That Time I Was Blackmailed By the Class's Green Tea Bitch - Ch. 53 - Fight

[MagicalSatori]

People dont seem to realize how abusive her mother is.

Sure she was lied to but instead of noticing that her daughter went such lengths to be together with her friend from highschool she makes it all about herself.

Especially when the words are "oh you dont need me anymore so i will leave" are the reaction of her daughter having her own will as an individual.

What else was the daughter supposed to do if her mother takes every inch of her own personhood and decides for her.

Since i experience the same treatment from my "mother" this hits right at home. Hopefully this woman either gets her shit together or she should stop seeing herself as a mother

 

[Ju2c0c0]

ooh boi here we are...

 

[Redrot]

Terrible mother.

 

[toru_okada]

You think the reason those three had to lie might have been to protect her daughter from her own homophobia?

On an emotional level, I get why she’s angry. I just don’t think it’s justified. If your kid can’t safely come out to you, that’s a you problem.

I didnt say shes justified, just said id be pissed if the same thing happened to me, idk man

 

[toru_okada]

I'd probably start questioning why they felt like they had to hide this stuff from me. Either it was something in my behavior, a communication mishap or an assumption on their side. If it's one of the later two it can probably be resolved fairly quickly but the first one is tricky to solve.

Thats a healthy way to deal with it, self-reflection is always hard, but hopefully she comes around.

 

[doomrider7]

From the title same. I actually REALLY like the where the author might be going with this since Xiao Lu's mom seems more angry about the lie and seeming manipulation rather than her daughter being gay and into furry stuff which is a lot more understandable. I think something that gets lost all the time in works where parents are portrayed like this is that parents are people to with their own issues and flaws and Xiao Lu's mom seems to have some baggage that needs sorting that's straining their relationship though granted they do seem to love and care about each other it's just that it's messy and complicated.

Just leave my old repost. The problem with any and all stories of this type(ie, kids vs parents, old vs young, etc) from my experience seeing them and the communities they foster is that no matter what people say, they DO NOT want complex writing or characters, EVER.

 

[Legofrans]

I'm betting on a pair of dog ears

 

[Dingo777]

Just leave my old repost. The problem with any and all stories of this type(ie, kids vs parents, old vs young, etc) from my experience seeing them and the communities they foster is that no matter what people say, they DO NOT want complex writing or characters, EVER.

I wouldn’t say that, it’s more that being a complex character with flaws and baggage does not excuse certain behaviors. What makes a “good” character does not always make a “likable” character, and that’s okay. You can give an abusive character all the backstory and characterization you want, but “God this person sucks, they deserve what they get” might still be the pervading consensus and saying “cut them out of your life” might still be the correct choice, ESPECIALLY if they’re a complex and well realized character.

 

[doomrider7]

I wouldn’t say that, it’s more that being a complex character with flaws and baggage does not excuse certain behaviors. What makes a “good” character does not always make a “likable” character, and that’s okay. You can give an abusive character all the backstory and characterization you want, but “God this person sucks, they deserve what they get” might still be the pervading consensus and saying “cut them out of your life” might still be the correct choice, ESPECIALLY if they’re a complex and well realized character.

It's been made SUPER obvious that that's neither going to happen or what Xiao Lu wants from her relationship with her mom. Like OF COURSE this shit is gonna get addressed and Xiao Lu and her mom sort and figure shit out and that there's a lot of complicated messy baggage.

It comes off as people viewing any relationship that IS messy and complicated as disposable with the "correct" answer being to cut people out without any attempt at reconciling even if those relationships were/are important to them.

 

[Dingo777]

It's been made SUPER obvious that that's neither going to happen or what Xiao Lu wants from her relationship with her mom. Like OF COURSE this shit is gonna get addressed and Xiao Lu and her mom sort and figure shit out and that there's a lot of complicated messy baggage.

It comes off as people viewing any relationship that IS messy and complicated as disposable with the "correct" answer being to cut people out without any attempt at reconciling even if those relationships were/are important to them.

That’s because in real life, it usually is. In real life someone like Xiao Lu’s mom ISNT going to change via the power of friendship, and too many people have ended up hurt or even dead because of it. People like Xiao Lu’s mom is the kind of person that if you continue to interact with them you do it with very firm boundaries and on your own terms.

Additionally her mom currently hasn’t done anything to show she’s worthy of being back in Xiao Lu’s life yet. Yes, I’m sure she’d like to have a cool understanding mom like TongTong but at present Xiao Lu has only ever expressed a desire to get AWAY from her mother (for obvious reasons)

Yes, they’re probably gonna reconcile and it’s probably gonna be super disappointing for most people because either she has a massive personality shift to the point where it defies realism or she won’t have any shift but get forgiven anyway because Asian Filial piety and it’ll feel like welcoming an abuser back into her life.

For an example of a “complex and flawed character that is still likable” TongTong’s mother makes a great example. She is a shameless romantic who often times leaves her daughter alone for extended periods of times to pursue men, but she is ALSO an incredibly loving and supportive mother who will drop everything to support her baby when she asks, and the reason for her behavior is explored and justified in a satisfying way that makes sense narratively.

In contrast I’d be hard pressed to find someone who would WANT to reconcile with Xiao Lu’s mother as she currently is, she’s controlling, manipulative, homophobic and generally bitter and cruel and has shown no signs of that changing outside of forming a semi-friendship with Tong Tong’s mom. Yes she feels incredibly realistic, more so than Tong Tong’s mother, but in a way that anyone who’s known a person like that also knows that the right choice is taking a saw to that particular limb of the family tree.

 

[zairaner]

Tongtong mom I love you, but there literall was no worse timing to reveal to luxis mom that the one friend she made in the last years was doing it for ulterior reasons.

 

[agonice]

The mom reminds me of Jackie Chan, son of a bitch abandon his daughter for her sexuality

 

[ikuyoooo]

just a small drama for the next brutal sex

 

[Hyacyon]

oh she's in trouble

 

[silverpetricof]

Thanks for the translation.