While I agree that the demonization of Becky is stupid, I also don’t think the she should be absolved of ALL responsibility. I’m sure living with and loving AL is hard work, no doubt about that, but regardless of how insecure and pathetic she is, there comes a time where you have to put your foot down. I’m not going to pretend I know what it’s like to be an “enabler” (bleh), and I totally sympathize with the abuse, it must be horrible, but she has people in her life, be it her family or Eric and Ricky who she can turn to and say “I can’t handle this girl on my own, I need help.” I completely agree that she is the type of person that wants to feel needed, and taking care of Amberlynn maybe satisfies that, but personally I believe that if she truly loved AL she would take steps to help her and herself out of this rut. Again, I know when AL is screaming, pissing and moaning about how bad she needs a Reese’s cup sucks, and that it’s possible she gets some physical abuse, but she does not have to keep herself in that situation. She doesn’t have to leave AL, like I said she has people she can ask for help, and I think she should ask for some right now. She claims to be a competent person, although I don’t think there’s much going on in her noggin, but I know she is smart enough to ASK for help. Maybe she’s too scared or too prideful, but ffs they’re both dying, no one would blame her for getting someone to help out a little bit.
Yet again I luckily have very little experience living with an abusive land whale, so I’m just someone on the outside looking in. And I also know it’s easy to say to someone who is abused “just walk away!!” When it’s really not always that simple, so I’m just talking out of my ass.
Edit: Typos and I wanted to add something: if getting Amber help means in turn AL will just find another sped to spoonfeed her butter, than at least Becky can truly say to herself “I did my best.” And isn’t that worth something? Becky has no obligation to help Amber, but if she loves her MAYBE she should try. I’m not saying at all that AL’s weight gain is Becky’s fault because it isn’t, but she can take her hand off the wheel if she wants to.