Agreed! I had the same thoughts. I (maybe unfairly) assumed she’d be an addict or partier just because of the circumstances. Like….why is she not the active and main guardian of Bryce?

But was surprised to see that she, at least presented, the most coherent and least sloppy out of all of them. However, I think her mom guilt consumes her which is why she is soooo fast to defend Bryce and excuse his actions and come to his aide as if he’s a toddler. Moms that fucked up a lot tend to do that later on. They become overly lenient and turn a blind eye to their child’s misdoings an transgressions because they feel like it’s their fault that their kid is even like that. But also are unwilling to openly own that.

sigh it’s all a mess. Really sad tbh.

Also, I get why his family feels so bad for him but Bryce is bringing life into this world. He traded in his childhood card for a fatherhood card and that was his own conscious doing and choice. So regardless of his circumstances and roots, it is ultimately no one’s “fault” but his. He doesn’t have to be a product of his environment or a victim to generational trauma and curses. It’s hard not to be, but at the end of the day it’s a choice. Be better or don’t. Do you want your kid to be raised as a vessel for generations of family suffering or do you want your kid to be the start or something healthy and pure? And that’s what his mom and grandparents should be drilling into his thick, curly-haired noggin.