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May 26, 2007, 8:09 am PDT
05/22 The True Life of Marcia Brady
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. Thank you for affirming how wonderful Mr. McCormick is. I posted earlier that he was my teacher, and that he was awesome. But he was more than that. I remember him being so passionate about human rights. He was against the Vietnam war and we would have class "protests." He was the first person who stood up for me in my life. When he overheard some students making fun of the clothes I was wearing, he addressed it immediately. It never happened again. It may sound insignificant now, but believe me, as a young child, knowing an adult is there to help you and guide you and be on your side means everything. And I still remember it like it was yesterday.
It was heartbreaking to watch the show. As a teacher, counselor, and social worker, my experience tells me that Mr. McCormick is a victim of abuse and isolation. I support Maureen in her fight to help her father separate from Kevin and reunite with the rest of his family so he is able to spend his remaining years without such fear and paranoia. The love between Maureen and her father will always remain and will be the one thing that can heal this situation.
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