


In the meantime, Joe’s life is about to dramatically change in ways he cannot comprehend. So, he finds himself in a less than desirable situation, controlled by the evil mom. He loves his brother and spends time with him however, he also wants to remain in college in order to have money to care for him. She continues to use guilt to manipulate Joe in order to come to her rescue, using what little money he has to bail her out of jail, blackmailing him by saying if she is in jail, he will have to take over sole responsibility of his brother’s care. She of course wants the social security money, to maintain her bad habits. From DWI, jail, excessive drinking, picking up bad men, gambling, to leaving her autistic son alone for days, or allowing bad men into their home to be put off by Jeremy. Throughout the book, the mom (you want to strangle her), never learns from her mistakes.
