The Assault of Laughter

When Melissa's mother, Maggie, comes out, she packs up her three kids and leaves the safety of the only life she's ever known. But a short time later, Melissa's father has Maggie declared unfit and Maggie loses custody of Melissa, Katie and Tim. Caught between her mother's home filled with love and the verbal and physical abuse she experiences from her father, Melissa struggles to hold on to what's most precious, coming finally to understand her mother's simple truth: Home is where the heart is.