Oh, yeah. I would love to hear more on your unformed theories. I have a few of my own - for one, that the assault was not just a beating.
I've wondered that as well. The most benign thought I've had about the whole situation is that Ben Sr. knew an attack was imminent, and instead of warning his family he got out of dodge and left them alone. Now, he may have done it with some vague idea of drawing attention away from them, etc etc, at least that could be how he justified it to himself later, but I'm wondering if he knew they were in danger and did nothing to protect them/let them protect themselves.
I think Ben Sr. had another family, that he walked out on Ben & Ben's mom and sort of set up shop w/ someone else. That would explain another piece of Ben's daddy issues.
And, as I said above, I kind of think there might have been more abuse @ home than Ben suggested. His whole 'its worse than that' schtick doesn't really play if the *only* thing his dad did was pick the wrong night to be away from the house. I think he would have admitted to domestic violence during his conversation w/ Cooper, but he might not admitted to more psychological abuse like the stuff we saw w/ the kid mowing the lawn.
Hmmm. You know, even if his dad *wasn't* exactly abusive, his response after the attack could inform Ben's anger now. Especially if the attack on Ben & his mom was more than 'just' a beating, and Ben Sr. failed to acknowledge that or only acknowledged it in some really fucked up way(s).
I've wondered that as well. The most benign thought I've had about the whole situation is that Ben Sr. knew an attack was imminent, and instead of warning his family he got out of dodge and left them alone. Now, he may have done it with some vague idea of drawing attention away from them, etc etc, at least that could be how he justified it to himself later, but I'm wondering if he knew they were in danger and did nothing to protect them/let them protect themselves.
I think Ben Sr. had another family, that he walked out on Ben & Ben's mom and sort of set up shop w/ someone else. That would explain another piece of Ben's daddy issues.
And, as I said above, I kind of think there might have been more abuse @ home than Ben suggested. His whole 'its worse than that' schtick doesn't really play if the *only* thing his dad did was pick the wrong night to be away from the house. I think he would have admitted to domestic violence during his conversation w/ Cooper, but he might not admitted to more psychological abuse like the stuff we saw w/ the kid mowing the lawn.
Hmmm. You know, even if his dad *wasn't* exactly abusive, his response after the attack could inform Ben's anger now. Especially if the attack on Ben & his mom was more than 'just' a beating, and Ben Sr. failed to acknowledge that or only acknowledged it in some really fucked up way(s).
As I said, my ideas are all vague. *shrug*
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