Catherine Roerva

Catherine Roerva is an alcoholic mother who liked to play deathly games with her son, Dave Pelzer. She was a woman of average size and appearance. Her greatest asset used to be her determination.  She used to be clean and would always have a nice family dinner. She was a truly gifted cook. Before she became an alcoholic everything was nice and loving. Back then the house was filled with pets- cats, dogs, aquariums and a gopher tortoise. Since their father worked in a 24-hr shift she would take them out on day trips like to parks or even aquariums. But in years her relationship with David changed drastically from discipline to punishment! The change started when he would be the only one to get caught at mischief: it started as him being put in the corner.  In those times, She changed more when father was out she would spend the entire day lying on the couch, dressed only in her bathrobe, watching TV. Catherine would only get up to go to the bathroom, get a drink or heat up leftover food. Soon her voice changed from nurturing mother to wicked witch. She changed so much during the years it went from putting Dave in the corner to beating him up until she got tired. Her usual everyday look is now swollen red eyes, frazzled hair, no makeup, and even overweight!