I don't agree with the last two sentences. It's not about "processing" daddy issues. Some issues are deeply rooted and they never really go away. You have to understand that despite all the love she gets from her stepdad, mother, sister, grandparents etc, she still had a void no one else can fill. Each parent has their own spot in one's heart and it cannot be replaced. She's been dealing and living with his rejection her entire life. It's not something you process and forget about. It's something you live with. Sure, you may need to work on related issues such as fear of abandonment or fear of rejection, but it's not something you're done with after X amount of years in therapy or love from other family members. Yes, a solid family unit can help her cope, but this an issue no one in her family can relate to because she's the only one experiencing it. It both destroyed and shaped her identity to the core. Whenever she sees her sister with her father, it must trigger certain feelings at times. If she had siblings from the same father and therefore all were in the same boat, maybe things would have been different, but imagine being the only child and your parent abandoning you, it's not something you get ever over.
I think it's unfair to call her a brat when the issue is far deeper than that.
On top of this, the failed engagement destroyed her dreams of the perfect family unit she's been dreaming of her entire life. Joey's rejection may mirrored her father's rejection on a subconscious level and that's why she is going downhill and sticking with Forky. She simply wants to feel worthy. It's her own self-worth that she subconsciously questions.
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