Warning for baby trapping mentions.
[name_f]Dee[/name_f] [name_f]Euphelia[/name_f] [Warren] Simms (56) is Jane’s mother, who’s been a kind and comforting person in her life. She’s always supportive of Jane’s accomplishments and achievements and likes that [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is a strong and wholesome person. She’s very much a mother who prides over the good stuff with her daughter and makes her feel proud. [name_m]Ever[/name_m] since Jane’s childhood, where [name_f]Dee[/name_f] always liked tracking the first accomplishments before then-baby [name_f]Jane[/name_f] knew what was going on. Although she loved it much better once [name_f]Jane[/name_f] knew! [name_f]Dee[/name_f] supported [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] with [name_f]Jane[/name_f] when she first met him, liking how intelligent and prepared he was, but also getting to appreciate him more as a person when time went on. She never called the breakup they had “unfair” since she never found any splits in relationships unfair. She used to as a child when her parents divorced, but they proved to her that they were still a family and still happily in her life. So since then, she believed that if love wasn’t there, splitting was conpletely fair. Staying together would be unfair. But deep down, that’s more like how [name_f]Dee[/name_f] felt with Jane’s post-college boyfriend, not with [name_m]Iggy[/name_m]. She’s convinced [name_f]Jane[/name_f] and [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] still loved each other then. But she felt Jane’s post-college boyfriend was rushing too quickly and just too pushy in having his way. [name_f]Dee[/name_f] loved growing up as a child, even if she was quite attached to her parents, not even being brave enough to spend the night away from both of them until she was 14. [name_f]Dee[/name_f] knew her husband wasn’t quite a planned pregnancy when he was a baby, but that he was raised by kind people who wanted children and completely adored him.
[name_f]Dee[/name_f] was shocked when [name_f]Jane[/name_f] was pregnant. She played it off like she was supportive when [name_f]Jane[/name_f] announced this to her, but [name_f]Jane[/name_f] knew [name_f]Dee[/name_f] was more concerned than excited. Dee’s reaction was nothing like the true exuberance she had with Jane’s other accomplishments even though [name_f]Dee[/name_f] knew [name_f]Jane[/name_f] wanted children someday. [name_f]Jane[/name_f] had already told [name_f]Dee[/name_f] she hadn’t planned a pregnancy but her post-college boyfriend seemed overly excited, making it clear he did plan this and that he felt he and [name_f]Jane[/name_f] would be closer. If anything, it made things farther! [name_f]Jane[/name_f] was sensing now that she didn’t love him and that he wouldn’t be right as a parent for their child. But he still thought this was right and that she had no right to be “ungrateful”. It took a toll on [name_f]Jane[/name_f] when it was announced soon after that [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] was reported missing, followed by being found dead. Her baby’s father claims she made a bad move letting grief control the future of her relationship with him. Though it had been too apparent at this point that it was a baby trap and that [name_f]Jane[/name_f] wanted nothing to do with his controlling demeanour, which [name_f]Dee[/name_f] agreed with. Though her grief did play a role in the breakup in some sense, because at Iggy’s funeral, she said very little to others who attended. She didn’t want someone to ask how she knew him and for her to say, “Oh he’s my ex and I’m carrying a baby by a man who is way way different from him.” Technically the truth, but different isn’t better in this case… and it made her realise how much she wished she and [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] were together and raising their own child.
[name_f]Dee[/name_f] and [name_f]Jane[/name_f] are very close in their bond. [name_f]Dee[/name_f] will always listen to [name_f]Jane[/name_f] when she has a perspective she worries some people (who think she’s “emotionally immature”) won’t understand. [name_f]Dee[/name_f] supports [name_f]Hanne[/name_f] and her personality but won’t push [name_f]Jane[/name_f] into dating again, knowing [name_f]Jane[/name_f] has had a lot of pushiness already from Penny’s biological father. Dee’s glad that man didn’t stay with [name_f]Jane[/name_f] and didn’t raise [name_f]Penny[/name_f], loving how sweet [name_f]Dayah[/name_f] and [name_f]Lori[/name_f] have been. [name_f]Dee[/name_f] doesn’t refer to herself as a grandmother in any way and if she felt that way, she’d have said it the moment [name_f]Jane[/name_f] told her of the pregnancy. Dee’s proud of [name_f]Jane[/name_f] as a shift manager and hopes her daughter can have more friendly bonds in her life. [name_f]Dee[/name_f] has always been a great cook but prefers this more as a hobby than a career. She remembers her own job as a restaurant line cook and how she felt like it was hard to leave it, but also that staying in the career was ruining her love for cooking overall. She made the decision to switch to her current career at a youth shelter, which she absolutely loves. She didn’t quite hate her old career but knew this was a far better fit for her, the perfect juxtaposition of work, interest, commitment, and passion. She hopes the best for [name_f]Jane[/name_f] as well in her position, since it seems to be a wonderful step in her life moving forward. After all, [name_f]Dee[/name_f] felt her own job progressed her life for the better. Not to mention, the benefits were also better, like better maternity leave, since she found out not too long after taking it that she was pregnant with [name_f]Jane[/name_f]!