Emmerdale - Current Episode Discussion - III

[Son of Cain]

Typical stereotype depiction of someone in stress... get smashed or cheat on your partner or for those old enough, both.... I can understand April's thinking...I cannot remember whether Donna had told her about having cancer or whether she found out after her mum's death but I think if she had been told that Donna killed herself because she did not want her daughter to see her suffer dying a slow death dependant on chemo or whatever treatment they would have offered her, April might have been more understanding rather than thinking her mum did not want to spend more time with her ... difficult decision to make though..

April would have been five when Donna died, personally I do not think it would have been right to time to tell her the truth. At that age all April would have wanted, would be to have her mum back. I do not think she would be capable of understanding anything more than, her mother was gone. Which would then would raise the question, when would be the right time, or if there would ever be a right time? If it was me that had to make a decision like that, I think I would have waited till she was about sixteen.