na’s grandparents usually got the last say in the house when it came to making any life changing decisions, which placed Tina and her mother on a level of being sisters as oppose to being mother and daughter. Through out Tina’s life she had many people trying to raise her, but what they 3failed to realize is that they forgot to raise their own daughter in the process. Instead of teaching Tina’s mom how to properly raise Tina, they just pushed her away as if her thoughts and feelings did not matter. Tina’s grandparents would not even allow Tina’s biological dad the opportunity to see his own daughter, which basically shows signs of a need for power and control by the grandparents.Since Tina’s mom never really had to perform any parenting skills on Tina, as a result of this fact it placed their overall mother and daughter relationship at jeopardy, because Tina did not feel comfortable going to her when she sought out any form of protection or advice. Tina’s mom tried to do every thing that she could to get away from this controlling environment. In efforts to get away from her parents Tina’s mom left Tina with them in hopes of finally securing a sense of control over her own life, but what she failed to realize was that no matter where she went the problems in her life still followed her. Tina’s mom did not have a close relationship with her own father, so she looked for men that would take on this father figure role in her life. The only problem with 4trying to fulfill this type of need is that Tina’s mom is possibly indirectly subjecting herself and the people around her to potential lose of control and independence. The man she ended up marrying brought some unforeseen baggage to their marriage. It is quite evident that this man took this father figure role to a different level, because the domestic abuse with Tina’s mother began a month or two after they were married. T...
