I have (luckily) little experience of homelessness, abuse or even poverty for that matter. For some reason as a parent it really struck a chord with me. I think Andie MacDowell did a fantastic job at playing the grandmother (and I did not know the main character was her real daughter). The main character Alex made so many stupid decisions, but I guess that too is very realistic and not to be judged.
However, I searched for Maid online just to see what other people thought about the series, and found it a bit shocking how many people are supporting Sean and the father, and basically reducing Alex to a bullshit victim.
Are people taking the piss, or do so many people actually think abusers, even emotional abusers, are right?
(No spoilers please!)