Low key I feel like internal misogy plays a part of it and people see a beautiful female character doing smth horrible then try to change and they’re like nahhhh you don’t deserve it like you said there’s plenty of neglectful fathers in villainess stories and people just fall head over heels for them just cause they’re handsome
That's so realllll Even though that kind of troupe is popular I'm quite irritated to read those especially when the plot is just a mess. I can't believe others have perceive the mother as someone who doesn't deserve a 2nd chance. This story even already dive in to the realistic psychology of abuser and victims, should've be taken in some consideration at least compare to others stories where one is easily forgiven because they got enchanted/possess or smt.
literally SO FUCKING true
People don't mind the stories where the regressor is a victim of their father's behaviour (I've read multiple where their fathers neglected and then executed them), but then acts to win their father's love and affection, and then all the shit he pulled on the regressor is forgiven and forgotten. The father is often attractive in the story, and has a sad backstory, so it is made to seem natural that he should be forgiven for killing their child the first time around.
Firstly, to achieve this, the regressor, the VICTIM, has to act to win the affection of the parent to not be neglected. Which, if you think about it, is a horrible idea. A child should never have to act and plead and scheme to just be loved by their parents. Doing this makes it seem like the kid is at fault if they don't try to act cutesy to win their parent's love, when really, the parent is the piece of shit.
Secondly, the ONE time I've seen this happen to a mother, in this story, where the mother is the regressor and knows she is thoroughly guilty and continuously trying to find redemption, it is met with such hostility by the readers. In ALL other stories of parent abuse/neglect, there is one moment of regret (if the parent realises at all), followed by the kid reassuring the ADULT PARENT that it wasn't their fault.