I think Alice may well have had a childhood without much love and affection, there are plenty of dysfunctional parents out there, as RTP and others on here know only too well.
My husband had a horrible upbringing, his parents were physically and mentally abusive to him, he suffered the most of all of his siblings. The eldest child was actually abandonded by their mother, and left in the care of their grandparents, my husband thinks that they got the best of it really, but they all suffered in one way or another, the girls all married young (and badly) just to escape their parents. My husband went off the rails but was saved when he was sent to an "approved school" (a kind of closely-supervised detention centre, but not an actual prison), one of the tutors there took him under his wing and probably understood why this young boy had made some silly decisions. Anyway, long story short, my husband cleaned up his act (mostly lol) and went on to be a productive and useful member of society.
Like many adults who were abused in childhood, he recognises what his parents did wrong and has always done his absolute best to do things differently with his own children. All of his kids know that he loves them unconditionally. They are all aware of his background and his mistakes. They know that, no matter what mistakes they may make, they can go to him with any problem and he will try to help, without judgement. They know that their hard work and their achievements, however large or small, are recognised. They know that he knows that he may not always get it right, but that he will try, and he'll do better if he can. He tries so hard not to pass on the horrors of his childhood, to the next generation and to those that follow.
That's the difference between someone like him, and someone like Alice. She just cannot see that she's dragging whatever childhood trauma she carries, into her kids' lives. She doesn't want to do better for them, she just doesn't care, all she wants is revenge for her husband having the audacity to fall out of love with her.
She's selfish, childish and petulant. It's about time that she grew up and grew a pair. She sounds like a whiny brat, making excuses for bitching about her ex on SM ("I wasn't feeling well, why does nobody care about meeeee")
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