i don’t think this was victimization or necessarily an unshakable “justification” on his part and being an adult doesn’t mean that you can just shake off your parents teachings, especially after growing up in an incredibly emotionally manipulative environment like that dude did. sometimes you don’t even comprehend that you’re being abused by your parent because this is your “normal”. this doesn’t “justify” or give him the excuse of not trying to broaden his worldviews sooner/after becoming an independent adult but a start is a start so i’d still like to see how he changes and even confront his mother at some point of the story.
i don’t think this was victimization or necessarily an unshakable “justification” on his part and being an adult doesn’t mean that you can just shake off your parents teachings, especially after growing up in an incredibly emotionally manipulative environment like that dude did. sometimes you don’t even comprehend that you’re being abused by your parent because this is your “normal”. this doesn’t “justify” or give him the excuse of not trying to broaden his worldviews sooner/after becoming an independent adult but a start is a start so i’d still like to see how he changes and even confront his mother at some point of the story.