So what happened to Mindy and Randy?
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robbystoner — 10 years ago(April 30, 2015 05:58 PM)
Dont listen to Shelemm. He/she doesnt know what they are talking about. It is going to be weird and complicated. Just leave those people alone.
"Oh, Mama, can this really be the end, to be stuck inside of mobile
with the memphis blues again" -
Erin-Leigh-14 — 9 years ago(December 15, 2016 03:41 PM)
it was weird for the first few minutes of our first get-together.. and then it became fantastic. we are both happy i reached out to her. as i said in another post, she had been looking for me, too. thanks for your advice, but it's all good!
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palisade-1 — 11 years ago(March 27, 2015 08:24 AM)
She probably
had
to leave them behind (legally, that is). Besides reporting the abuse to CPS her options were limited she almost certainly obtained a restraining order against Bill, and that would have meant he could not contact her or the kids, but also vice versa she could not contact him or
his
kids.
This thread from last month covers many important points (including that this exact thing apparently happened to Linklater as a boy when his mother changed partners and he lost track of his step-siblings):
http://www.imdb.com/board/11065073/board/nest/240048239 -
Link6321 — 11 years ago(March 27, 2015 07:36 PM)
Thanks for the link.
I do realize she
had
to leave them behind and had no choice in the matter because she wasn't their legal guardian, and that having no closure on them is more "realistic" because that's how it sometimes is in the real world. I do get all of that, but I guess it's just selfishness on my part for wanting a bit of closure on the step-kids mainly because I became emotionally invested in them.
I mean, after Bill broke all those dishes and the kids were hanging out in their room, Sam and Mindy had each other, Mason was watching a comedy skit on the laptopbut Randy was lying on the ground, staring at the ceiling. I felt bad for all of the kids, but mainly Randy because he had no one. It seemed like Mindy got the better end of the bargain because her dad wasn't AS big an beep to her ("I trust you.") as he was with Randy ("Are you feeling left out?!"). Mason at least had his mom to run to; Randy had no one except his sister.
Then when Olivia finally left Bill and took Sam and Mason away, the shot of Mindy and Randy on the staircase, utterly helpless, as they watched the only decent people they had in their lives at that moment leave so abruptlyjust really broke my heart. -
bjmer — 10 years ago(April 24, 2015 09:37 PM)
That whole "I trust you" statement I interpreted to be a darker side and was chilling. As in Professor Bill was either already grooming her or beyond that and they could "share secrets". I may be way off base. But that guy was seriously messed up.
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robbystoner — 10 years ago(April 30, 2015 06:02 PM)
I think that part was explained quite clearly in the film by the Aquette character. She was not their mother so she cant take them with her. She cant just take someone elses kids because "she" claims he's a jerk and alchoholic. A court would have to get involved and all that. She did what she could she called their mother which is all she could do.
"Oh, Mama, can this really be the end, to be stuck inside of mobile
with the memphis blues again" -
sonofbeach-sheet — 10 years ago(May 10, 2015 06:57 PM)
About the kids not reuniting: a child's and teenager's brain and outlook on life is quite different from an adult's. The time goes a lot slower as a kid, but also adapts much faster and friends that are out of their lives for more than a few months tend to be forgotten about completely and they go on with their lives. I mean, how many adults today have consistently had people in their lives since they were children?
