Jimmy reacts viscerally to the idea that
any of the blame for Mom’s choices can
be laid at Papaw’s feet. “He didn’t fail
her. Whatever happened to her, it’s her
own damned fault.” Aunt Wee sees
things in much the same way, and who
can blame her? Just nineteen months
younger than Mom, she saw the worst of
Mamaw and Papaw and made her own
share of mistakes before coming out on
the other side. If she can do it, then so
should Mom. Lindsay has a bit more
sympathy and thinks that just as our lives
left us with demons, Mom’s life must
have done the same to her. But at some
point, Lindsay says, you have to stop
making excuses and take responsibility.
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(Rick Simeone)
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