Couldn't Trump at least take his son Barron golfing with him?

[left-of-center2012]

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Has he ever been seen doing anything 'fatherly' with the boy?

It has been said previously that Trump spends his evenings alone,
sitting on the couch,
wearing just a bathrobe,
watching TV.

"In February, the Times reported that Trump spent his nights alone,
watching television in his bathrobe in a mostly darkened White House."

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/donald-trump-hiding-in-plain-sight

[northoftheborder]

1. I have also wondered why we seldom see Barron,

in any context, with or without his parents, coming or going from the White House.

[Irish_Dem]

2. He is not interested in his kids until they can make money for him.

[Rollo]

46. Relating to children requires empathy...

And Trump has zero empathy.

It's all about Himself, with no room for others.

Ivanka says he was a good provider, but didn't relate to their kids until they were 18 and could talk about business.

Total asshole.

[Irish_Dem]

71. Right, the wives raise the kids on their own. nt

[Kali]

3. kid's probably better off "neglected" by that asshole

[RKP5637]

31. Same thoughts here. IMO Barron is better off around her than Dump. n/t

[janterry]

4. If you were Barron, would you want to go

golfing with him?

That man shouldn't have been allowed to father kids..............(and how could any woman in her right mind..........

[Alice11111]

5. I watch & I have never seen him talk to or touch Barron.

Apparently, he and Melania had a deal that she woulddo the parenting. However, it is like he has disowned him & he denies he exits.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. And the Press never goes there.

We are seeing the true Person whom Trump is,Cold,Not Caring,Not Sharing,Unable to Have Empathy for Others,and only Loves himself.

[snowybirdie]

7. I've noticed

he has the same behaviors in public as my wonderful autistic grandson. I could be very wrong but in any case this child doesn't seem to be loved by his dad

[BigmanPigman]

12. This issue came up before the inaugeration.

I agree with your observation. I taught elementary school for a long time and am very familiar with assorted behaviors.

[lunamagica]

14. Such as? No snark, i'm genuinely curious

[snowybirdie]

16. I understand

He rarely looks directly at a person and shys away from being touched. His facial expressions are inappropriate for what's going on. I truly feel for this child who seems rejected by his father.

[lunamagica]

17. Oh, yes, I have noticed that. I hope he is getting the help he needs, but with those parents

I doubt it. Poor kid.

Thanks for the information!

[Doreen]

55. I read somewhere that he is a very good person with children ( Barron not trump )

and a lot of times children with Autism are good with little children ( particularly babies. )

[nolabear]

69. I saw some great video of him playing with Ivanas tiny one.

I suspect he may be autistic as well but who knows. But it’s true I have never seen any interaction between him and his father. I hope others are making up for it and he has a good life.

[Doreen]

70. I hope his brothers are not his male role models either.

[murielm99]

20. My husband noticed that before I did.

I do think Barron has special needs. So does one of my nephews. He is very much like Barron. My nephew was loved rather than neglected growing up, and now he is a wonderful young adult.

[bdamomma]

68. I think you could be correct

Not loved and disowned, Melania is the sole parent here. The way the father treats him will scar that boy forever.

[SummerSnow]

8. Probably nags the kid all the time, complains, and ignores him.

[D_Master81]

9. it seems

I hate to judge anyone's personal life from afar. But it seems to me that Trump is an absentee father of Barron. I could be totally wrong and hope i am for the kid's sake. But I've never seen Trump and his son together doing anything. The clintons, bush's and obamas all seemed to be much more involved with the kids than trump is.

[defacto7]

10. Under normal circumstances that's a great question.

In this case the kid is better off. Maybe like some children of extreme public figures he'll become the opposite of the parent.

[Thor_MN]

11. Hell, he probably didn't do anything "Fatherly" to create him...

[crazycatlady]

13. He's not interested in his kids until they can work for him

Except for a teenage Ivanka, but that's another story.

I'm holding out hope for this kid (and Tiffany to a lesser extent). Donald will be dead by the time Barron's old enough to work for him. THe kid seems like a decent kid (there was a cute moment involving him playing with one of his baby nieces/nephews).

[Doreen]

57. Yeah, I forgot about that was filmed and shown.

I think that is the only picture I have seen Barron smile in.

[crazycatlady]

62. I feel bad for the kid

And I hope he grows up to become a sane adult (unlike his siblings).

[janx]

15. Why would Barron want to go?

[LiberalBrooke]

18. He isn't interested in children, they are too self centered.

A child does nothing for his distorted ego, he does not want anything to do with his children until he can con them into his sick schemes.

[NotASurfer]

19. Some enterprising reporter could wish Barron a happy birthday during a press conference

(Assuming this presidency lasts until March) and see if it produces a blank or confused “what and who are you talking about?” look

[Kolesar]

41. I like it. eom

[TheCowsCameHome]

21. Can we be sure it it his son?

He seems to have no attachment to the boy.

[Eliot Rosewater]

28. He has no attachment to anyone really, and he will throw his sons and daughter

under the bus faster than you can blink if he has to.

[RKP5637]

35. Trump, is a narcissistic sociopath. They have no feelings, no attachments to anyone! n/t

[tblue37]

47. Barron looks very much like Donald when he was that age. nt

[smirkymonkey]

22. It's sad. He is a horrible father. He probably resents Baron because Melania

loves him more than she loves Trump. I am sure he sees him as competition and not as his own child.

[JI7]

23. You assume Barron wants to do anything with him

[Codeine]

24. Golfing isn't really a kid thing.

But we can agree he's a shitty father.

[left-of-center2012]

29. The local schools here have golf 'teams'

And Tiger Woods was golfing by 6.

[Eliot Rosewater]

30. Yes it is.

[Atman]

44. I first played golf when I was 12.

Enjoyed the hell out of it, and have been playing ever since. It's like anything else -- if you get your kid into it early and they have a knack for it, it can certainly be a "kid" thing. Especially if the kid's parents have money.

[Blue_true]

52. I started playing golf at 9. nt

[highplainsdem]

25. He doesn't seem to have had any normal relationships with his kids.

I was struck by Ivana Trump admitting recently that Trump didn't want his firstborn son to be "Donald Jr." in case the boy turned out to be a "loser." Think of what that says about Trump.

He reportedly hit Don Jr. when he was in college, actually knocking him down in front of his friends, when Don Jr. was dressed casually instead of wearing a suit when Trump showed up. Told the kid to put on a suit and meet him outside.

His relationship with Ivanka seems very twisted, as has been noted lots of times here. Weird mix of "paternal" pride that he produced such a beautiful daughter (whose looks have been enhanced by plastic surgery) and creepy incestuous remarks, which she seems creepily tolerant of.

One of his first public comments about Tiffany after she was born was wondering whether she'd have her mom's breasts. Which isn't something you usually hear said about an infant.

About the only real, semi-normal relationship any of the kids seem to have had with him has been as apprentices/scions in his business. Where he apparently views them an his mini-mes, to some exent.

[tblue37]

49. The time he hit Jr. foir casual clothes: they were going to a baseball game and Jr.

was wearinv a team jersey, so he was dressed appropriately. A suit at a baseball game is ridiculous!

[brewens]

26. Did he ever do anything with Uday and Qusay? n/t

[left-of-center2012]

27. Maybe Trump could toss a football around with him once in awhile?

Or teach him how to fish?

[Generic Brad]

42. Ha! Like Trump knows how to fish or throw a ball!

I seriously can't picture him doing either of those activities.

[jodymarie aimee]

32. you can certainly tell it is the weekend

quality suffers.....

[Motley13]

33. I have never even seen the kid smile

[bettyellen]

36. There were cute pics of him playing w Ivanka's baby... I think it was peek a boo....

I remember wondering if it's because he's sensitive enough to see all the adults he's surrounded by are total assholes. Anyway, it was only the once, and yeah it's sad.

[JI7]

40. I saw some pics of him with tiffany

And he looked happy . And they looked like normal siblings.

[appleannie1943]

34. Barron is not the average child. I think that might be why he never even

speaks to him or touches him. We know how he feels about people with disabilities and he can't
imagine that he could help produce a child that is less than perfect. Then Barron is male. He is only interested in female children. And then not in a normal father way. Everything in his world is about him, even his children. Normal parents would spend a lot of time with Barron to help him achieve everything that is possible for him to achieve and would take pride in the child in every accomplishment of the child. Donald can only be proud of himself. He treats his other daughter in the same way he treats Barron. He never even notices she is even there, the same as with Barron.

[Blindingly apparent]

37. I have been wondering about this since DJTs summer vacation

The press showed him exiting Air Force One with his grandchildren. There was no mention that Barron was even on the plane.

[rzemanfl]

38. I think he hired someone to make a sand castle for him once. n/t

[Bradical79]

39. Melania probably prefers it that way

She married for money and fame. She doesn't actually like him, and probably doesn't want that abusive monster anywhere near her kid. Donnald probably wants nothing to do with him either. He's a fat, stupid, lazy 70 year old incapable of loving other human beings. Barron's not much use to him.

[Ilsa]

58. There is a pic from election day,

Ivanka standing next to a sullen Melania, with a recent text bubble, "You knew what you were signing up for." Laughed my ass off when I saw it.

She should not have had a kid with DOTUS. I wouldn't want him near my sons either.

[bearsfootball516]

43. I remember the video of Trump's victory speech back in November, and Barron looked SO uncomfortable

He was shifting all around, constantly figiting, eyes just spinning everywhere. It was more than obvious that he didn't want to be on stage. I have no doubt he probably wishes his dad didn't win the election, because then the spotlight could go off them.

[Doreen]

59. That is also a sign of Autism.

I have noticed him do that in other few filming of him.

[Atman]

45. I believe they burned out their retinas together staring at the eclipse.

Oh, wait...Barron didn't. He's way smarter than his father.

[Blue_true]

48. Would YOU want to do something with Trump if you can avoid it.

Except give him crying towels when he resigns or go to jail?

[Golden Raisin]

50. I genuinely feel for Barron.

Every family's dynamics are different and psycho-analyzing by a stranger from a distance is very dicey. However, I am the son of a narcissist father and "normal" interactions between a narcissist father and his son (or daughter, I assume) are warped, cold and distant. And that's putting it mildly. Add in that this plays out for Barron on a grand scale (the White House, the Press, the Family constantly in the public eye) just aggravates what would be intense and difficult in a regular family setting. They seem to be shielding Barron as much as possible from public scrutiny and he absolutely deserves his privacy and his childhood. Barron doesn't have siblings near his own age, so that leaves Melania to run interference for him.

[cwydro]

51. Um, I gotta ask...

“It has been said”. Where and who said this?

No fan of the shitgibbon, but I hate these kind of unsubstantiated statements.

[left-of-center2012]

53. Google is your friend

"In February, the Times reported that Trump spent his nights alone,
watching television in his bathrobe in a mostly darkened White House."

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/donald-trump-hiding-in-plain-sight

[cwydro]

54. Thank you for the link.

I never doubted that was the truth, but dayum, that article made me even more sad.

We are so screwn.

[left-of-center2012]

56. Yes

Imagine the man with the nuclear button,
sitting alone in a darkened White House,
brooding.

[rainin]

60. He gave an interview

where he said he doesn't do anything with the kids. He pays for them and the woman raises them. Yes, he said that. Paraphrased, but close enough.

[left-of-center2012]

61. I recall hearing that n/t

[blueinredohio]

63. Melania isn't going to let him be alone with Barron

[left-of-center2012]

64. I would not be surprised if Trump is abusive.

[Grammy23]

65. tRump IS psychologically abusive.

Just look how he conducted himself on the campaign trail. And he abuses us every day. Just imagine being behind closed doors with that asshole. If I were Melania, I’d be off on a round the world cruise and bring Barron along for the experiences. Bring some other kids his age so he’d have companions aside from his mother. They are rich enough to hire teachers or tutors for as long as they are gone.

[nocalflea]

66. Trump's offspring are not his children, they are his victims.

They are of no use to him unless they have something he wants or needs. If they have nothing to bring to the table, they don't exist. All of Trump's relationship's are transactional.

The only reason his three eldest children are in business with him is because he indoctrinated them into certain thinking, certain behaviors. Bernie Madoff is a monster, but he did not involve his sons in his crimes (supposedly). Trump's three eldest are all in legal jeopardy and seem willing and eager partners in their father's crimes.

Barron is better off without his father's warped influence. I hope he escapes.

[Luciferous]

67. I would think the kid is better off not spending time with that piece of shit.

[Awsi Dooger]

72. Barron always looked miserable in golf carts at Doral

I mentioned it here at the time. After Trump purchased Doral and hosted the annual PGA event, he would always drive around the course on the weekend and especially on Sunday, following the lead groups for many holes. It was particularly evident the year Patrick Reed won.

Melania in that golf cart would be stone faced and Barron looked like a spoiled brat ready to throw a tantrum. Pained facial expression and always looking away from the golf.

The irony was that there was another kid in the gallery who looked very much like Barron but his personality could not have been more different. He was energetic while walking with the lead groups. Finally he latched onto Rory McIlroy's dad and tagged along hole after hole, asking questions about Rory's game. That kid was so memorable I recognized him the following year, doing the same thing. I remember thinking it was sad that the sour puss Barron Trump would become better known than the impressive kid.

Besides, there's a basic problem with golf: It is very difficult to play. People watch pros on TV and think it's like darts on grass. But once they get out there and have trouble making basic contact, let alone become a competent player, they blame the sport and quickly give up. You can make a public fool of yourself on the golf course without any trouble at all. It tests physical skill and also attitude.