Lack of explaining this enough, labeled Vanessa in the beginning as a black girl with an attitude, instead of a wounded kid with massive trust issues for a good reason. There were hints of understanding in the writing, but more was needed. Didnt like Vanessa's problems just being described as "attitude", when she likely had serious trauma from being raised by a drug-addicted mother, and being forced to care for her siblings like her own children. Didn't like Bernie threatening to whup Vanessa, or doing it off screen? She was too old for physical punishment, and had already been through too much. The couple wanting the two younger kids, and not really being prepared to take care of a teen. There was a common RL dynamic that was never really solved. ![]() ![]() ![]() Wanda didn't get enough scenes with Vanessa, that I can remember.
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