This is like saying because Casey Anthony was never caught before one friend finally had the guts to take her court and get her convicted, she wasn't stealing money from everyone she knew. Her mom's bank account was just released, along with checks Casey forged, and she was living off of her mother to the tune of almost 2,000 a month. But forget about it if she wasn't arrested and convicted for it? She wasn't a career thief because she was only caught once?
The point is that Terri could have been drinking as much Kaine said she was, but her record of only one offense does not clear her. You can't even be arrested for drinking. Geez, if that were true, liquor stores would be out of business. Just because her record is mostly clear in regards to alcohol doesn't mean she wasn't an alcoholic. Even if there isn't a link to more offenses, that doesn't clear her from being an alcoholic. She won't deny anything, so how are we supposed to know what the truth is? We don't.
Alcoholism runs in my family, but no one has been arrested for any alcohol related offenses. That doesn't mean I'm not going to watch out for myself and not become another alcoholic. I'm not ignoring family history and what I've seen. Apparently, Kaine is not ignoring what he saw either now. Too bad it took hindsight for him to realize it, but at least he's not just forgiving that and letting her have contact with baby K. Drinking is dangerous. She shouldn't get a pass because there's only one alcohol related item on her record. Like Casey, she's just been dang lucky that no one has gotten hurt or had her charged with anything except for the time she was caught with J in the car.
Terri continuing to be silent just reinforces that what Kaine is saying is true. No one else is saying otherwise either. No one is coming to her defense except a guy she can easily manipulate now. I find it hard to not believe Kaine when Terri refuses to step up and defend herself. Her silence says she is willing to stay quiet forever to keep herself safe and out of jail, and that that means more than anything to her, even relationships with her children.