in a country where they get very little support, working herself to exhaustion trying to raise a child with seemingly zero support systems including family?
yes, I was raised in america in the 90's recession. Her "support" was enlisting herself in the Army to get through college while raising a child. So, 2 jobs while also doing college part time. I don't know how she did it. I sure couldn't. I suppose she wasn't "alone" the whole time, but I'll spare you the BF drama sustained through my childhood.
But from people I've known who have been through that it's way harder than people are pretending it is.
I never chastisted her directly for how she brought up her son. I know it's difficult and I am simply glad my mother took a different road. I won't blame someone for not being up to that standard.
I will definitely call it a dick move to control your financially independent child's finances, however. Especially when being used to better himself. Your duties and "burdens" are over with. She's been free of taking care of Naruto for at least 8 years by now (I believe he's in his mid 20's now?) and he paid off his own education, she really can't keep blaming her son for her issues at this point.
But all these stories about people in terrible situations who made great parents and raised successful children are 100% stories of survivorship bias
Sure. I won't disagree. Again, I was more being grateful for my survivorship instead of judging any other parenting.
We could use some time to appreciate what we have/had in our lives, like Renge's thought process. I guess we'll see more of that later, but it's interesting how a lot of her focus is on the ones who silently cared for her and wanting to uphold that legacy, as opposed to lashing out and being put down by her parents' potential upbringing.
That was my main purpose in commenting.