I think we have a misunderstanding here. My point was, that you are talking how Victoria should've stopped making porn flicks after she made these 4, because you believe she made enough money with those 4, and cite Edwin's words as the proof of it.I'm pretty sure that when she said "four" it really was "four". Why would she lie to an employer and porn-veteran who might have done some preliminary background check (which his "it's not your first time" suggests) before he allowed for them to meet?
But the situation Edwin talks about is one that is a result of Victoria not stopping at those 4. She made additional ones afterwards with Donovan, and Edwin's financial situation is the result of this decision (and the extra money she made)
In other words, if Victoria stopped at those 4 flicks like you say she should've then Edwin's and hers financial situation would be way worse than that. If you believe that would make her "a better mother" then, well, fine, that's something we'd just have to disagree on.
You really think whoring yourself out is "the path of least resistance"? I'm sorry but this is now complete bullshit.As for porn being not lucrative, that's actually an argument against Victoria as a mother. Instead of getting another job or some less dirty side-gig (or just lowering her living standards) she decided to take a path of least resistance.
People do menial regular jobs not because it's harder to put up with, than getting fucked by strangers for money. Quite the opposite.
People possibly finding out was just a potential risk. Spending years living in shitty conditions would be guaranteed alternative that would affect Edwin's life for sure. Victoria took a gamble instead of just rolling over and making her son's life worse. I really don't think she deserves claims that makes her bad role model or whatever.And yeah, lowering living standards seems like not such a bad deal considering the alternative of a risk that EVERYONE at school would know that Edwin's mother did porn.