The full lyrics to “My Mom Lora” were also on the sub, if someone wants to hunt them down and fill in any gaps. I made an attempt at it once, but as
@Slim Boglim said, it’s a rough endeavor.
I don’t think the video lady is Jord’s mom. She never went by Laurel. Always Laura. Her yearbook photos are easy to find, as is her maiden name. I could just be a regard, though.
What I know about Mama Cobes is that she was suffering from some mental illness of sorts — something extreme, like bipolar or schizophrenia. She also went down a hard evangelical religious k-hole, which could be tied to mental illness as well. Whatever the issues were, she seemed to straighten out. Remember, Josh has a half sister through Laura. She seems normal, by all accounts I remember getting third hand (maybe through
@museum privilege idk).
No one who is mentally ill to that level and not getting treatment can be a good parent. I am not one to judge here. Understanding of mental illness was shit back in the 90s compared to now. Clearly, there was some level of understanding that Laura was not stable enough to give Josh a good home, but Clint and Stepmom Tanis could. I can absolutely see why the courts would give Clint custody; he had a wife and a home and jobs. Laura was probably chronically unemployed.
Anyway, I say all this to remind ourselves that Josh (and Papa Clint, to an extent) are the cows. Laura has not inserted herself into the Cobraverse and has no cow status. Leave the lady alone, ffs. I think her life is/was hard enough.