Yes, I would have done the same. Like I know you're no home often so you don't have emotional sense but are you also blind? Can't you see that she is scared of almost every living thing and object ever?? Can't you see something is wrong with her? And she finally does something so out of her comfort zone to protect the land he cherished, all stuttering and confused. She was so brave and this is all she got. Someone atleast give him a 101 on "how to read a room"
True dat! I was hoping he would come home and be just as proud of her as we all were. She stepped up and acted like the lady of the house as she should have and grew as a person. Instead of supporting her he tore her down. Oh, perhaps he's secretly my mother then.... hmmm...
Same, I was hoping the he would praise her as soon as he came home. For his defense, I do understand that he couldn't have done so in a situation like that. Seeing how maxi wanted him to appreciate her work even when she was terrified shows how much all of this meant to her. I had an abusive past, but not to the point of stuttering . It's easier to bring yourself up from an already good disposition. It's harder to do that when you fall deep within spiral of lost self esteem.
I can't even imagine to full extent of how she felt when 'Lord' of some neighbouring country berated her infront of her subjects, she could've gone into hiding after that incident but she continued louder than before, still stuttering. Ruth my man as always didn't disappoint. But Riftan.......HAD to ruin it. He better step his game up, I don't want to see her crying again because of him.
P.S - About your mom, I can't understand a joke, sorry for being unfunny. If that really happened ,I hope you came out a stronger person. Stay Positive and safe(๑•ㅂ•)و✧
Sounds like we're on the same page! Honestly, if he doesn't grow as a person and this is one of those "he does no wrong while she grows into what he wants her to be" I'm dropping it. Not going to support that. There's got to be balance. Some women are strong and can fight. Some women are not like that, and that's ok too. You do you boo. Maxi is the kind of girl who likes being a homemaker over a warrior and that is fine. The fact that Riften loves her for that is fine too. But when she decides to become stronger for her subjects, for her husband, but most of all for herself. Man you help that women! Not stop her because she isn't fitting into your person idealism.
It was ment to be a joke with some slight seriousness to it. My mother has good intentions, she's just not good at being the "build you up" type. Her "good jobs" are always followed by a "but here's how you could have done better". Or she only sees what you did wrong and has a hard time saying what you did right. She has a hard time understanding me because we are so different and she gets flustered that I don't do things the way she does. So when she would have quietly ignored someone bulling her and been very upset and feeling like she was hopeless in defending herself, I'll call the person out and not put up with it. There is no reason to treat me like that and I don't have to out up with it. Instead of being told good job for having the courage to defend myself, I get told I shouldn't have been do rude and delt with it nicer. Seems very like how Riften responded to Maxi.
Riften has always seemed to walk the line of abusive behavior, but this chapter I feel like he has fully crossed that threshold. I'm sorry, this is more than bad communication, that is emotional abuse right now. I'm not sure how our Lady hasn't broken down into hysterics at this point. If my husband ever treated me like that I would start sobbing and refuse to let him touch me.