Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews)

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Originally Posted by Perdita

Not the character herself but her actions. Upsetting for everyone, especially the child and the family

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Yes-it is. I dont feel I know enough about
the loss of her child to be wholly sympathetic.
-yet.
If it was through illness / accident- then yes
I would feel deeply sorry.Its one of the most
tragic things that can happen.And some people
never fully recover from the loss.

But did she contribute in some way to the
death & if so was it neglience or was she
suffering from PND or other mental
illness -if so wouldnt that have come to
light at the time of childs death and some
treatment given.

There are a very small number of parents
who do abuse/neglect their children and
her personality in her previous time in
Corrie might make one consider that
possibliity. We shall see as story unfolds!
I trust that whatever the story behind the
childs death is- that it is properly researched
and realistically written - not a quick -fix.

The one thing that always puzzles me (and
not being a pyschiatrist I cant answer) is
why when someone has suffered a tragic loss
- they go on to inflict similar on someone
else.??There is some planning-not a momentary
panic - like taking a baby from.a pram on the
spur of the moment?

Duplj

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Originally Posted by maidmarian

There are a very small number of parents
who do abuse/neglect their children and
her personality in her previous time in
Corrie might make one consider that
possibliity. We shall see as story unfolds!

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I'd say that going by how over-protective she is of Jack that her own child's death wasn't from negligence or abuse. I doubt if those kinds of parents change their ways even if they've caused a death. :(

I'm guessing it was a tragic accident.

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Originally Posted by maidmarian

The one thing that always puzzles me (and
not being a pyschiatrist I cant answer) is
why when someone has suffered a tragic loss
- they go on to inflict similar on someone
else.??There is some planning-not a momentary
panic - like taking a baby from.a pram on the
spur of the moment?

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Luckily I can't put myself in the place of someone whose suffered such a tragedy, but my guess would be that they've literally lost their mind with grief and are desperately trying to change what happened (in their head at least) by replacing their loss.

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Originally Posted by Dazzle

I'd say that going by how over-protective she is of Jack that her own child's death wasn't from negligence or abuse. I doubt if those kinds of parents change their ways even if they've caused a death. :(

I'm guessing it was a tragic accident.



Luckily I can't put myself in the place of someone whose suffered such a tragedy, but my guess would be that they've literally lost their mind with grief and are desperately trying to change what happened (in their head at least) by replacing their loss.

As a long-term sufferer of mental health problems myself, in my experience behaving normally and making plans whilst being deeply disturbed aren't mutually exclusive. :(

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I do understand what you are saying and other
people have said similar- probably my issue
is mainly the character and her previous history.

I would normally believe and sympathise in
such circs without too much analysis or
liking the parent.
I did wonder if she had some form of
munchausen by proxy .

If was a tragic accident - then I shall revert
to normal setting!!
Im sure there could have been less distressing
ways to try to rehabilitate the character
and hope they write the details of the story
well- as its a very sensitive issue that has
affected a lot of people.

Dupl

Rumours going about that Jenny kills Maddie ....

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Originally Posted by maidmarian

I do understand what you are saying and other
people have said similar- probably my issue
is mainly the character and her previous history.

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It'll be interesting to see which of us is right about Jenny! :D

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Originally Posted by Perdita

Rumours going about that Jenny kills Maddie ....

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I did wonder about that when I read that Maddie finds out and confronts her. If this confrontation happens on the balcony shown in the pictures, maybe Maddie falls off during a scuffle?

Dupl

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Originally Posted by Dazzle

It'll be interesting to see which of us is right about Jenny! :D

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As the story involves children being
( possibly). mistreated - in a way I would
rather be wrong than right!
Await the outcome- next week?