Although I cannot support the mother’s emotional negligence of her son, I do sympathize with her. Even if the child is raised without any difficulties or struggles due to wealth, emotional negligence can have severe impacts on a child’s emotional/mental development. However, I also understand that not all mothers love their or are able to love their children. The reason for Ercella’s lack of love and even resentment for her son is highly likely due to postpartum depression and possibly even post traumatic stress disorder. What really struck me hard was her internal thought “I don’t know” when she was asked why she didn’t love her son by her husband. I also like how the writer/drawer (?) portrayed her self-disappointment and regret. I’m looking forward to if and how she can mend her relationship with her son and what efforts she’ll go through to hopefully have a good relationship with him. I like that it shows how forgiveness and mending a relationship (especially a child/parent relationship involving neglect) is definitely not easy.
Although I cannot support the mother’s emotional negligence of her son, I do sympathize with her. Even if the child is raised without any difficulties or struggles due to wealth, emotional negligence can have severe impacts on a child’s emotional/mental development. However, I also understand that not all mothers love their or are able to love their children. The reason for Ercella’s lack of love and even resentment for her son is highly likely due to postpartum depression and possibly even post traumatic stress disorder. What really struck me hard was her internal thought “I don’t know” when she was asked why she didn’t love her son by her husband. I also like how the writer/drawer (?) portrayed her self-disappointment and regret. I’m looking forward to if and how she can mend her relationship with her son and what efforts she’ll go through to hopefully have a good relationship with him. I like that it shows how forgiveness and mending a relationship (especially a child/parent relationship involving neglect) is definitely not easy.