Boutique owner and mother managing pregnancy, family conflicts, and business challenges.
Debbie supervises Desi while confronting suspicions about the boutique's missing money.
Desi is one of Debbie's boutique employees, and Debbie investigates her after Jodi claims that Desi stole $12,000.
Their workplace relationship collapses after Jodi's theft and addiction-related confession.
Jodi works at Debbie's boutique, reports missing funds, later confesses to stealing the money, and is fired by Debbie.
Their relationship is shaped by financial resentment and a shared effort to help Pete.
Debbie objects to the money Larry wants from her household, later pursues Pete with Larry, and takes Pete to the hospital with him.
Their strained father-daughter bond becomes an important emotional issue for Debbie.
Debbie argues with her father Oliver about his absence from her life, and Oliver explains that he has always cared for and loved her.
Their marriage is the central relationship under pressure from money, parenting, and midlife changes.
Pete and Debbie are married, take a romantic weekend together, argue about finances, and reconcile after Pete learns about the pregnancy.
Debbie is responsible for Charlotte while trying to manage the sisters' conflicts.
Charlotte is identified as one of Debbie and Pete's daughters and is involved in repeated fights with Sadie.
Debbie protects and disciplines her teenage daughter during the school conflict.
Sadie is Debbie and Pete's thirteen-year-old daughter, and Debbie becomes involved when Sadie has an online argument at school.
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