User blog comment:Freefalling Lilacs/Possible New Story Concept (Oh, and a TDI:FYE Episode List)/@comment-1682821-20110815125330/@comment-2021069-20110815201500

That was my goal when writing that scene.

And you'll actually never really meet Courtney's mother in the story, only hear memories of her the way Courtney saw her. So most of the time you'll only see her worst... most of the time.