"And I'll just do the opposite of what my mom did, for the most part." Annie's mom still had some redeeming qualities, like affectionately referring to her adult daughter as 'Jellybean' and actually telling her she loved her on occasion, so she got that caveat. "So many worse, dumber people than us have been parents. We'll be great at it."

At the very least, they were both more than committed to trying their best for these kids (this kid?), and that probably counted for a whole lot in the grand scheme of things.