There’s no logic to these things."
Seconds later, the screen cuts to a little girl in a therapist’s office making phone calls.
My father touched my vagina," she says into the receiver.
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Soon, it’s clear that this little girl is a young Bridgette.
(Allen denies the allegations.)
“It’s a way for victims of abuse to release any sort of shame.
Like, ‘This was not me, this was just something that someone else did.’
So by telling everyone, it takes the weight off their back.
A little bit.”
“It just made us laugh,” Shaw recalls.
“It’s really hard when you have a parent who is mentally ill,” Shaw says.
What follows is a joyful montage of the four taking shots, singing, and dancing.
And we can expect more of that in season 2, whichSMILFwas renewed forbefore season 1 even ended.
