Shields was 13 the first time she tried to convince her mother to go to rehab.
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Shields said she took on a great responsibility to protect her mother, which led her to become a people pleaser. “Even as a child, I had respectful pity for her ... like you have demons ... and she thought she was doing the right thing,” said Shields, who shared that she also financially supported her single mother throughout her childhood.
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