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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
I'm reading it as "Mom is suddenly being a religious hypocrite after a lifetime of devotion just to look good with her granddaughter in front of her new church pals." And to the tune of $10k.
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Bingo. Not about the drinking, not about the monetary value. It's the hypocrisy. She was willing to lie to the church (parents werent practicing catholics, didn't get married in catholic church, aren't intending to go to church, etc.) to achieve her personal goal of baptism for granddaughter. So in the end, she valued her position within the group (having a baptised granddaughter, welcoming future people into the church) more than upholding the values of the church -- opposite as she's portrayed her relationship with the church for her entire life.
I don't particularly care for the values of the Church, so I am not even disturbed that she broke them. Just that she was willing to do such an about face.