Amen. I hope Elizabeth can eventually legitimately get away from these whackos and preserve some degree of normalcy to her life...but that's a far-flung hope. The only person I really sympathize is with is Elizabeth herself -- I can't imagine what it would be like growing up in that household, and, after just dodging the bullet on my own mother having cancer, I once again have a chance to step back and marvel at how amazing and great *my* parents are, God Bless them, and how lucky I was to end up in a normal (and fun -- or, well, at least we put the "fun" in "dysfunctional", if you want to take issue, heh) family. THANK GOD.
I predict that if the Smart family keeps up with the pimping process and Elizabeth willingly goes along with it -- is lured by the cash and the 15 minutes of fame -- we'll be seeing her in the future, but this time in mug shots and rehab clinics. :-(
God bless your mother, and thank Goodness she's still with us. I feel the same about my own folks, and am extremely grateful for their health, sanity, love, etc.