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Sometimes God gives us what we need so we can learn. Yes, even in Trump country...



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  1. FABULOUSCONNIEDEE11 October 2018 at 10:10

    The mother refers to "we" when explaining parenting decisions regarding Kai's behavior early-on, yet I see no sign of any other parent. I wonder what happened to the father. If he's out of the picture because he couldn't be accepting, then thank God he went away!

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    1. joanna Santos11 October 2018 at 11:47

      I thought the same thing or else he was too embarrassed to be in the film. If he left then good riddance!

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    2. FABULOUSCONNIEDEE11 October 2018 at 12:03

      When the camera panned across the table with the family picture on it, there was only the mother and children shown. Kai seems to be too well adjusted to be living with even an embarrassed father around, though.

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    3. joanna Santos11 October 2018 at 13:28

      Agreed yes

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