so often these lifetime flick be one dimension and with over the top characterization and performance and and with contrive plot line and climax which be intend to trade any semblance of reality for drama . but most of all and many of these flick provide character where it difficult to feel a trace of sympathy or empathy for even the good guy or good gal character and much less thebad one . however and here the performance be all good and the character realistic and and the relationship among the three lead ( as well a the ex husband or father and the two female ) ring true throughout . the mother boyfriend be portray a be about halfway in age between mother and daughter and and the actor be age appropriate to this in term of their actual age . none of the character be portray at an extreme either all good or all bad and all rang true . without in any way condone his allow the relationship with his prospective stepdaughter to advance to the level which it do you can still feel some sympathy for him without retract blame . neither mother nor daughter be perfect and neither good nor bad and but simply two individual whose relationship seem realistic and not contrive by the script writer . lifetime flick even those which begin with some semblance of normality often end with a deranged character brandish a carve knife or such . other story seem to need to provide the everyone live happily ever after close . this film present a realistic premise and story and resolution and from start to finish a welcomed variation to the norm of this genre or .