Oh ya! There's clearly much more for us to learn as far as the mother goes. And I totally agree with your assessment that guilt is likely playing a huge role in her behavior. But so far it's seemed like that guilt is just the guilt that any mom would feel in that situation. Then we find out about her affair and how the school was connected and it seems that there may be more to it than that. It's all very ambiguous still and you could read into it a bunch of different ways and create several different theories. But ya, I think she clearly wasn't the "victim" in her marriage as we were led to believe right away, and she's clearly not doing all the right things in regards to ivy and she's being very controlling and stuff. I just so far am giving her a lot of benefit of the doubt because I can empathize that as a mom she's in such a horrifying position. She's got a lot to process emotionally but she really can't, because she has to be a stable support for ivy right now. Learning about what your daughter went through like this would be enough to drive any mom a little crazy and it would be hard not to be a bit over protective I'm sure. So I'm just waiting until I can read her situation a little better I guess. But I totally think your assessment is fair and valid and it's likely to become even more valid as we learn more about her! We'll have to see!
Kelsea Sisler
2023-10-02 22:49:35 +0000 UTC
There's only one observation I'd like to oppose Kelsea on... the obsessively controlling mother's insistence to make everything right... is because she is torn up with guilt... I believe the mother is NOT good!
However, Everything... and I mean EVERYTHING Kelsea is giving us in her reaction has BEEN SO SPOT-ON... I am 100% (an OB 100%) in on this series reaction. I mean I'm in at least 6 feet!!!
Terry Yelmene
2023-10-02 22:41:36 +0000 UTC
And then, again from “UNBELIEVABLE,” her therapist replied, “So you were assaulted twice. Once by your attacker, and then again by the police.”