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Gwen Parrish (Dorothy Lyman) clashed frequently with her mother,
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Mother Daughter Relationships: An "Imitation of Life" on Daytime TV
The Soap Box
Vol. IV No. 1 January 1979
(continued from
Part 2)
When dowager Leueen Parrish came to Bay City last year to prepare for her daughter Gwen's wedding to Dr. Russ Matthews, her reputation already preceded her. Gwen may come across strong, outspoken and confident, but she virtually crumbled under her mother's brand of "TLC." Their personality differences went back a long way, and everything Leueen said or did sent Gwen into a rage—particularly when Leueen set out to prove that although Russ was a fine man, he'd be the wrong husband for Gwen.
Leueen was right about that; she was the first to realize, too, that Gwen and her co-worker, Willis Frame, were really better suited. Gwen was relieved when her mother left Bay City for an extended vacation, unable to return in time for her wedding. Since Leueen's return, though, Gwen has been unable to co-exist with what she views as her mother's interference. Leueen sees it simply as "trying to make Gwen happy."