TLC’s ‘sMothered’ recap: Facials, fashion and fiancé fissures

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Spoilers ahead!New Yorkers Marcia, 68, and Alena, 21, are close partly due to Alena’s health struggles — she has an enzyme disorder that necessitates weekly medical procedures, and one result of the disorder is that she stands at just 4-foot-3.Marcia has been encouraging her to get more independent since she counts on Marcia for everything — even driving.So, the first step was to find Alena a boyfriend.

They created a dating profile, and Alena confessed that she once had a one-night stand in college. Rather than getting upset, Marcia said, “I was kind of relieved because I think it made her feel normal and that she would go forth from there . . . [I] want her to find somebody and get married and have a life.”Alena, however, was unwilling to.