Feeling Helpless
Regarding Timmy’s strange quiet, the doctor had few explanations. Emma nearly lost it at Mildred’s smug attitude upon the Carters’ defeated return home. She was in a desperate attempt to determine what was causing her son’s issue, but her controlling mother-in-law was making things worse.
Talking to Timmy wasn’t helping either, despite her best efforts. Nothing appeared to help him get over his seeming discomfort and anxiety, and it made his parents feel terrible for leaving him with Mildred while they worked late. Olivia had also noted that Timmy didn’t seem like himself. Despite the sense of helplessness felt by the entire family, Mildred seemed unconcerned.
