Emmerdale fans were quick to slam a "hypocrite" during Wednesday's episode.
This week's third trip to the Dales saw Dawn torn between going to see Clemmie's swimming performance and taking an important work meeting with Kim Tate. Clemmie has been let down plenty of times in her short life, and Dawn didn't want to put her through that again.
But her boss, and step-mum, Kim was not very understanding.