Good grief that post about her grandma and skincare makes me want to vom.
Like, I'm pretty much the same age as Lydia, and guess what? Not a single girl I know ever had a 3-step skincare routine down pat when I grew up!
I guess we were all sans doting mothers, then, because we weren't taught the joys of toning at an early age? Lordielord, but she does grind my gears when she trots out her ridiculous sob stories...
I had to move in with my grandparents at the age of 12 myself, and was lucky enough to have an amazing grandmother who doted on me when my own mother wasn't able to (but with an abusive grandfather due to beginning dementia, which made things very tough). Do I hold that against my mother, though? Heck no! I was angry about it as a teenager, but I also adore my mom, and because I'm a fully functional adult I can use a thing called hindsight and see that she did the very best she could with the resources available to her at the time. I've also had actual, adult conversations with my mother about it, and therefore know she, too, wishes things had been different. Sure, I could be resentful about it still, but what's the point? I'd much rather have a loving, rewarding relationship now and leave the past in the past, and I'm pretty sure Lydia's mom would want the same. But not Lydia, oh no... Much better to be an eternal victim than take responsibility for your own relationships and reactions!
The creepiness is too real. Why don’t you check Depop Lydia and see if they have a life for sale?
