Desperate Housewives - Gabrielle Confronts Her Past 

Patrick Gaddis ... it is amazing how experiences lived in childhood shape people's characters as adults. Gabby's shallow, materialistic and selfish behavior stemmed from the abuse she suffered as a child, which as she said - she did not deserve. I believe she used this behavior to protect herself as an adult. This is a very powerful scene, as Gabby was finally able to let go of her pain by confronting the person who should have helped her. However, she was also very lucky to have Carlos by her side to give her the support she so desperately needed.

I think Carlos heard the whole conversation between Gabby and the nun because he was waiting for Gabby in the hall.

LaraCroftEyes1 ... I think so too. Carlos was a big support for Gaby. She had to let go of all that pain. Ironically the show begins with them being a very shallow, uncaring and materialistic couple. Later on they became a very stable family and good spouses and parents. But that's life!

Patrick Gaddis she is a wonderful person. She’s scared of true love and character, which is why she pretended to be shallow. She’s always had a strong heart. But after she left Texas after her step-dad raping her, she started modeling.

Broken homes create narcissists look at our president

No wonder she didn't trust nuns.

Now we know why Gaby hated Sister Mary Bernard in series two. I know Gaby can be a bitch at times but she is a good judge of character she saw through Sister Mary, Carlos aunt Connie when she tricked them into taking Ana, she saw through Carlos creepy massage client, she was the one who said Paul Young gave her the creeps and there was something not right about him and she was spot on when she told Bree Chuck was dangerous to them. Gaby.may not be academically intelligent but she's got street smarts and life experience that makes her clever and resourceful.

​@@wickedwitchoftheeast88Sadly due to her stepfather doing that and nobody's there to protect her. She had to learn to see people for who they are before the had a chance to hurt her

​@@annacalifornia6498 Oh I can relate to that I have that seem skill and its always useful. Although I wasn't sexually abused I did grow up in a domestic abuse environment, my father is abusive and sadly the way he is has shown me just how vicious, venomous, vindictive and manipulative people can be to others. I rely on that skill everyday and I've learned to now trust my instincts when I have a bad feeling or vibes from someone because its always proved true.

That nun from what she said of books and magazines Gaby brought in to school, she called "trashy", were obviously model stuff. Gaby thinking of her dreams that she still fulfilled. But the nun personally hated them. Just bc she didn't like em doesn't give her the right to turn away from kids in need of help with major things.

Truly

PrincessA the church knows or witnesses this and do nothing

All churches have members who do this

Not because she wasn't a serious student but because she was the look-at-me brat. Her mother said the same to Carlos in season 1 or 2 (I can't recall)

@@LaRoche_ all the same, she should have investigated. Gabrielle didn't deserve what happened to her. She was a child.

@@LaRoche_ But, like, her mother villainized her. Correct me if I'm wrong (I haven't watched the series in years), but I remember that she totally believed that Gaby had not been raped by her stepfather, but that she seduced him (she basically victim blaming her daughter in front of her son-in-law Carlos, in a bitter, jealous tone). Gaby never told her, knowing that her mother would never believe her. And, I really don't think that's a good excuse to dismiss and blame a teenager who confesses to being a victim of SA. There are always kids who love to be the center of attention (maybe being the class clown or leading groups), I would understand doubting only if Gabrielle had a history of making up stories like this (not silly rumors, but serious stuff). But I don't think that's the case, the attitude of this religious woman to instantly deny everything and silence the victim accusing her of lying, seems a very clear reference to the terrible and despicable record of the Catholic church of covering up abusers. Not so much a "I didn't believe you because you weren't very trustworthy," as "I went out of my way to believe you guilty because it was easier to deal with, it didn't threaten any of my beliefs and interests."

Oceans Noah Madison Don't you mean Mary Bernard?

+Oceans Noah Madison LMAO you got this show confused with American Horror Story.

The two characters do look alot a like. LOL

OMG I never noticed that good observation.

Nah, she'll just ask for forgiveness and will be fine.

Everybody who is aware of this horrible thing will go to hell

Amen.

That nun looks like she could run hell in her own

@@veetowanna1515 ugly people can be kind too

@sousoualger2234 what do you mean ? did she got abused ?

@sousoualger2234 omg i never knew it

​@@coleturnersgf she was abused by her uncle for several years... Her parents didn't know for the abuse.. Later she assisted persecutors on their indictment for him raping another girl who commited suicide. The bastard pleaded guilty to other sexual offenses & was put in prison where he died of cancer

Exactly! She's the most immature, puerile housewife in the show, but that's because her childhood was robbed from her. Behind all that comedy is a heartbreaking tragedy.

And this is why she sometimes looked the strongest mentaly for me

You are right are childhood shapes who we become

Eva Longoria was great.

Congrats!

Did you also include a monologue for how Gabby sleeps with underage boys like John Rowland? She's as much of a predator as her stepfather is.

Well done, that is not an easy thing to do, you were a vessel for truth that day.

You deserve everything good life ought to offer! ❤️

+kztar621 Actually only about 1% are false but people act like a majority is and that causes people to doubt real victims

+kztar621 Care to provide some actual references or sources for these studies? The ones that say up to 50% of rape allegations are false? Can you provide proof that there is an increase of "crying rape" or any of the other "feminist propaganda" you refer to?

Over 50% seems pretty unrealistic! So as the decline of violent crimes!

I went to a convent school. you'd be surprised what nuns are like. People think that they are all holy and nice but they forget that they are still human.

Feminist propaganda indeed! Long live Brock Turner! Long live that judge too! Every woman should just accept when a guy fucks them like that... isn't that right, kztar621? ;)

Eva*

are you serious? Susan got an award and not eva? The two most deserving are Bree and gaby. Their characters are so much more complex and their storylines are far more interesting.

By law the nun is required to report any suspicions of any kind of child abuse and endangerment to CPS.

haha they even cover up their own scandals

Sadly this does happen

I didn't like Carlos in series one but after he spoke to Lucia Gaby's mum about Alejandro and her denying he raped Gaby I loved him because you could see the disgust on his face that Lucia chose to believe that Gaby seduced Alejandro. Carlos is my favourite husband on the show he's always got Gaby's back like when he went to therapy with her because she couldn't face telling her therapist what happened and then here he stood outside listening leaving Gaby to handle it herself you could tell he was waiting to step in if Gaby broke down.

@@wickedwitchoftheeast88 out of all husband Carlos is the husband who loves his wife the most and understand her, do chores, love kids in general too :))). Gabi is the luckiest wife. He does love her for who she is. The rest husband in the show is just a good father who still love their kids but irresponsible, love to wife is so -so, :))) even Tom.

I was molested also and like gaby I was ashamed too for the longest time but i'm not anymore. I could relate to this scene so much because the first time i tried to tell my mom she brushed me off. I don't think she meant to but that's what happened. Anyway the nun didn't like gabby, she was probably jealous of her just the same way gabby's own mother was jealous of her daughter. So instead, of doing something, she brushed gabby off as an attention seeking liar.

That's horrific what happened to you, I'm so sorry. Frankly, I think that people who don't believe rape or sexual abuse survivors should be sentenced, at the very least have a criminal record. Fuck them. So many of my friends were raped by their fathers or male acquaintances, its shocking. And about half of the victims weren't believed, which is arguably as great a crime as the assault itself.

😠😠😠Alejandro is going to rot in hell, that's it, poor gaby:-(😭😭😭

please don't blame yourself. Youre a victim! Of abuse! I'm so sooorry what he has done to you 😞 He should go to jail!

Wow... that is despicable. I want you to know that it was NOT your fault. You have NOTHING to blame yourself for. And the teacher and your parents should be ashamed of themselves. Bipolar does not excuse such a thing. There is no excuse for someone to hurt innocent people like that. Don't blame yourself. Those people are gaslighting you. You do not deserve that. And as for that guy, he is a piece of trash, and the fact that your parents still let him in their house after what you told them shows how ignorant they are. But you are a survivor and you deserve nothing but good things.

To know the danger of long division

maroon5addict Thank you. What does she mean by that? I don't understand it.

She was joking

No she wasnt, she said they cause frown lines

maroon5addict Sorry for asking again, I still don't get it. What does "long division" mean in this context? I have been wrecking my brain ever since, but still couldn't find the answer -)

Watching this scene I can understand Gaby's hatred for Sister Mary back in season 2.

I absolutely agree! I was heavily bullied when I was in school. If my school had something like that, I would've been able to handle things much better, and I probably would've hated school a lot less.

@@tiffanygray I was bullied in elementary school and then I got sexually harassed by boys in middle school and high school constantly. I hated school so much and I had nobody to talk to about it. I did terrible in school because of it. I was constantly nervous and always lashing out in anger. The harassment from men continued into my 20s. I had deep depression for 15 years from it. I slowly pulled myself out of that depression in my early 30s but had I talked to a councilor about these kinds of things I would have not been as miserable for half my life. I think it’s important for schools to see these warning signs about abuse.

Nah she never regretted it she was pissed off Gaby made her listen this time around and made her accountable for doing nothing. That nun now has something heavy weighing on her conscience she ignored a child being abused because she judged Gaby as a sinner because she read 'tashy magazines' and now sees Gaby's pain first hand twenty years later. I wouldn't want to live with that on my conscience, if she continues to stay quiet she'll end up in hell for dying without confessing and repenting for that sin but if she confesses she's in trouble for not protecting Gaby and she will be judged quite harsly by the whole community for leaving a child she judged as a sinner to be abused. Can you imagine how that will eat away at her because whatever she does she's well and truly fucked and its her own faut for being a self righteous judgemental bitch. I'm wondering if it was her who tipped Alejandro off to Gaby being back in town how else would he have known what she was saying about him since Gaby only told the nun what was going on.

@@wickedwitchoftheeast88 so she did regret eventually

Didn't the whole town believe him dead tho? Thered have been a fake grave