▁as ▁vulner able ▁and ▁hel pl ess . ▁In ▁series ▁ 4 , ▁Norm a ▁reve als ▁that ▁before ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Mon ica , ▁she ▁spent ▁time ▁in ▁prison . ▁Norm a ▁express es ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁her ▁living ▁conditions , ▁much ▁to ▁Deb bie ▁Gall ag her ' s ▁( R eb e cca ▁Ryan ) ▁anno y ance ▁who ▁tells ▁her ▁to ▁" put ▁some ▁effort ▁in " ▁after ▁saying ▁that ▁she ▁mo och es ▁off ▁them ▁almost ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁her ▁parents ▁do . ▁This ▁prompt s ▁Norm a ▁to ▁ere ct ▁a ▁white ▁pick et ▁f ence ▁around ▁the ▁D orm obile . ▁She ▁also ▁is ▁a ▁person ▁upon ▁whom ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁can ▁depend . ▁For ▁example , ▁when ▁Li am ▁Gall ag her ▁( John ny ▁Ben nett ) ▁is ▁granted ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁attend ▁school ▁abroad , ▁she ▁will ingly ▁pret ends ▁to ▁be ▁Frank ' s ▁wife . ▁She ▁also ▁proves ▁herself ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁listener ▁when ▁she ▁gives ▁Carl ▁Gall ag her ▁( El li ott ▁T itt ensor ) ▁advice , ▁even ▁though ▁Carl ▁makes ▁it ▁bl at antly ▁obvious ▁that ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁like ▁Norm a ▁and ▁wants ▁his ▁mother . ▁ ▁In ▁series ▁ 6 , ▁Mon ica , ▁feeling ▁under app reci ated , ▁fle es ▁the ▁Gall ag her ▁household ▁once ▁more . ▁Once ▁again , ▁she ▁states ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁going ▁out ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁lo af ▁of ▁bread ▁and ▁disapp ears .