Do the Barlow family care more about Amy Barlow or Simon Barlow?
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Both kids have been through loads but they seem to thhjnk Simon needs more attention in the past.
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I agree.
Why?
Amy is evil.
Simon hasn't appeared much with them recently but i'd certainly say that in the past they have favored Simon over Amy, even when up against each other like who Eccles 'belonged' to and what dvd they'd get to watch. I've heard the ohrase "simon is going through hard time so let's be extra nice to him and let him choose" used several times by various adults including babysitters Maddie and Sophie to each other and to Amy which isn't really fair and i can understand why she would feel pushed out and resent him.
Yes i agree.
I think they also see Amy as having another family (the McDonalds) who can look after her and spoil her whereas Simon 'only' has them so should be their priority.
When has Amy gone through a rough time?
Poor Simon's life is a lot worse. Amy should be grateful she has a Mum and a Dad on the street. Simon has neither (before anyone says anything, Leanne didn't give birth to Simon).
Her mum went to prison for what she thought would be until she was an adult.
Father figure Rob Donovan is sent to prison.
The way Tracy treats her is shocking.
Her Dad is going through depression.
Step mum galore.
Playing swapsies between living with two family members.
Lives with uncaring alcoholic dad.
His inheritence money is no more.
Dad nearly dies in tram accident and cant walk.
Peters affair.
Peters affair.
Nearly dies in fire due to drunk dad.
Peter leaves.
Peter leaves again.
Nick has car crash and gets brain damage for life.
New step dad.
Bullied by Faye Windass.
Grandparent tries to take him away from his family.
Gone from one home to another. Mum in porison for a couple of years. Dad has a revolving door installed for step mothers (Karen, Michelle, Becky, her Mum, Michelle again). Her near step dad (who she liked and spent a lot of time with) sent to Prison for murder and she was witness to it all when she was a Bridesmaid. Uncle Poeter had been in Prison prior to that. Grandma Blanche died. Grandad Ken disappeared for nearly a year, now Grandma Deardre has disappeared. Grandma Liz also lived in Spain for several years plus she is all but ignored by Tracy a lot of the time.
No she hasn't had all the traumas that Simon has had but she hasn't had a charmed life either and quite frankly, taking care of one Grandchild because they've suffered should not automatically mean neglecting the other or showing favoritism.
None of that is any excuse for being an unbearably precocious little gobshite, though, Gaz.
Good post.
I for one can happily say I don't have a clue what it'd be like to have a cold-blooded convicted killer for a mum but I can't image it's good for a kid's development!
An adoptive or step parent can be just as close as a natural mother.
Simon does have his Grandad Ken.
Thanks for blanking my posts
If he uses Leanne as a punch bag, could she say to Peter there you are.
Amy did have a secure family unit, of Steve, Michelle Liz and Tony, but that will no longer be.
She would have let Steve become Homeless, and hat would have made the situation more damaged.
I wouldnt kill of Amy, but would be interesting how Tracy would be with Amy, if this fire maybe disabled her
And as some posters seem to intimate that non-blood-related people are not related as well as blood-related people, that makes both Tracy and Amy not Barlows.
Didn't Ken adopt Tracy, even Mike Baldwin was a good father figure to her.