Maybe its because I can find parts of my own familial relationships within this story, but I hate both the brother and the dad. And its not the kind of hatered that's full of rage, but the kind that is just... sad. I dont know how else to put it. This is just my opinion, and my opinion is going to be very biased because of my personal experiences.
Starting with the root of the problem, the father. He just... annoys me. You cant be surprised at all, in the slightest, or even be allowed to feel saddened or upset when your child hates you, not when you were a horrible father who treated them as a chore, a burden, a responsibility. I feel as though not enough people understand how big of a decision it is to have children. Once that child is born, they are your responsibility, they are deserving of your unconditional love, empathy and patience. For anyone giving birth, the process of childbirth has so many risks, its kind of scary how downplayed it is. (If you are curious, look up The Girl With The List) It's also that, whether the father is aware or not, the MC HEARD him call him[MC] a failure. You cannot call a CHILD, YOUR child a 'failure' for not living up to your unrealistic expectations of how they should turn out. Your children are still people, not robots hardcoded to follow your chosen program.
The brother pisses me off too. While I can understand the pressure of having to live up to the expectations of your parent, I cannot empathise with him. Yes, they were both 'raised' by the same horrible father, but in comparison to the brother, the father was a negligent parent to the MC, and so their experiences with the dad are both starkly different. What pisses me off the most is seeing the brother parrot the same things his father says about MC to his face, calling him an 'unnecessary thing'. Pisss offfff. Maybe its because i might be projecting my sister onto him, but he is so stupidly privileged in that he didnt have to go through the same things MC did.
I can read this through and recognise the weak points in what ive written but atp in time im too annoyed to back track and double down my defense for the way i think
Maybe its because I can find parts of my own familial relationships within this story, but I hate both the brother and the dad. And its not the kind of hatered that's full of rage, but the kind that is just... sad. I dont know how else to put it. This is just my opinion, and my opinion is going to be very biased because of my personal experiences.
Starting with the root of the problem, the father. He just... annoys me. You cant be surprised at all, in the slightest, or even be allowed to feel saddened or upset when your child hates you, not when you were a horrible father who treated them as a chore, a burden, a responsibility. I feel as though not enough people understand how big of a decision it is to have children. Once that child is born, they are your responsibility, they are deserving of your unconditional love, empathy and patience. For anyone giving birth, the process of childbirth has so many risks, its kind of scary how downplayed it is. (If you are curious, look up The Girl With The List) It's also that, whether the father is aware or not, the MC HEARD him call him[MC] a failure. You cannot call a CHILD, YOUR child a 'failure' for not living up to your unrealistic expectations of how they should turn out. Your children are still people, not robots hardcoded to follow your chosen program.
The brother pisses me off too. While I can understand the pressure of having to live up to the expectations of your parent, I cannot empathise with him. Yes, they were both 'raised' by the same horrible father, but in comparison to the brother, the father was a negligent parent to the MC, and so their experiences with the dad are both starkly different. What pisses me off the most is seeing the brother parrot the same things his father says about MC to his face, calling him an 'unnecessary thing'. Pisss offfff. Maybe its because i might be projecting my sister onto him, but he is so stupidly privileged in that he didnt have to go through the same things MC did.
I can read this through and recognise the weak points in what ive written but atp in time im too annoyed to back track and double down my defense for the way i think