r/netflix • u/AnotherDarnDay • 2d ago

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What the hell did I just watch? And what the hell was this person thinking?

I'm in shock that someone would do such a thing to their own child. And that she doesn't seem to have any focus on what she actually did.

The daughter didn't seem to grasp what her mother did when they told her but the father acted on it right away.

Was she totally jealous of her own daughter?

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u/LKS983 2d ago

Jealousy plus some variation of Munchausen (attention seeking) made the most sense to me - although it's impossible to know/understand what the hell was going on in this woman's mind.

Even after she was released from prison, she didn't seem to GENUINELY understand that she'd done anything much wrong 😲!

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u/galactabat 2d ago

She definitely downplayed the whole thing...so did her daughter a bit once it was revealed it was her mom.

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u/Physical_Orchid3616 1d ago

At no point in the series did Lauryn really open up about just how deeply the horrible messages affected her, and that shows you just how head worked she's been by her mother

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u/Englishmatters2me 2d ago

I think she wanted Owen..maybe there is some Munchausen syndrome there as well

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u/meowmir420 2d ago

She seems histrionic personality disorder type to me

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u/Key-Step823 2d ago

Oh my gosh yes!!!!