Reviewer: bec2224 Signed [Report This]
Date: Feb 16, 2019 2:44 am Title: Chapter 8

I have to say this no matter how much I love your writing...

a true mother would never sacrifice her son's happiness like this.  "I promise I won't tell Justin but you have to let ME be part of my grandchilds life." 

Jesus Jen, throw your son under a bus so that YOU can have a life with your grandchild.

I told you this in the other story, that I would never forgive Brian for what he did, he always had to be in control, and once again Justin paid for Brian being in control.  I thought the statement "I didn't want to hurt Debbie" was a slap in the face to Justin, this was even worse.  Plus the fact that in this story he forgave Debbie because she lost her son, with no thought to the fact that so did Justin, which he paid for in a world of hurt five years later, plus HE had to apologize to Brian, Jen and Debbie in the other story, which he had no reason to do.  

Plus I was told over and over again that Brian did what he had to do to protect his son, but wait, Lucas wasn't protected in the other story he was petrified everytime Justin had to leave, that proves that Brian not only hurt Justin, he hurt Luke over and over again everytime he decided Justin had to paint, because apparently Justin can only do one thing at a time, either be a parent or paint, but not both.  Very condescending of Brian to think that.  You know that Luke was asking himself that very thing, "they say my papa loves me, but not enough to want to see me..." that leaves a mark in a childs mind and heart.  And I'm pretty sure when he's older and if he finds out that Brian betrayed his papa that the sh*t will be hitting the fan.  

Like I said I love your writing and read your stories in the future, but this Back for Good will be on my worst character of Brian EVER list, very high up on that list.  

Not flaming, just venting, this story makes me feel a lot, which a story should do, but the biggest emotion I feel in this is betrayal and anger, both directed at Brian.

 

Author's Response:

I can't agree with you concerning the statement that a true mother would never do this to her son - unfortunately I have seen enough shit in this world to know that mothers do a lot worse to their children day in and out. And sometimes for way worse reasons than Jennifer did... At least Jennifer (thought it doesn't excuse anything!) did what she did out of love, but many mothers don't even have love on their side... And some do way worse claiming to do it for love...

Of course you are entitled to your opinion about Brian, but as the writer and the person that created this Brian, I have to admit that I don't see him like that at all. I see him with a lot more facets than described and a lot more reasons for why he did what he did...

I am glad this story made you feel, even if I can't agree with your feelings ;) When writing this, I felt angry towards Brian as well, but then, when I looked deeper at his reasons and his motivations, I mostly just felt really, really sorry for him. I don't expect anyone to understand that, but this Brian made me want to give him a kick in the ass at the same time as giving him a hug *lol*

Thanks for your comment, I really appreciate it!

Reviewer: aglaja5 Signed [Report This]
Date: Aug 09, 2018 11:30 am Title: Chapter 8

Oh my goodness! How terrible! How fucked up! You gave them all the right reasons from their point of view. Debbie with her situation with Danny. Brian with his demons and his childhood issues. And now also Jennifer, who is comparing her situation and her life to Justin's. Jennifer, who now considers maybe she got married and got children at an age where she was too young. Thinking that she maybe missed something in her life... But would she really - if given a second chance - choose diffenrently? Would she decide against being a mother? And even when... This is not fair! They are all trying to relive through Justin some parts of their lives about which they now think they should have decided differently. And with that behavior, they take something irretrivably away from Justin. They take away his choice to decide. Even if he and Brian would have failed as a couple or as parents, it was his choice. And they destroyed a part of Justin's life! They've taken away five precious years who Justin could have spend with his son. Who do they think they are, that they have the right to behave like that? I just can repeat myself... They all need help! They all would need some kind of therapy! Oh god! How damned fucked up! Just because of ther own issues and their own failures, they all conider that they have the god damned right to consider what's best for Justin. I've to say it again... I'm so glad, that there's already your other story. With that chapter you got me damned angry, not with your story, but with those characters. I'm not sure why, but it's Jennifer who makes me so angry. I can't accept her arguments, and it is simply unforgivable that she choses her grandchild, Justin's son!, over her own son. She simply had no right. Pathetic! If one can say so, for me, her betrayal is the worst!
I love your story and you've warned us... It's really heartbreaking and so painful! And they can all consider themselfes damned lucky that Justin's a better person, a matured human being who is not so fucked up, so selfish and that he first thinks about what is best for Luke and Gus and that he tries to give them all a second chance. Warmest regards!

Author's Response:

Yes, it is fucked up and it is terrible - poor Justin. He never stood a chance with all those people around him that thought they knew best what he needed in his life and that thought that he was too young to make his own decisions :(

They are lucky that he is a better person than they are and honestly: Seeing how he was raised by those three at one point or another in his life, it says a lot that he still grew up to be a decent human being ;)

I don't think Jennifer would have chosen differently when it came to Justin or Molly. She loves her kids. Maybe she would have tried to have a career on her own and would have not agreed to just be a housewife in Craig's Wasp dream... We'll never know for sure :(

Her betrayal is the worst to me as well because she of all people should have been on Justin's side. She of all people should have done the right thing for her son. Then again Brian's betrayal is a close second because he hurt the one person that loved him unconditionally and that he loved as well, but to me Brian has better reasons... Not that I want to excuse his behaviour, it was wrong and fucked up, but sometimes I think that poor Brian didn't really have a chance to turn into a normal human being... He was doomed from the very beginning with those parents and those enablers called Michael and Lindsay :(

But at least we know that he realised at one point that he needed help and he got it! That's something.

More will be up soon! :)

Reviewer: mamab Signed [Report This]
Date: Aug 09, 2018 1:44 am Title: Chapter 8

Great chapter.  At least the baby will have Jen, but Justin will not be happy when he finds out.

Author's Response:

No, we know he won't be :(

Thanks for your kind comment. More will be up soon :)