Yay, well, a small silver lining... Enjoy the party
it's important to not see the mom as evil, but as a human. Lily is half her, and Lily defines herself as half her, so demonizing the mom is - from Lily's perspective - demonizing Lily
Yes! I mean it's important not to demonize anyone as by definition you remove their humanity! Compassion always. But this is advice that most parents could take on board, right?