Mary was abandoned and abused. Mary’s mom was an alcoholic. Her dad told her he hated her one day and then loved her the next. All of these things led Mary to unhealthy coping such as cutting and trying to get high from nail polish. What advice do you think Dawson gave her?
a) “Your mom loved the alcohol more than you and
that’s abandonment and abuse and that’s serious
heartache stuff.”
b) “We've got to deal with the false feel-goods. We've got to
denounce those as lies....They are getting in the way of
your healing.”
c) “You need someone to walk through this with you."
d) All of the above.
with Mary
with Sarah
Sarah is trying to figure out whether to move back to California to be with her mom, brother and her 9-year-old son or stay in Oklahoma, where her boyfriend is. What do you think Dawson gave her?
a) “Go back to California and love on your son, he
needs you.”
b) “Stay in Oklahoma and try to make things work out
with your boyfriend first.”
c) “Mother abandonment is the worst.”
d) Both a and c