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Originally Posted by ASUADPi
I'm actually quite excited about him joining because I loved the episodes on Full House when he would sing.
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If every word I said could make you laugh, I'd talk forever.....
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Originally Posted by ASUADPi
ditto
I wanted to scream when Shelby was all like "she doesn't need me anymore". Hello! What 16 year old doesn't need a mother! Are you kidding me! I'm 31 and I still need my mom.
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She clearly was saying that just to make herself feel better. I think Shelby knew that she could truly feel Rachel was "hers" when she's got 16 years of history as someone else's daughter. They wouldn't be able to bond the way Rachel would have wanted and Shelby didn't want to a) go for something wasn't easy b) put Rachel through finally having a mother but not completely (in the relationship she wanted). Honestly, I think that when she first said she'd try, she was being more selfish than walking away because she didn't really want to put in the work it'd take to bond with Rachel, she just wanted to pat herself on the back and say "Well, I tried." Rachel losing her mom a second time was devastating but having only part of Shelby's love after dreaming of a magical bond would have been torture and Shelby knew that. I understood that--I think it completely and totally sucks, but I get it.
<---feels obligated to find the good in Shelby because it's Idina