Just saw it on TV

Warning: Possible spoilers ahead

I agree with your assessment of the movie, moviemaniac. The film features believable acting in a realistic story with a positive outcome.

I must say, though, the reason Witt's mother is shown to give up alcohol cold turkey is that it's the most effective way a person can break a dependency on any addictive substance. In the context of this story, it could have been her confession to Witt about how she'd failed that helped her decide to give up drinking.

And I understood why they included the child abuse charge in the myriad of problems Kylie had to face. False accusations of abuse are a common hurdle many low-income parents, especially single parents, must overcome in their struggle to improve their circumstances and raise their children successfully. Notice that the authorities actually blamed Kylie for the fact that the apartment had mold, instead of putting pressure on the landlord to clean up the building. If the government really cared about children, the department that investigates abuse would either force landlords to clean up substandard rental units or help families find better housing that they can afford. Instead, they just accuse the parents of something that's usually beyond their control.

So, to me, those two story developments actually made the movie better. In fact, I could see these characters continuing in a sequel film, or even a series. I really enjoyed the whole story.

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Debbie Jordan

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Spoiled rich kid's path on becoming a guardian character, A young single mother achieves her dream and receives love as the rich boy ascends... reasons why I love Hallmark. Ordinary towns, people and lives.

However, a little down-tune in background music saturation would be better.