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When do the sins of a child stop being her mother’s fault? As Haylee sees one of her twin girls devolve into alcoholism, the monster of blame stalks her. Maybe if she hadn’t drank herself. Maybe if she’d found better childcare instead of taking her baby girls with her to the bars and clubs she sang in for a living. Maybe if she’d cracked down harder the first time Nia drank. Maybe if she’d not cracked down at all. As Nia’s addiction dogs her into young adulthood, Haylee wrestles. Discipline or leniency? A hug or cold shoulder? In the end, Haylee claws her way onto that elusive line between her own choices as a mother, and the decisions of her daughter.