Cory Haim RIP

RIP Corey Haim

RIP Corey Haim

Just saw on the news this morning... apparent overdose.
 
DAMN... not a big shocker... but still.

Hey if anybody needs a recipe for how to throw a potential life-long movie career in the bin... there you have it. There are other dudes on the same program...
 
It's easy to judge and think how we might do things differently. But jeez, that is a horrible way to grow up (or rather, not grow up) in many ways. I wouldn't wish that 'success' on anyone. I would put even money that I would have wound up the same way.

They can't all turn out like Drew Barrymore.
 
Life is a precious gift. Some people can't shed the daily demons. Others realize
the fragility of it. Condolences to his family, friends and fans.

Maybe his passing will open the eyes of others with the same problems.

Peace.
 
Barry_Green said:
Interesting comparison, because Drew was definitely on the wrong path -- alcoholic by age 12. Whatever she did to turn herself around, it would be great if more would do the same.
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It's something I really struggle with. There is no way to know what really goes on in someone's private life, and everyone has their personal strengths and weaknesses. But why is it that sometimes two people, under very similar circumstances, make radically different choices?
 
mdslammer said:
Life is a precious gift. Some people can't shed the daily demons. Others realize
the fragility of it. Condolences to his family, friends and fans.

Maybe his passing will open the eyes of others with the same problems.

Peace.
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Perfectly put, hear hear.
 
Jim Brennan said:
But why is it that sometimes two people, under very similar circumstances, make radically different choices?
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It comes back to support from home and community... the old "it takes a village."

When children are thrown into the entertainment industry, often they are immediately expected to know everything about walking, talking, thinking, and behaving (acting) like an adult. Their opportunities actually to grow as children first are stripped away.

Success stories come from the ones who are given opportunities to be children while they are still children, and who are nurtured by loving adults, and who are given the tools to process their experiences in life. Of course, there is the occasional Drew Barrymore, who has the mental/spiritual fortitude to recognize the pit and pull herself out of the spiral before it's too late.

I look at such terribly damaging traditions in modern society - such as "Toddlers in Tiaras" - and see children forced to become adults way too early, all for the gain and glory of the parents. There's another disastrous situation that only sets the children up to fail later in life.
 
Reinforces my suspicion that one of the cruelest things you can do to a child is channel them into a professional acting career...
 
C2V said:
It comes back to support from home and community... the old "it takes a village."

When children are thrown into the entertainment industry, often they are immediately expected to know everything about walking, talking, thinking, and behaving (acting) like an adult. Their opportunities actually to grow as children first are stripped away.

Success stories come from the ones who are given opportunities to be children while they are still children, and who are nurtured by loving adults, and who are given the tools to process their experiences in life. Of course, there is the occasional Drew Barrymore, who has the mental/spiritual fortitude to recognize the pit and pull herself out of the spiral before it's too late.

I look at such terribly damaging traditions in modern society - such as "Toddlers in Tiaras" - and see children forced to become adults way too early, all for the gain and glory of the parents. There's another disastrous situation that only sets the children up to fail later in life.
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I agree with a lot of what you are saying. But if you throw the net wider, beyond the obvious circus of prostitution and manipulation that is the entertainment industry, you still see the same phenomenon. Sometimes two kids grow up in the same house, with the same parents, support system and community. Why does one go to law school and one go to prison?

Okay, maybe that's a bad example :grin:
 
I think the coke crazy 80's were a particularly bad time to be a child star. Everywhere you went back then people were throwing the stuff at you. Ultimately it all comes down to parenting, but normal parents generally don't shove their children into show business with the aggression needed for them to become stars.
 
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