Kat's Mom

Kat's Mom
Name: TBD

Age: 42

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 522 lbs

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Green

Kat's mom is morbidly obese. She and Kat live alone. Kat's dad is out of the picture. Much later in the series we find out that Kat's dad is Dwight Z, but for now Kat believes her dad to be a stepdad who left when she was five. Kat's mom was dating Sheriff Mattingly years before Kat was born. They were engaged to be married until Kat's mom saw Dwight Z in concert and was enraptured by his performance. She broke off her engagement with Sheriff Mattingly and began dating Dwight Z leaving Sheriff Mattingly heartbroken and bitter. He never got over Kat's mom and considers her the great love of his life. This is the main reason why he hates Dwight Z.

After a couple years of bliss Dwight Z leaves her to go on tour while she is pregnant with Kat and she never hears from him again. Kat's mom quickly finds another husband so that she will not have to raise Kat on her own. At first she devotes herself to her new husband completely, even having him adopt Kat. As the years pass she pines more and more for her lost love Dwight Z and fines solace in food. Kat's mom begins to gain weight at a rapid weight so that by the time her daughter finishes kindergarten she tips the scales at half a ton. Kat's dad tries to be supportive, but his wife's depression and appearance drive him into the arms of Kat's kindergarten teacher. They wait until the end of the school year to make their relationship public and then Kat's dad divorces her mom and moves in with Kat's teacher. Kat is left to take care of her mother. Kat is ashamed of her mother and says terrible things about her in the company of her peers, but secretly dotes on her and loves her fiercely. When someone else (usually Zack) speaks ill of her mother she becomes very defensive and almost vulnerable.

Kat's mom's experiences with love have left Kat extremely distrustful of men and she always ends up hurting the boys she dates. Kat believes that love is a fallacy and no one can be trusted with her heart, but deep down she just wants someone to love her.