Why Jennifer Pratt's mom might come off bad in interview

[Mysteryphile]

I've been thinking about this a lot. I know some people on here think she was quite insensitive to Jenny and abrasive in the interview. I can see why they might think that and here is the reason why she might be like that.

Okay so she's told Jenny she doesn't want her seeing that guy, they don't like that guy etc... I think the night Jenny got hurt she had snuck out (maybe she hadn't snuck out,not 100% sure) but either way she wasn't listening to her parents, she was doing what she wanted to do. So she's out there with this lying creep and Bam her life (jenny's) is changed forever.

So now her mother is stuck with a daughter that is like a young child(which must be a lot of stress and strain on her) and its all because she just didn't listen and was out with that guy, and if she had listened she would have been out with someone else and wouldn't have gotten hurt.

I think she feels a lot of anger and resentment over what happened. Towards Jenny and also towards the people that did it to her. I'm sure she loves Jenny a lot too, but no one is a perfect person and sometimes we feel things that aren't that wonderful.

[flytrapp]

I somewhat agree. I also think that it must be hard to have this beautiful daughter who had so much potential and such a bright future, and all of that was taken away by a senseless act. I'd be pretty angry at the world. Poor Jenny was transformed into a person that her parents didn't know. I'm sure they love her with all of their hearts, but it still must be hard.

[crystaldawn]

Yes I agree. She does come off insensitive to us that haven't been in her situation but I don't really fault her. She's see this beautiful daughter with so many hopes and dreams suffer through a horrible assault and pretty much has to start her life over relearning everything. It would make any parent bitter I think especially knowing that no one has ever had to pay for the crime.

[MegtheEgg86]

I think it's no one's place to judge. Certainly she was in a great, great deal of pain over what happened to her daughter. No one expresses herself in the exact same way as the next person. She has a right to feel anger; that's just being human. I don't look down on her. I feel sad for her.

[dynoguy88]

Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

I think it's no one's place to judge. Certainly she was in a great, great deal of pain over what happened to her daughter. No one expresses herself in the exact same way as the next person. She has a right to feel anger; that's just being human. I don't look down on her. I feel sad for her.

That's exactly how I always felt. I never understood the intense anger for her on this board. In those interviews, she handled herself much better than I ever would if had I been in her shoes.

[Mysteryphile]

It's especially horrible for everyone because the people that did this totally stupid, senseless act are still running around having a perfectly normal life while Jenny is suffering every day.

[RobinW]

While it's never been officially confirmed, there were posters in this thread who claim that Jenny is married today and has kids. The thread also shows what Curtis Croft is up to these days and has some interesting info on possible suspects behind the attack. Curtis seems to have grown up into a pathetic loser who still acts like a high school kid even though he's in his forties, and the man suspected of swinging the 2x4 apparently committed suicide.
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...=139894&page=9

If all this info is true, I'm sure Jenny's mom has probably taken a LOT of pride in her daughter's recovery, because even though Jenny suffered such a devastating injury, it seems she's still gone on to live a more fulfilling life than the other losers associated with the attack! I'd like to think this notion has driven a lot of the anger and resentment away from Mrs. Pratt even though nobody has ever been brought to justice.

[Mysteryphile]

[QUOTE=RobinW]While it's never been officially confirmed, there were posters in this thread who claim that Jenny is married today and has kids. The thread also shows what Curtis Croft is up to these days and has some interesting info on possible suspects behind the attack. Curtis seems to have grown up into a pathetic loser who still acts like a high school kid even though he's in his forties, and the man suspected of swinging the 2x4 apparently committed suicide.
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...=139894&page=9

Thanks for posting that link...I guess drugs aren't a preservative...he looks AWFUL. Unrecognizable.

[funkymunky3273]

Latest cover photo.
A 2x4.
Classy.

[DALLASTEXAN!!]

I don't understand how people can be so cruel. if he actually posted that then shame on him and he doesn't deserve any attention for it.


I don't think Jenny's mom comes off bad in the interview. she had every right to be upset for what happened. Jenny lying or sneaking out, if that were the case, would have made her a normal teenager. I snuck out and lied all the time to my parents about where I went and I never got hit with a 2x4 in the head. Unfortunately Jenny just got involved with a d-bag and was a victim of a terrible crime. Jenny and her family deserved better in getting justice for her attack.

[TheCars1986]

Can anyone point to a specific timestamp in her interview where she comes off "bad"? I have never seen anything that supports this notion.

[WishfulDreamer]

Originally Posted by TheCars1986

Can anyone point to a specific timestamp in her interview where she comes off "bad"? I have never seen anything that supports this notion.

People claim she comes off as cold when she says "I sure miss the old Jenny." To me, this is ridiculous. Of course she misses how her daughter was before she was permanently disabled by this attack. Her sixteen-year-old daughter's hopes and dreams were destroyed that night and at the time of the interview, she was still having trouble walking and talking and it was pretty much a given she would never be able to live an independent life. I think people are way too harsh on her and not taking into account how much suffering they endured after the attack, to have to watch their daughter's life get decimated like this.

The interview between Jenny, Robert Stack, and Jenny's mother a few years later shows Jenny as being greatly improved, but still by no means fully recovered. Some have stated that her mother comes off as bitter in it, and my only response to that is, well, yeah? A bunch of people know who did the attack and aren't talking. Her daughter had to go through years of intensive therapy and treatment and will need care for the rest of her life. I'd be bitter, too. It's very easy to say "well I would just be happy my daughter was alive and not bitter like this" when it's not you in the position.

[James T]

We also have to remember the time-back then people were far more plain speaking/forthright & we didn't have to think about saying politically incorrect things much, or upsetting anybody, or any group.

[tvscript124]

Originally Posted by WishfulDreamer

People claim she comes off as cold when she says "I sure miss the old Jenny." To me, this is ridiculous. Of course she misses how her daughter was before she was permanently disabled by this attack. Her sixteen-year-old daughter's hopes and dreams were destroyed that night and at the time of the interview, she was still having trouble walking and talking and it was pretty much a given she would never be able to live an independent life. I think people are way too harsh on her and not taking into account how much suffering they endured after the attack, to have to watch their daughter's life get decimated like this.

The interview between Jenny, Robert Stack, and Jenny's mother a few years later shows Jenny as being greatly improved, but still by no means fully recovered. Some have stated that her mother comes off as bitter in it, and my only response to that is, well, yeah? A bunch of people know who did the attack and aren't talking. Her daughter had to go through years of intensive therapy and treatment and will need care for the rest of her life. I'd be bitter, too. It's very easy to say "well I would just be happy my daughter was alive and not bitter like this" when it's not you in the position.

People are too judgy about Jenny's mom. Her daughter fell in love with a guy who had a troubled past to say the least, and paid the price--unfortunately, so did her parents.

I know people who have relatives with severe brain injuries. Those people will need care the rest of their lives and they can't do the things they could have done. No one is saying that they're not lovable or worthy of love. Jenny's mom didn't say that. Look at the pain in her eyes. Look at her tears. She's lamenting the loss of Jenny's hopes and dreams. Should she just say "it's okay" so she "looks" better? Jenny is precious just as she is, but the life she could have had was stolen from her. What is wrong with saying that? It's HUMAN and real.

Would we judge someone for saying something similar about a parent or grandparent with Alzheimer's or dementia?

To me, the mother's distress really drove home how horrible this crime was, and it hasn't been solved. No one came forward to do the right thing. Every time they did, they were threatened into silence.

[1990 UM fan]

I don't think her mother came off nasty. Just imagine thinking your teenage daughter is safe with a guy she loves, and then something like this happens. Seeing your daughter all beautiful and happy one day, and maimed and child-like the next because some idiot did that to her, knowing she'll never have a normal life; no job, no marriage, no children...all due to a irreversible brain injury.

Victims not only suffer, so do their families. Being a caretaker or a parent of a permanently disabled person takes a toll mentally and emotionally. The good thing is that Jenny's mother loves her regardless, but I do understand her frustration with everything that happened and everything since.

Seeing that Curtis Croft posted that profile photo makes me wonder if it indeed was HIM that attacked Jenny instead of some guys looking to off a snitch.