r/netflix • u/AnotherDarnDay • 10d 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/mafaldajunior 9d ago

Sure, go ahead and make fun of the abuse victim for not emoting enough for you during the worst moment of her life.

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u/Grrannt 2d ago

I mean, it wasn't just in that moment. Even in the interviews with Lauryn from years after this happened it's still basically the same reaction

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u/CaptainCatButt 2d ago

In the grand scheme of things, this didn't happen that long ago. Has Lauryen been in therapy? What does her support system look like? Is she ostracized at school? Do people around her talk about it or is it taboo?

There are many people who have highly abusive parents that they are still very heavily enmeshed with, even after acknowledging that they have been harmful to them. Manipulation, abuse and how you choose to sort those feelings are incredibly complicated - moreso for a child and even moreso for a child dealing with family. It is sad to hear her saying she can't wait to be with her mom again, but it also makes a lot of sense, emotionally speaking 

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u/mafaldajunior 2d ago

This. It's weird how some people don't get that. Such lack of empathy and emotional intelligence.