We will probably never be rich.and we'll most likely live in a place that's not that big, but we'll work hard and we'll love each other.and we'll find so much happiness we won't even know what to do with it. I'm not going to place big money on that wedding actually happening, and I'm sure Daya will have a wake up call, but darn it if deep down I just want those two crazy kids to be happy. If only she wasn't being so sleazy about the money, and hiding it from them, she might be redeemable.īed Bugs and Beyond focused on Bennett, who had me squeeing for joy with his proposal. She managed to at least open Daya and Bennett's mind to the idea of giving up the baby, and after his visit to Cesar, it might legitimately be the best option for the child. Even when she does the right thing, it feels like it's for completely the wrong reason.
I am parent free, and proud.Īleida, Aleida, Aleida. You only have to look at Taystee to see how parenting, or lack thereof, can impact a child in the long term.Ĭindy: I don't like mamas, neither, for that matter. Big Boo's speech about abortion details how bad parenting helps create criminals.
Was anybody not crying when Maria's boyfriend told her that he wouldn't be bringing the baby back? Her utter lack of power tore at me, and had me Googling "parental rights of prisoners."Īnd when Maritza hands her daughter off to Blanca, calling her an "it'.clearly Litchfield needs to be offering some parenting classes so the women know how to take care of their children upon release. : Oh my god, this is such a metaphor for their lives.Oh my god, this is such a metaphor for their lives.
One of my favorite things about OITNB is how it humanizes the prison experience, and the first episode had a strong emphasis on how the children of inmates are also punished by their mother's incarceration.