7th Heaven, Season 5

Eric:
[about Mary] You know, she quit her job at the pool hall, she quit her job at Pete's Pizza. She doesn't have any friends. Well, not any good ones. She needs a job.

Annie:
Yes, Mary needs a job, and money, and friends, good ones. But she has bills to pay. She also needs to take a job to pay those bills. And the job she takes probably won't be a job she loves or even likes. And then she'll see how important it is to have a job you love. And jobs people love usually involve training and/or education. That will force her to set goals and move forward

Eric:
Are you just going to will her into this realization?

Annie:
She's not on our schedule. We need to give her time. She'll realize it when she realizes it.

Eric:
In the meantime, no job plus no money equals no car, right? I mean, if she can't pay for the car, she'll lose it.

Annie:
So let her lose the car.

Eric:
This isn't about losing Mary's car. This is about losing Mary!

Annie:
You think I don't know that? You know, just because I'm not a minister or a therapist doesn't mean I don't know when she's in trouble. I'm her mother! And I think she needs to be the one to ask for help, and she's not ready yet!

Eric:
Well, I'm her father, and I say she needs help now, whether she asks for it or not!

Annie:
What you mean to say is that you're the expert, and what you say goes!