It's odd to me that the kids never blame their mother
Annie and Ramona constantly get mad at Joe and Steven, and rightfully so, but they always seem to glorify Goldie, especially Annie. They find out that Goldie took their small children away from their father and the life they agreed to live in New York, had an affair with Joe, who was a married father, allegedly got pregnant by him, and was planning on staying on the island with Joe and raise all of their kids there, essentially ripping both families apart.
Yet the more Annie finds out about her mother, the closer she wants to be to her, constantly talking about what Goldie would have wanted, regretting not having a life with her, while blaming everyone except Goldie for how things turned out. Maybe it's because Goldie died and it's easier to be angry at the living, but this felt so odd to me.