I feel like this all could've been avoided if the parents were just honest from the start. I get why they would wanna wait for her to be able to form her own opions before telling her, but children form opinions based on exposure. They could've exposed Illiana to their progressive opinions to combat the constant closed minded opinions of others that she faced, giving her the ability to look at the situation from both sides.
I've re-read some of the early chapters to remember what little things seemed off in the fathers relationship with Illiana, like how certain phrases threw him off or upset him. I'm curious to see how we'll get there from this point. And maybe we'll see more about how the mom felt when she started distancing herself from her family for Illianas sake.
TL/IDKHTR: If you want your kid to form their own opinions, you can't just shelter them and hope for the best results. Also, I'm nosy af.
I feel like this all could've been avoided if the parents were just honest from the start. I get why they would wanna wait for her to be able to form her own opions before telling her, but children form opinions based on exposure. They could've exposed Illiana to their progressive opinions to combat the constant closed minded opinions of others that she faced, giving her the ability to look at the situation from both sides.
I've re-read some of the early chapters to remember what little things seemed off in the fathers relationship with Illiana, like how certain phrases threw him off or upset him. I'm curious to see how we'll get there from this point. And maybe we'll see more about how the mom felt when she started distancing herself from her family for Illianas sake.
TL/IDKHTR: If you want your kid to form their own opinions, you can't just shelter them and hope for the best results. Also, I'm nosy af.