The mother does seem like she cares about him because she seems to miss him, even though she doesn't directly say it. But instead of trying to understand him and being there for him when he was sick, she vents her own feelings toward him just so he knows how alone he made her feel. Her own feelings come first. She doesn't care about the feelings of her son (who never had a normal life like other kids), so she guilt-trips him, saying, "You were always focused on just watching things... almost like you were in a completely different world. I was pretty lonely, you know." She wants to get close to him, but doesn't understand that her behavior toward him will only make him more detached from her. Was she ever a kind and caring figure toward her son? To the MC, she appears as a woman who never acted warmly toward him, even averting her eyes after seeing the injury on his chest. Let's not ignore how she doesn't want to hear him talk and instead compares him to her friends' sons and daughters, saying, "I can't help but think having a stable office job is best, but you've never been the type to blend in with others. It's been the same since you were little," as if not being the same as them makes him inferior to others
The mother does seem like she cares about him because she seems to miss him, even though she doesn't directly say it. But instead of trying to understand him and being there for him when he was sick, she vents her own feelings toward him just so he knows how alone he made her feel. Her own feelings come first.
She doesn't care about the feelings of her son (who never had a normal life like other kids), so she guilt-trips him, saying, "You were always focused on just watching things... almost like you were in a completely different world. I was pretty lonely, you know." She wants to get close to him, but doesn't understand that her behavior toward him will only make him more detached from her. Was she ever a kind and caring figure toward her son? To the MC, she appears as a woman who never acted warmly toward him, even averting her eyes after seeing the injury on his chest.
Let's not ignore how she doesn't want to hear him talk and instead compares him to her friends' sons and daughters, saying, "I can't help but think having a stable office job is best, but you've never been the type to blend in with others. It's been the same since you were little," as if not being the same as them makes him inferior to others