Quote From: psalms4usI'm Mo's relative, and I can tell that she is truthful in what she said in the show. Her father adored her (as well as almost every human being on earth), but this new attitude her father shows is amazingly different. He also adored Michael, and couldn't say enough about their grandchildren. But all that changed soon after the mom's death, when Kevin took him away.
I'm not here to put down Kevin, but it would be great if Kevin would stop throwing accusations at Maureen and treat her like a sister. If the dad could find it in his heart to listen to reason, I think the family could be reunited and reconciled.
Every time I got together with her immediate family, I saw hugs, kisses and love lavished all around -- more than almost any other family I've seen. Their love was genuine (not perfect, but very real), and to see them in this state really saddens me. So, I can say without a doubt that what Maureen and Michael said was true.
Thanks, Psalms4us, for sharing such clear and honest insight. You've really helped me to think more clearly about this matter. My major complaint would be that the show made the brother and father out to be villains and criminals, with Ms. McCormick playing the role of victim and heroine. It's clear from some of the things being posted on this board that the roles of good and bad have been etched clearly in the public's minds. Even in your post, Psalms4us, you didn't make such claims, and it sounds like you would know these folks better than we.
I think the producers should have strived harder to get both sides of this story. Family dynamics are almost always the most complex, and it's nearly impossible to dilute things into good and bad. More objectivity, along with the lie detector test that the brother suggested, would make for a compelling future broadcast. But episodes like this one tell me why I hardly ever watch the show anymore.
