I actually watched that show today because I remembered this thread and a few things stuck with me:
- They kept referring to the allegedly sabotaged item as “hair stuff” but the photo shown was of a half turned bottle of Luster’s Pink Lotion (I know that bottle well
).
- The step-mother stated that she had applied the allegedly sabotaged hair stuff every day to moisturize her hair, which explains why the damage was so pervasive and permanent.
- The girl laughingly admitted to putting nail polish in one of the father’s previous girlfriend’s hair products
to the step-mother
after she suspected that her hair stuff had been sabotaged.
- The girl’s response was always a flippant “I didn’t do it” versus “OMG, I would never do that to you and I’m hurt that you think I would.”
- I could see that the biological mother’s spidey senses were telling her that the daughter had done it, but she couldn’t bring herself to drop a dime on her daughter, especially since she feels guilty for being a half-a**ed parent to her (she had the dirty-looking, darkened hands, palms and nails of a habitual user).
- I’ve seen that girl before - different face, different body, different name, but same behaviors. I believe she did it in a fleeting moment of anger and spite in retaliation for a perceived slight. However, I also know that she will never admit to having done the deed; she will go to her grave with that lie on her lips.
- I think the step-mother is not as innocent as she is portraying herself. I believe that she annoyed or subjugated the girl in some way on a small scale, and the girl got even by any means necessary. The punishment did not fit the perceived crime, but it does fit the girl’s established MO, which is to engage in clandestine warfare against her enemies because she is essentially powerless.
- The father initially put his daughter first, which is what he was supposed to do. Step-parents are not supposed to receive seniority over existing children, particularly minors (why would anyone want a partner that wouldn’t put their child first?).
- The tears the girl shed were on her on behalf - she wants it all to go away because she’s tired of having to deal with this issue over and over. In other words, she wants it all to go away so that she can move on...with impunity.
- At some point, the girl will retaliate against her father for having betrayed and abandoned her because of this episode. She will bide her time until the perfect time to strike presents itself.
- The step-mother has the inalienable right to want to bust the girl’s a** for damaging her scalp over some trivial BS.