So how Lori's treated stems from how Alice was treated as a child. How she learned, from her parents, that the youngest should get special treatment. That the older children should indulge the younger one.

Alice reeaallyy needs counseling for her inability to see how wrong her parents were to leave her the idea that the younger child gets special treatment. And, that being born on the same day thirty minutes after her brother does not constitute being younger. Had Lori been a day later or several days later, then she would have been the youngest.

Fred is finally starting to smell the burnt coffee. He knows Lori is at the heart of a problem that Alice continues to ignore, because Alice thinks thirty minutes makes Lori younger.

That he knows Alice gave back Lori's Gameboy shows he knows Alice has been going behind his back. That he is making Luke's party more enjoyable than Lori's will make the kids going to Lori's party upset. And infuriate Lori, though it's her own fault.

But it's Alice who Fred needs to get help for if he is to get Lori under control. And Lori needs a little talk with a broad beam placed in the correct position. She has played mother against her brother, causing Luke problems that weren't his fault. Except for clothes in her room, every piece of electronics should be removed. If she has a cell phone it too should be taken away or locked to the point where she can only call home or 911. Because of what she's been doing, she no longer can have anyone over to the house or go to anyone's house. She will be taken to school and picked up right as it gets out. She will not go on any class trips. She will not go to recess but do what her teacher has her do. She will not be allowed to be around the others who have been harassing Luke. If Fred could swing it, he should have the others punished for following Lori in harassing Luke. Lori will not be allowed to got anywhere with Alice alone. If Fred isn't there, Alice stays home until Fred gets home to watch Lori.

And if Alice goes behind Fred's back again? Give Alice a choice of counseling or divorce and he would file for full custody of both kids because Alice has proven she is an unfit mother.