Between Love and Hate (1993 TV Movie)
Susan Lucci: Vivian Conrad
Quotes
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Matt Templeton : [on the phone] Yeah, Mom, hi. I just wanted you to know I got here safe and sound. Okay, I'll be home in a couple days. Okay, Mom.
[hangs up]
Vivian Conrad : That was so sweet.
Matt Templeton : I don't like my Mom to worry.
Vivian Conrad : Well, all mothers worry about their children.
Matt Templeton : Yeah, well, this is different.
Vivian Conrad : It is? How is this different.
Matt Templeton : I did something a while back that really scared her a lot.
Vivian Conrad : It sounds like it must've been pretty serious.
Matt Templeton : It was serious.
Vivian Conrad : Well, do you wanna tell me about it?
Matt Templeton : I don't think I really wanna talk about it right now.
Vivian Conrad : I hope you know that you can tell me anything and it's never gonna change the way I feel about you.
Matt Templeton : I tried to kill myself.
Vivian Conrad : Why?
Matt Templeton : To get away from my Dad.
Vivian Conrad : What did he do to you?
Matt Templeton : It started when I was about 6. He used to slap me with his hand. That wasn't so bad. When that didn't work, he used to whip me with a belt. A *thick* *black* *leather* *belt*. Anything would set him off. If I didn't win a swim meet, if I didn't bring home straight A's on my report card.
Vivian Conrad : Oh, Matt.
Matt Templeton : He'd just grin at me and then he'd snap that belt. I can still hear it.
Vivian Conrad : Did your mother ever try to stop it?
Matt Templeton : She tried, but he'd just slap her down and keep coming at me.
Vivian Conrad : When did it stop?
Matt Templeton : It stopped... it never stopped. There were times he beat me so hard, I thought he was gonna kill me. That's when I decided to kill myself and save him the trouble. But my Mom walked in on me.