Spoil the Child

Season 1, Episode 12, Aired
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Amy threatens to remove a young boy from the custody of a father who asserts his right to beat his son regularly with a belt, leaving welts; Maxine becomes frustrated by her ever-increasing case load and a system that doesn't seem to care about the children it should be serving as she struggles to get placements for two orphaned and mentally ill siblings; Gillian and Peter begin the adoptive process; Vincent and Donna work out some roommate issues; Amy's assertiveness in dealing with a judge who disrupts her courtroom lands her a job offer; Donna turns to a reluctant Vincent for advice after her conjugal visit with Oscar goes badly; Lauren goes into a full-tilt brat meltdown when the dancing supply store runs out of her recital costume after Amy waits too long to order it; Amy stays up all night to make the costume after spurning Maxine's offer to help.moreless
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      • Amy: I had to rip out and re-sew that waisteband three times, and its still not perfect. Maxine: Its looks straight to me, and besides Lauren is not going to remember a crooked waistband, she will remember her mother, staying up all night to make her the butterfly costume she wanted. Amy: Don't patronize me Mom, I have to fix that waistband. Maxine: If you touch that waistband, I will rip out every stitch in that costume myself. Amy: (crying and huggig Maxine) You are a very good mother. Maxine: I know dear, now go take a shower and wake Lauren up. Edit

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      • Episode Title: The title of the episode is, "Spoil the Child." The allusion is to the saying, "Spoil the Child and Spare the Rod." Edit

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