OneLostGrl
I'm going against the grain- I'm going sane
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I should clarify, I don't think CA wants anyone else to know KC is fallable, even her own parents and Rick, etc....Oh I agree CA is not in denial, she fully knows what KC has done-She just can't stand to have anyone punish KC for it. It goes back to wanting to look good, but a little deeper than that-I think she's always worn kid gloves around her kids, for fear of losing their love or for fear of her losing CONTROL over her kids and GA-She has no idea that proper discipline can bring you closer to your kids. So she has continually gone to any extent to cover or deflect.
ETA: For instance, she knows KC stole from her grandmother and she knows KC did not do something right that prevented her from graduating-But she swept it under the rug with lightning speed, or she denied and lied-Great example to set for KC and LA, BTW....
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Great post, ITA! Cindy isn't in "denial" in the way we have come to understand the word but it sure is a form of denial! She lives in her own litttle world where her feelings create her facts... where the "truth" is what is convenient.. what is most comfortable. She distorts the facts until they are something she can live with (with all the covering for Casey's lying and stealing it's obvious Cindy has been at this a looong time. She admitted she thought Casey might be lying about having a job- next time she spoke to LE she was pissed because they accused Casey of lying about her job!) and anyone who tries to tell her different, even if they have proof in their hand, is a liar and becomes the enemy.
It's a Defense mechanism. Cindy is in denial.. of impact.. of responsibility.