Thanks Sharnina for bumping this thread because it's sure to get hot now.

....Christie was very pissed off because she's "always blamed" her mother for her problems (not that she didn't contribute to them) but knowing what type of parentage she had shouldn't preclude her from bettering her own life.

...but, noooo, Christie took the easy road right behind her mother and then preceeded to use her mother as her "scapegoat" so that she can't be held accountable for her own behavior. If she hated her life so much and blames her mother...then, why follow in her footsteps...and I'm of the opinion that she saw other examples (friends homes she wanted to emulate) so she can't use that excuse, either. She knows the difference between right and wrong behavior especially since she suffered from it.

(IMO) Christie and Kim are putting their parents in an impossible position as they can't turn back the clock and become the "fantasy parents" they wanted them to be....these are grown women (Kim and Christie) and accountable for their own actions and somewhere along the line, regardless to what type of childhood they had, they have to accept responsibility for what they (themselves) do from this moment on.

An apology would've been nice, however, I don't think it would've sufficed for Christie no matter what the woman did..as Christie's mother said...."she is who she is" and her behavior hasn't changed so it's up to Christie to let go of the "blame" she's gruffly holding on to and make her life better...her mother can't do it for her...hell, the woman can't take responsibility for her own life.

The same scenerio applies to Kim...as her mother can't take back all the abuse she suffered and so Kim has to make a way for her to take responsibility for her own life from this point forward and "stop" seeking revenge on the world for her sad childhood...she acts like she's the only one who's ever been abused...get over yourself Kim...the world's full of unforunates like you and a lot of them have overcome their past....to become whole adults...who've learned exactly how to live a fulfilled life inspite of their beginnings...everyone isn't going to bow down to you because of yours.

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