Quote From: flthomcatStill can't believe some of you still think the aunt is 99% of the problem. The aunt didn't raise the child...mommy did. The aunt is not in the house with the child all the time; mommy is. The aunt isn't the one making bad choices that affect the children...mommy is (HOPEFULLY WAS...past tense).
The "struggles" you mentioned between mother and daughter were not NORMAL struggles. There's a big red flag when a 10-yr-old is having sex and a mother's response is to take her for birth control! That should one HUGE red flag and it does say LOADS about the mother.
All the women in this chaotic, dysfunctional family had problems. HOPEFULLY they are all working on themselves AND their relationship with the problemed teen. God bless her, them and everyone else in this horrible living situation. Life is just too short to be so miserable!
I understand your point of view very clearly. The aunt, the grandmother and the mother all played roles in raising her and in influencing her choices in life. The mother was the prime mover in this. So, what you say is right.
What we see in these posts is a reaction to the shows themselves. In that capacity, the aunt was so far beyond anyone else in the area of making a fool of her self, she left many viewers with so strong a negative feeling toward her that the comments reflect the viewer distaste of her.
A ten year old who is sexually active is headed for huge problems. Where I disagree with you on that is that the mother is behaving responsibly by ensuring the child has some protection. Abstinence on the part of the teen is the far better option, but if the situation is out of control, contraceptives are a wise choice. Regardless of the influences on her, it is sad that a child that age would even consider sex as an option.
Let's all hope mother and daughter can get this under control and live fairly normal lives here on out. The aunt and the grandmother should stay out of it and let the mother be the mother.
