"Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters" because otherwise an evil spirit will take over their minds
Q & A about "Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying" Why/how do Ronnie and her “mom” exist so peacefully in the ending of this story? Throughout "Mothers, Lock up Your Daughters" we see the spirit known as "mom" try to infiltrate the minds of best friends Mini, Caroline, and Ronnie. Each of the girls initially is looking for a mother figure in their lives, so they welcome this spirit into their minds. All have their own struggles, and see this as a way to escape their lives to an extent. Eventually, Mini and Caroline start to see how wrong it is to have "mom" in their heads, and they force her to leave. Ronnie ends up carrying "mom" in her head and walking away completely from her previous life, ruining all chances of going back. Even though the pure evil of the “mom” is described in previous places, in this final scene of the story Ronnie seems to be glad to have her controlling he