I know a mother/daughter duo very similar to Cindy/Casey. The daughter was not well liked thoughout highschool. The girls didn't like her because she thought she was better than the rest - as her mother constantly told her. The guys didn't like her because she was a tramp -- oh they would have sex with her but none would admit it. Plus the daughter thought every man wanted her anyway. The mother would believe nothing bad about the daughter even when confronted with letters from the school, etc. The daughter got married very young and had two children - all at the mother's prompting. At the age of 23 she had two kids and started running around with other men. Still the mother - living in the same small town - would not believe anything bad about the daughter. There have been times when people suspected the daughter left her own kids home alone. The mother still would not believe anything bad. Their whole lives were/still are a facade because they both want to be better than anyone else. The mother started it... in fact her husband is quite docile and people in town feel sorry for him and think he's gutless to put up with her. The daughter still has no friends as she has a sneaky/snarky way about her and to this day thinks she is better/smarter than anyone else. They both lie, exagerate and offend people to this day.