there is an unhealthy reversal of roles here. as you can see from her drawings, she has an exaggerated sense of responsibility. lucy feels she has to take care of her father. although at her birthday party her true feelings about her father were revealed.
on the contrary, mr. dawson admitted he felt profoundly inadequate - that he was terrified he'd made and would continue to make - and i quote: "huge mistakes, huge mistakes, mistakes that are huge."
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