Sentences with phrase «addled mother»

Most of all, Henry is a bedrock of support for his hopelessly addled mother, and not just in a vague Junior - knows - best kind of way.

Patrick and Angie's investigation uncovers deepening layers of corruption and secrecy, including the possibility that the troubles of Amanda's drug - addled mother Helene (Amy Ryan) likely contributed to her four year - old child's abduction and possible murder.

As an addled mother of three children age five and under, I can honestly say that more than any of the aforementioned activities, my driving is poorly influenced by the following:

He thought of the more minor offenders, agonizing over the young ones especially, whose lives were spiraling, the ones who perhaps had things left in them to do, the ones who wouldn't likely ever murder, but had been unable to extricate themselves from these spirals, from their deranged fathers or their addled mothers, from the lack of any parents, from sexual abuse, from the vagaries of the foster care system, from the sorts of daily hurdles that Walters would never have dreamed about — the boys (and occasional girls) who were at that corner, who could turn, the ones whose direction wasn't already set.

Not exact matches

Joe is hired by a low - life family — shaggy gambling debt - ridden son Chris (Emile Hirsch), his addled sister Dottie (Juno Temple), their hapless dad (Thomas Haden Church), and his dilapidated second wife Sharla (Gina Gershon)-- to kill Chris and Dottie's mother.

The story centers on how the disappearance of Beverly (a fine Sam Shepard), the Weston patriarch, forces the three Weston daughters — Barbara, Ivy (a marvelously understated Julianne Nicholson) and Karen (a funny Juliette Lewis)-- to come back home to figure out what to do with their prescription drug - addled, booze - swilling and cancer - stricken mother.

Not wanting to really know why there was water flowing and pooling enough for my still sleep - addled brain to register, I stepped outside and discovered it wasn't the neighbors backwashing their pool but the result of my mother not completely turning off the water yesterday morning when she filled the birdbath.

While still in school, the young Minter shot one roll of film of her mother, a drug - addled, darkly glamorous woman who was nonetheless «mom» for the artist.