Originally Posted by Lizzie Brookes:
“To be fair Cindy did act selfishly. It's fine to voice her feelings once but after that she should just keep quiet. As the social worker rightly said Ian and Jane can give Beth a stable home, also Jane can't have children of her own and it's almost like a second chance for Ian and Jane after losing Lucy. Cindy is only 16 and even if she does feel a bit hurt, she can concentrate on her studies spend time with Liam and then get a job and go away. The blackmail was completely uncalled for and she crossed the line by doing that. Also she threw tantrums at everyone so I'm not surprised that Ian and Jane lost patience with her.”
“To be fair Cindy did act selfishly. It's fine to voice her feelings once but after that she should just keep quiet. As the social worker rightly said Ian and Jane can give Beth a stable home, also Jane can't have children of her own and it's almost like a second chance for Ian and Jane after losing Lucy. Cindy is only 16 and even if she does feel a bit hurt, she can concentrate on her studies spend time with Liam and then get a job and go away. The blackmail was completely uncalled for and she crossed the line by doing that. Also she threw tantrums at everyone so I'm not surprised that Ian and Jane lost patience with her.”
100% agree with this. Ian and Jane were right: once they agreed to one demand, when would it end? There's only so many times Cindy can claim she's being 'mistreated' or 'ignored', when really she was using her own baby as ammunition to get her own way with everything.
