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.
People seemed to hate her here for so long but I actually have always liked her. I hope her sobriety lasts and that she continues to grow as a person.
I didn’t understand the preemptive hate. I was also personally waiting to make my judgement call once I got to the point in the series that she and Mary met. I knew that would be the true test of their characters. Her and Mary both!
So for me personally, my mom was around when I was growing up, but wasn’t available emotionally or anything, we didn’t really speak for about 10 years (except for her asking me for money) until I was going through my divorce, and suddenly she was around and demanding to know why I didn’t tell her my ex and I were having issues/getting divorced/whatever other details she believed that she was privy to. Like at that point, I was 30 and trying to work through not only the trauma of 10 years in abusive relationships and starting my life over, but the trauma of my childhood. Having her not only be suddenly “interested” in my life but DEMANDING of personal information and throwing out her unwanted opinions that she had no basis giving was really…offputting. She missed her chance to parent me when I needed it. Because of that, I have a visceral reaction to people like she was at the beginning of the season (not that she didn’t have valid criticisms).