Funny...I didn't pick up on a deep fascination...only an interst that may be growing.
I also have a bone to pick with the mitch changing the lightbulb thing
see
the thing is
Althea carried and birthed his children...that means something. Also, his children LIVE there...that means something too and while he doesn't NEED to help out in those ways...
kind of makes him an ass when he doesn't.
So nope...she doesn't NEED mitch to do that. But she SURE has the right to ask and IMO she has the right to expect that he will help out.
