Before Blaze moved in, Notta apparently had to do all the caregiving and housework herself, for who knows how long. This is not to excuse Notta’s controlling behavior, but Blaze’s comments and the frustration she’s feeling may give us a window into the kind of desperation Notta was feeling before Blaze showed up. How long had Notta been without a break? I agree that Blaze needs to get away from Notta, but I think there’s reason to be a little sympathetic toward Notta here. She does seem to care for Purdy (she always has, since she basically raised him), and after working around the clock to care for him (which Blaze basically admits is a full-time job), possibly for years, I can understand why Notta would have been desperate to hand everything off to someone else and take it easy for awhile. I say this because many of us (including myself at times) have had the tendency to imagine the worst about Notta without giving much consideration for the kind of life she’s been forced to live, and without being mindful of the many sacrifices she’s made to take care of her brother.
Before Blaze moved in, Notta apparently had to do all the caregiving and housework herself, for who knows how long. This is not to excuse Notta’s controlling behavior, but Blaze’s comments and the frustration she’s feeling may give us a window into the kind of desperation Notta was feeling before Blaze showed up. How long had Notta been without a break? I agree that Blaze needs to get away from Notta, but I think there’s reason to be a little sympathetic toward Notta here. She does seem to care for Purdy (she always has, since she basically raised him), and after working around the clock to care for him (which Blaze basically admits is a full-time job), possibly for years, I can understand why Notta would have been desperate to hand everything off to someone else and take it easy for awhile. I say this because many of us (including myself at times) have had the tendency to imagine the worst about Notta without giving much consideration for the kind of life she’s been forced to live, and without being mindful of the many sacrifices she’s made to take care of her brother.