istic ▁Alex ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁un b ear ably ▁anno ying . ▁ ▁Though ▁normally , ▁Ther esa ▁is ▁a ▁kind ▁and ▁car ing ▁mother , ▁but ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁pre val ent ▁self ish ▁side . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁" Ret est ", ▁when ▁Alex , ▁Max , ▁and ▁Justin ▁were ▁ups et ▁over ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁losing ▁their ▁powers , ▁Ther esa ▁rel ished ▁the ▁thought ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁normal ▁family , ▁going ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁suggest ▁turning ▁the ▁w izard ▁la ir ▁into ▁a ▁den ▁and , ▁although ▁she ▁has ▁no ▁intention ▁in ▁hur ting ▁them , ▁Ther esa ▁often ▁hints ▁this ▁fact ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁un kind ▁form . ▁Similarly , ▁in ▁" W iz ards ▁vs . ▁V amp ires ▁on ▁W aver ly ▁Place ", ▁she ▁open ly ▁refused ▁to ▁let ▁Justin ▁date ▁Jul iet ▁at ▁first ▁and ▁freely ▁stated ▁she ▁c ared ▁more ▁about ▁her ▁business ▁than ▁her ▁children ' s ▁happiness , ▁which ▁even ▁Alex ▁was ▁app alled ▁and ▁dis g usted ▁by . ▁Alex ▁then ▁cut ▁into ▁the ▁argument ▁as ▁Justin ▁was ▁losing ▁it ▁badly ▁against ▁their ▁parents ▁and ▁fixed ▁everything ▁up , ▁ending ▁with ▁Justin ▁able ▁to ▁date ▁Jul iet ▁and ▁their ▁parents ▁happy . ▁In ▁" Mar athon ▁Hel per ", ▁Ther esa ▁was ▁too ▁sh amed ▁and ▁ups et ▁with ▁her ▁family ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁physical ▁attributes ▁that ▁she ▁said ▁none ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁children ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁her ▁family , ▁open ly ▁added ▁Har per ▁is