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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found this story very compelling and parts of it to be so absolutely spot on.

The Paula character was overacted for sure, but they absolutely nailed the disorganized thinking, grandiosity, and impulsiveness of BPD and how impossible it is to help someone who is manic.

The scenes where you can see Alex dissociating, especially when someone is saying no to her, or you need to leave and she is impassive even though her world is collapsing are so spot on for trauma  and DV survivors I have known.

The impossibility of getting by on government assistance and how you can't ever get ahead - the cost of every little thing (gas, daycare, a new dollar store barbie) and something so tiny like the $6 ice creams could represent a giant setback for the week. The scenes at the gas pump where she is watching so closely not to go over are killer and so spot on.

A big F-U to the person who was harping on about her working under the table and defrauding the government. The whole point of the show is how she is working her a$$ off, showing up on time, not stealing, taking the worst of the cleaning while the other lady rests and yet she STILL can't find a place that is safe and clean for them to live and find reliable child care. Of course she is hustling to get her kid into a good preschool and get some cash in hand so she can try to make through the next day. The fact that we idolize entrepreneurs for being opportunistic and driven and shame poor people for using the available resources and trying to build a life for their child is everything that's wrong with this country.

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