7th Heaven (TV Series)

Ay Carumba (2001)

Catherine Hicks: Annie Camden

Quotes 

• Annie Camden : [to Eric]  Do you have a problem with my punishing the children without your approval?

  Rev. Eric Camden : While I don't want the garage apartment for my own, I can understand why they're upset about your giving it to Mary. We don't even know if she needs it.

  Annie Camden : So? They don't know if she doesn't. Maybe she and Wilson need it.

  Rev. Eric Camden : I got the feeling from Wilson that they broke up and he's just letting Mary tell us, and I gotta know why that i because it suggests the why, it won't be something we like.

  Annie Camden : What do you feel her problems are?

  Rev. Eric Camden : I feel her problems are that she's irresponsible, self-centered and inconsiderate of other family members.

  Annie Camden : I think she wants to be responsible and that's something. I think it's good for her to be self-centered right now. It's good for her to focus on herself and come to love herself because that's the first step in loving others. And I don't think she's inconsiderate of other family members. On the contrary, I think other family members, including you, are inconsiderate of her and her needs at this time.

  Rev. Eric Camden : So we can agree to disagree about Mary and who she is and what her future holds, but I think that Matt and Lucy and Simon and Ruthie are in agreement.

  Annie Camden : With you, and you are wrong, just like you were wrong about Nixon.

  Rev. Eric Camden : [to the twins]  He should have apologized.

• Annie Camden : Mary is not the prodigal son and I made a mistake in treating her as if she were. She never left to go discover herself. She didn't go out into the world and get into trouble and hit rock bottom and then come crawling home for forgiveness. She never did that. She showed signs of getting in trouble, and we sent her to your parents before she had the chance to do something that she or we would regret. And you know what? It worked, Eric. And I don't think we've ever given ourselves credit for doing the right thing in saving her from hitting rock bottom. Now, maybe she didn't learn anything, but I think part of the reason why she claims that is that she's afraid that she did. She's afraid to make another mistake.

  Rev. Eric Camden : You know, for a guy who just got an apology, I'm feeling pretty lousy.