate (Ritalin.) Ritalin is an amphetamine (CNS) which affects neurones. If taken by someone who does not have ADHD, it can cause highs etc, which is why many addicts try to get hold of it. It will soon become apparent if this is the case.
Addicts will also try to get hold of opiates but that doesn't stop morphine being prescribed if needed. Perhaps the substance abuse we have long suspected was an attempt to quieten his brain.
It sounds as though he has been prescribed Ritalin by his doctor and I hope that he will be monitored. I presume there will be a psychological referral at some point. I don't know the process in France. Here, when children are referred for an ADHD diagnosis, they would have a SCAP profile and a Conners Questionnaire completed by the school.
Ritalin (and the CNS meds) can work extremely well for many children with ADHD/ADD however it is not suitable for all. I know of a number of children who suffered excessive weight loss for instance, as it can also be an appetite suppressant and had to stop taking it.
I don't like Teabag and I don't believe there is any excuse for his scrounging and sense of entitlement. I don't believe that it in anyway excuses his obsession with Spode - that was greed. Giving up whatever he was smoking can only be a good thing - however I don't believe that this would give the miraculous improvement to his skin he is claiming - he's been playing with filters! You don't cancel years of skin damage caused by smoking in just a few weeks. (I've never smoked which explains the youthful countenance in my avatar! )
I hope he can clean his act up and make a new start - I'm not holding my breath - but this could be a new start for him. He has had many opportunities handed to him, let's hope that he can make good use of this one. I believe that he should step right away from You Tube at this point and focus on sorting himself out, working on his cottage and doing a full day's work with Billy. Then we can really see if it has an impact.
The idiot was waffling on about the vermin monkeys! When will he learn to keep his mouth shut instead of displaying his ignorance to all and sundry?
It would drive me crazy to dine with him.