Preventing Alex's blow up about Libby
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Preventing Alex's blow up about Libby
Do you think there was another way to take care of the situation that would have prevented someone from getting pulverized by Alex?
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I agree, that it was only a matter of time. Shirley definitely didn't helpLibs_Books wrote: ↑12 Apr 2018, 12:34 I don't see what she could have done - maybe, if she'd won her sister over that might have helped. However, this man was already an abuser, so I think it was only a matter of time before he picked on Natalie in one of his drunken rages. If it wasn't the heifer, he would have found something else.
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Agreed. He was a loose cannon and would have found an outlet somewhere. Better it was the heifer in that instance.Libs_Books wrote: ↑12 Apr 2018, 12:34 I don't see what she could have done - maybe, if she'd won her sister over that might have helped. However, this man was already an abuser, so I think it was only a matter of time before he picked on Natalie in one of his drunken rages. If it wasn't the heifer, he would have found something else.
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I don't think there was much else that could have been done. It was more the fact Natalie wanted to be two steps ahead of Alex and she knew of the possibility since he regularly would beat up Joey.heidifinger wrote: ↑12 Apr 2018, 11:06 I thought the plan for Natalie to hide the heifer was pure genius when she was doing it. Her co-worker had extra pasture that needed to be kept down, her heifer needed a place to stay, perfect. The long 4-mile trek didn't seem too terrible either because she had it all planned out and had the tools she needed. The genius part of it slipped away when Alex found out the cow was gone. There was no plan to keep him from exploding.
Do you think there was another way to take care of the situation that would have prevented someone from getting pulverized by Alex?
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Indeed. It would have been a matter of time before Natalie realised what an abuser she was dealing with. Alcoholism sucks.heidifinger wrote: ↑13 Apr 2018, 08:58I agree, that it was only a matter of time. Shirley definitely didn't helpLibs_Books wrote: ↑12 Apr 2018, 12:34 I don't see what she could have done - maybe, if she'd won her sister over that might have helped. However, this man was already an abuser, so I think it was only a matter of time before he picked on Natalie in one of his drunken rages. If it wasn't the heifer, he would have found something else.
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I agree with this, abusers can always find reasons to vent their anger at life, even if it wasn't the heifer, it was going to be something else. Alex's rage could only be postponed not forestalled, the only thing that might have changed would have been the target of his rage.Libs_Books wrote: ↑12 Apr 2018, 12:34 I don't see what she could have done - maybe, if she'd won her sister over that might have helped. However, this man was already an abuser, so I think it was only a matter of time before he picked on Natalie in one of his drunken rages. If it wasn't the heifer, he would have found something else.
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I agree with you entirely. Alex had issues that were going to make him explode, regardless of who it was against. Since Natalie is only his step-child and not his biological child, it only makes sense that he would target her, as the "odd one out". Alex is an abuser who would've snapped, regardless of what Natalie had done differently to resist his plans to sell Libby.cpru68 wrote: ↑15 Apr 2018, 17:42 I think Alex was always looking for an excuse to beat Natalie to a pulp to help relieve his anger issues. Alex with his hair trigger anger and alcoholism was always going to find some place of contention with her. I liked the idea of her hiding the heifer, and we see in that act a way of self preservation without involving her siblings to protect them. Natalie had to work the system she was in so she could keep all of her responsibilities balanced. She was tip toeing through life and hanging on to her most prized possession while dealing with an unstable household. That heifer was her lifeline to something normal.
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