Set her past mistakes aside, and this lady has been a great mom to Brandon this entire journey. Her concerns in the beginning were more than valid, she flew all the way out to them to be at the wedding, she offered an olive branch and her genuine heart to Mary, she was chill about munching on frogs, and she got real with Brandon when she saw him being in the wrong against Mary.
Honestly, she’s a real one.
I work in social services and a lot of us have lived experience (we have been in similar positions as some of our clients) so this checks out for me. with some people, once they’re clean or have moved their usage to a manageable state (depends on the substance- it’s not possible for all substances to use in moderation) people tend to be more empathetic and sympathetic and just knowledgeable and real about shit.
This is it. We grow through our hardest life lessons.