I remember meeting a girl with a abusive ex bf. Horrible sort. Mistake on earth. One day he randomly showed up. Assaulted her. And....I saw RED. I beat him up, pretty savagely. Sent him to the hospital. Cracked rib. Broken arm. Beat up face. Broken knee. Etc. I would think she would thank me for defending her, sadly no. She shouted at me that he was still the father of her child. She slapped me & pushed me away. And didn't wanna see me again. I don't regret what I did. He deserved worse really. And I got away with it freely. Cause well, I'm not just anyone. I have powerful friends. I loved that girl, but oh well.😔❤️

Isn't that her dad?? Shouldn't he be, I don't know, defending his daughter? Like separate that man from her

It's sad how real this issue is. So many people have never had to struggle like this and will never understand it and treat it like a virus or something completely negative. It's sad how little we actual support each other.

Most people don’t react like that when someone with WIC or SNAP is buying groceries in front of them. I will however scoff to myself if I see someone using food stamps who clearly just doesn’t want to work

Boomers shitting on young people for the fact their own generation took it all for themselves, and left nothing behind but reluctant "charity".

It’s hurts because I’ve had the exact same argument with my Dad (me not wanting to eat and him getting angry). And sometimes I’ve scared of the same argument with the man I love, even when he’s less aggressive about it than my Dad.

😂 clean up on aisle poor was hilarious and unbelievably rude

That's Bella's dad from twilight😮

I would have left him and wouldn't have allowed him contact with his child because trust me he would put his hands on her just like her father did her mom. It ends badly with men who are abusive and alcoholic .

Control of what the horrible life she created she ruined her daughters life kept leaving warm homes from her dad a unbelievably successsful sweet man who she agreed to dinner too then begged her “abusive “ ex for sex lmao he even said do you want this she said yes please “ so gross made up the entire thing then kept dragging her daughter into shitty situation into situation your simply a bad person if you like this show same with your bloodline all bad people if so

As a Christian & possible victim of abuse from my own childhood and marriage, spoken from the heart that thoughtless prayer can be very dangerous, and can carry no blessing at all if your spirit does not sense the danger. I can imagine thats how many kids get caught in psychological "acceptance" of the situation. Fear God, fear your father's righteousness & feast the food at the table he brings. These things were never explicitly told to me, but its like setting the table. Nothing is said, you are expectes to sit and healthy or not becomes the simplest form of community you have: your family.

I would have told him I got an abortion. Left him. And raised my baby far away from him on my own.

i want to teach my kids if anyone speaks to you that way, leave.

You know what's even more sad, being a broke student without kids working full time actually trying to do things the correct way. While ppl tend to sympathize with single parents that keep popping out kids despite being poor.

Disgusting. I am so sorry to anybody that experiences what Alex goes through. I absolutely do not look down on you.

I kind of felt like this was the show's way of saying that women can be abusers too. The way she talked down to him like she was scolding a toddler. "Drink your juice and be quiet"? They announced that they were engaged to each other. but neither one acted happy about it. It looked like verbal abuse disguised as banter.. It was very uncomfortable watching how they interacted with each other.

Margaret it's something else. Great series.

Landlords are so dumb

I know how she feels. My bills every month total around $3000. I take home around $4000. Those are just bills. Rent, Babysitter, phone bill, electric. That $1000 is supposed to get us food, diapers, wipes, clothes, toys, cat food and litter, transportation, etc. I can barely stay above water as a single mom. I get zero help from anyone, no assistance, no child support. Its tough. Worrying everyday

Charlie Swan?

I was there for year until I qualified as a nurse. It was stuff going and would never treat anyone like that. You never know where you will end up.

This is why we need to go back to the village, he should have offered to pay for what she was putting back

I worked as a welfare eligibility worker. Sorry, but If you are living with your mother, you aren't "homeless." Our city streets and freeway underpasses are cluttered with people living in cardboard boxes whose situations we can't improve, and a lot of it isn't money problems.

I use food stamps. Why? I paid into the system for decades, broke my spine, lived and went to the bathroom on my back in a truck that didnt run for a year until they took my truck. Instead of starving to death, i use food stamps. Why have a system if ppl cant use it when they need to. Im ashamed to have to use it, i cant even buy paper plates it has to be food. It cant be hot food. It cant be alcohol, just edible non luxury items. I try not to be embarrassed but i still get looks.

One great thing about this show is, it humanises both the boyfriend and the mother, wh are deeply dysfunctional and toxic people, but they are not just pantomime villains. The mom is clearly narcissistic and selfish, but at the same time she really did try, at least sometimes. And the boyfriend is controlling and an abuser, but its clear that he himself was raised in an abusive environment and he really just doens't understand what a loving family looks like.

I just want to say I have watched this whole series now, and although I cannot say my scenario is exactly like Alex, I've had some rough times recently. It's really encouraged me, watching this. That even when things can seem like a nightmare, it is possible to carry on and in time get through things...but it requires being strong.

It amazed me how he didn’t even want maddie but he was fighting for custody of her just to hurt alex

i really want to become wealthy enough to provide housing/employment to people like this

my goal is to someday become wealthy enough to employ people like this and pay for housing!

That cashier is disgusting. 🤢 Have some compassion. We all can fall onto hard times and we all need help sometimes.

Do you have more Sean and Alex scenes

Being poor is not a disease. Unfortunately most of the Americans who have never known financial struggle see it that way. Most need a hand up, not a hand out. Be Kind. On the way down from your perch, it may become you.

My dad and I have issues, yes. All my friends/family know I have daddy issues. 😂But one thing I can appreciate is knowing my dad would NEVER tolerate my boyfriend treating me like that. I don't know how he would handle it exactly, but he'd speak up and be like, "What the hell? You do NOT talk to her like that!" He's flawed, but I can count on him to be there for me when I absolutely need a parent looking out for me.

The fact that it's her real mom makes this so much more wonderful

This is american in a nutsellf for you

This just show whst a third world country america is

It is so beautiful that even if Alex is completely heartbroken and depressed she always puts Maddy first and makes sure that her kid is happy and safe. Maddy is so calm and loving during the whole story probably because she knows how deeply loved she is.

I'm not sure what to make of this episode. She lets her ex bring his (adult) friends to a child's birthday party, and then says nothing when they bring alcohol. She invites her mother, knowing full well that the woman can't control herself. At the end, when she gets evicted, I almost buried my head in my hands. Those women who rented her the apartment were really GIVING her quite a lot, and she had to ruin it all for herself.

My father probably would've encouraged him to yell even more.

That girl blows every opportunity she gets.

A dad would pop a cap on that man's forehead.

A great actor

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I love this.

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Maddy has such an adorable smile 💕

Really confused about the father, Hank. On one hand the show paints him, in a flashback, as a wifebeater, abusing (even though he's never actually seen hitting the mom in the flashback) Alex's mom. On the other, he's always seen in the present as anything but an abuser (he's clearly not abusive towards his new family), aren't abusers supposed to be serial repeat offenders, like Sean? And finally Alex gives EVERYONE a second chance (Nate, Sean, her psycho mom, the black lawyer woman, etc), everyone BUT her own father who's never once abused her (not even in her flashback) and has apparently clearly cleaned up his act. So what's so special/evil about him that even Sean of all people (her actual abuser) gets a second chance but not him? Seems utterly arbitrary snd capricious. The mom is (and is portrayed as always been) clearly insane, no wonder Hank could not deal with her...

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Any TRUE boyfriend wouldn't do what Sean is doing in this clip.