r/netflix • u/Ok-You-5930 • 2d ago

SPOILERS Unknown Number: What mental illness does Catfish Mom, Kendra Licari have? I have questions.. Spoiler

SPOILER ALERT: first, I’m really curious as to what mental illness Kendra Licari has. I have several family members with severe mental illness but I can’t figure this out…

It was so disturbing to learn what she did to her innocent daughter and her friends. But she was also obsessed with the boyfriend! And then we learn that she lied about having a job! And then we hear her skirt accountability blaming it on her trauma, and then we see how manipulative she is at every level. Like… I have questions. Weigh in on any:

  1. WTF did we just watch?
  2. What mentally illness do you think she has? And what makes you think that?
  3. Why was she fired?? We need a follow up on this. Sounds like Casey Anthony at Universal Studios..
  4. We’re all in agreement that she was obsessed with Owen right?
  5. HOW DID THIS PSYCHOPATH GET FREE IN 18 MONTHS?
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u/Ghost_jobby 2d ago

Some things that struck me about Kendra:

She reacted very calmly to the news she had been caught. The only time she showed any kind of distress is when she was told the other parents would also be notified about her actions. It made me think she didn't really care about what she'd done or understand the severity of it. She only cared about how she would be perceived by others.

She made this really bizarre argument in her defence by stating that people probably break the law all the time but she just happened to get caught. She gave an example by talking about driving whilst drunk. THAT'S BAD TOO, KENDRA! People don't routinely drive drunk and it isn't some minor little slip up that the average, responsible person would be guilty of. All she did was highlight her own questionable morals and made me wonder what else she got up to in her past.

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u/SpinJoy 2d ago

I found that part so strange as well. Trying to justify stalking, relentlessly torturing and sexually harassing children, let alone your own daughter for nearly 2 years with "well we've all broken the law at some point". It blew my mind.

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u/Ghost_jobby 2d ago

Yeah, it's like she's trying to rationalise what she's done and appear relatable. It's unsettling to watch her try to defend her actions.

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u/InSilenceLikeLasagna 19h ago

I think it showed a total lack of moral understanding. Even if it were legal, it doesn’t change how abhorrent it was