But a child can have an affect on the things we go through....and could possibly lead us down a course of action that we don't necessarily want to pursue. If his daughter keeps pushing that mom is horrible....soon MHL will agree (conditioned response-psychology 101).
I can see the problem that MHL could/does face. It is daunting to say the least.
In defense of Jack's statement. My wife was forced to live with her severely depressed mom through her teenage years. She despised her then. When we met...she despised her. Currently they can only talk for about 10 minutes on the phone before a fight breaks out and forget face to face. So in some cases it is not a stage.
