This has become a nice story about Joyce.  Hope she'll continue to figure into the story. 

Well I guess it was better for Joyce to find out like that. Some friends, they stop visiting her after a few weeks. Completely forget about her. Lovely boyfriend too. And Giles he actually makes me the maddest. He is only visiting Buffy so he can put the moves on Joyce! They all took so much from her and really never gave anything back. They were puffed up with their own importance of hanging out with the slayer. Even though no one else knew they felt above everyone because of it. When she needed their support the most they couldn't give it.