Alyssa’s mom would have been a sympathetic character if it had been a different point of view or genre. In ‘Alyssa Greene’ it is stated that she is A.) A single mom. B.) Makes her daughter do many activities. C.) Has made Sacrifices for her daughter.
It’s clear she is trying to give her daughter the best life she could possibly have. It’s not easy being a single mom and being a women of colour in a small town. It must of taken YEARS for her to be viewed as a part of the community. By Alyssa being ‘Perfect’ it probably allowed for them to not be viewed as outsiders and to allow her to become a respected member of the community. She is probably hoping that all these activities will help when Alyssa applies to Universities/ Colleges.
Sure, it’s misguided and completely wrong how she handles Emma wanting to have a date for Prom but I kind understand her as a character. She just wants to best for her daughter.
If this had been a movie about mom/daughter relationships then it would have been perfect. She would not be viewed as the villain and a monster.
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i don't think i've talked about this, but i friggin' love the prom like y'all i'm so aghh- yeahh freshman me related a little too hard to alyssa greene ;_;
anyways, here's my thing ig (headcanon??) eh here (it's a tad long, sorry :/)
alyssa's mom, mrs. greene's name is veronica. just learned that btw lol (how canon is that? idk)
my personal headcanon for veronica greene is that she was never married to alyssa's father.
they had been dating for three years, and veronica was hoping that he'd propose soon. they had engaged in premarital sex a few times, but not enough to raise suspicion when veronica started getting concerningly sick in the wee hours of the morning.
it wasn't until veronica's coworker suggested getting a pregnancy test that she even entertained the possibility. while they'd been dating for a considerable time, her family had been anxiously waiting for marriage, and so had she.
when she found out she was pregnant, veronica was overjoyed. she scheduled a doctor's appointment immediately, planning to tell alyssa's father as soon as he got home. maybe this was the push they needed to get married.
besides, she was only slightly ashamed for engaging in premarital sex, and marriage would make the sin go away.
but he was not elated. at all. he hadn't wanted a child, especially not so soon. veronica was disheartened by his reluctance, but he promised that they would talk about next steps in the morning.
when the sun rose, he was gone. veronica was absolutely devastated. she texted and called him a million times, begging him to come back. when he eventually picked up, he claimed that he wasn't ready to be a father, but he would send money every few months.
veronica went to live with her family, who were just over the moon to have another greene. her parents were slightly disappointed in her for not abstaining (virginity rocks!), but took her in nonetheless.
when alyssa greene was born, she was raised by a village. her grandparents, aunts, uncles, family friends, cousins, etc. the entire extended family rose out of the woodwork to help raise this baby. with such a strong family and a small town, alyssa was well supported.
veronica hoped that one day, alyssa's father would mature enough to realize that he's ready to be a father to alyssa. so, she tried her best to raise alyssa as the best, hoping her father would hear of his daughter's achievements and be proud.
maybe if alyssa was perfect, a good, polite girl and an academic achiever, he would come back. he would see the daughter that he made and want to come back to meet such an accomplished girl.
veronica held on to this hope for years, posting alyssa's achievements on facebook and twitter, hoping for some outreach. she prayed that the Lord would bring him back to her, and he'd want to marry her and see their daughter off to college.
but it never happened. veronica blamed herself for not having enough faith, blamed her parents for not steering her hard enough in the right direction, blamed alyssa for not trying hard enough.
nothing was ever enough for her.
alyssa knew that her father wasn't coming back. she'd heard the whispered gossip from her nosy cousins and the conversations behind closed doors. she grew resentful of the hope her mother harbored, knowing they were suffering in vain. she resented her father for leaving them. leaving alyssa with her perfectionist mother.
it was unfair that they both had to suffer because her father was a coward.
alyssa never told her mother about these feelings, repressing them like she repressed everything that wouldn't fit her mother's expectations. she learned to act, how to smile even though all she wanted to do was cry. alyssa learned how not to feel, so she couldn't feel the pit in her stomach or the scream building in her throat. she learned how to hide and deny, going through every motion like clockwork.
it wasn't until one summer at bible camp that she learned how to love.
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