Even though they were legally married, Bessie never bothered to change her last name to Tidsale. Elsa was everything to Richard but nothing to Bessie. Bessie wore this happily married mother costume in front of their guests, but deep down she hated her life. All she liked to do was sit in her room and read witch books. He never played with his daughter, much less even said the words "I love you". Elsa went so far as to not even call her mother because she didn't deserve it