The Young and the Restless spoilers Phyllis Summers has always been a fierce protector of her family especially when it comes to her daughter summer

despite the deep-seated animosity between her and summer Phyllis has always maintained a strong if tumultuous bond with her daughter yet when summer

and Kyle’s relationship began to unra Phyllis made a conscious decision to stay out of their battle believing that the conflict was theirs to resolve in her mind

this was a necessary step for them to grow to navigate the
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complexities of life and to learn the hard lessons that come with love and loss phyllis’s struggled to stay neutral for a Time Phyllis managed to maintain this neutral stance watching from the sidelines as summer and Kyle’s relationship became increasingly strained she told herself that it was better this way that sumone needed to fight her own battles and that stepping in would only complicate things further Phyllis believed that by staying out of it she was giving summer the space to make her own choices to rise or fall on
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her own terms but as the situation grew more intense with accusations and legal threats flying between the two young parents Phyllis found it harder and harder to keep her distance The Tipping Point came when Diane Jenkins a woman Phyllis had long considered an enemy decided to intervene on Kyle’s behalf Diane’s intention was clear she she wanted to help Kyle secure victory in his custody battle against summer and she was willing to do whatever it took to achieve that goal Diane’s interference Diane’s involvement was the
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Catalyst that finally pushed Phyllis to act the idea of Diane who had caused so much pain in the past trying to manipulate the situation to Kyle’s Advantage was more than Phyllis could bear Diane’s presence in the conflict was not only a threat to Summer’s chances of winning the custody battle but also a reminder of all the ways Diane had hurt Phyllis and her family over the years Phyllis knew she could no longer remain passive she had to step in and confront Diane to prevent her from further interfering in a situation that
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was already fraught with tension and emotion phyllis’s message to Diane was clear stay out of this let the children now adults fight their own battles they needed to face the consequences of their decisions to grow from the experience and to navigate the complex Waters of Parenthood without the meddling of Outsiders the public reception of Summer however the situation was far more complicated than Phyllis had anticipated public opinion was largely against summer to many summer appeared to be overstepping her bounds by
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fighting for custody of Harrison a child that everyone knew was Kyle son the general consensus was that summer was trying to claim something that didn’t rightfully belong to her and this perception made it difficult for philis to Garner support for her daughter’s cause this perception was exacerbated by the fact that summer and Phyllis had never been close their relationship was strained marked by years of misunderstandings and hurt feelings the two women had often been at odds and their animosity toward one another was
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no secret for many in Genoa City it seemed hypocritical for Phyllis to suddenly come to Summer’s defense when their relationship had been so Rocky but phyllis’s decision to intervene wasn’t just about supporting summer it was also about her long-standing hatred for Diane the history between Phyllis and Diane was filled with bitterness and unresolved conflict Diane had caused Phyllis immense pain in the past and the ide